Telephone Conversation: Summary: 2022<
April 12, 2018 by Website Contributors
Telephone Conversation: Summary: 2022

  Written in the first-person narrative form, “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka grapples with the issue of racism, that being a completely obnoxious human attribute that can be seen lurking within the minds of countless individuals. The poet has placed a telephonic conversation between a white landlady and an African man before his audience, with… Continue reading Telephone Conversation: Summary: 2022

The Shield of Achilles Analysis by W.H. Auden<
August 27, 2014 by Website Contributors
The Shield of Achilles Analysis by W.H. Auden

Taking its cue from Homer’s epic Iliad, the analysis of The Shield of Achilles conjures an image of a meditative poem which seeks to draw a comment on how brutal and violent the world is. The poem begins with an unknown woman looking over the shoulder of another man whose identity is also unknown and is only… Continue reading The Shield of Achilles Analysis by W.H. Auden

Prayer For My Daughter: Summary<
March 10, 2014 by Trisha
Prayer For My Daughter: Summary

“Prayer for My Daughter” is a beautiful personal poem by William Butler Yeats, reflecting his gloomy mood and a fear of a disturbing future. The poem was composed in 1919 and appeared in 1921. It was written during World War I; thus, it reflects the post-war agitation that was prevalent during that time. Though the… Continue reading Prayer For My Daughter: Summary

Anthem for Doomed Youth Analysis by Wilfred Owen<
July 3, 2013 by Website Contributors
Anthem for Doomed Youth Analysis by Wilfred Owen

Youth is a curse when you have to go to war. Anthem for doomed youth by Wilfred Owen talks about sons, husbands and fathers who have fallen prey to the vagaries of war. The term “Anthem” rings a bell and calls out different meanings which plays and ploys with the minds of the readers. The… Continue reading Anthem for Doomed Youth Analysis by Wilfred Owen

Summary of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe<
May 21, 2013 by Website Contributors
Summary of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The summary of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe echoes the poet’s requiem for love that is long lost and perhaps can never be made to return back. The Raven; which happens to be one of the very best creations of Poe is often referred to as a poem with a mark of melancholy where… Continue reading Summary of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Summary of Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge<
May 21, 2013 by Website Contributors
Summary of Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The sheer genius of a poetic mind is reflected most blissfully in Summary of Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge where he banks upon wings of poesy to linger on the restatement of themes abiding; a trend that highlights English Romanticism to its zenith. The poem begins with the depiction of a frost filled… Continue reading Summary of Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Summary of A Prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats<
May 21, 2013 by Website Contributors
Summary of A Prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats

The summary of A prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats opens up with an image of the poet’s daughter who is fast asleep in her cradle. The storm he talks about at the very onset of the poem is nothing but a contrast to the quiet sleep of the baby. The poet is… Continue reading Summary of A Prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats

Ode to The West Wind Analysis by Percy Bysshe Shelley<
May 21, 2013 by Shreya Bardhan
Ode to The West Wind Analysis by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ode to the west wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley is the poet’s appeal to this strong element of nature to make the poet as swift, powerful and free as itself. In this ode he has manifested the power of the West Wind through a series of bold imageries and metaphors which makes it one of the most creative… Continue reading Ode to The West Wind Analysis by Percy Bysshe Shelley