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This poem summary focuses on the third of the five sonnets that account for Rupert Brooke’s fame as a war poet writing during the time of the First World War. This poem, as well as the fourth one, is entitled ‘The Dead’. It is divided into two stanzas. The first stanza, which consists of eight… Continue reading Summary of The Dead (III) by Rupert Brooke

This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and Christian symbols. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on both the context of publication, and the context of writing ‘The Dead’. All of the five famous war sonnets of Rupert Brooke (mentioned in the poem ‘summary’ of… Continue reading Analysis of The Dead (III) by Rupert Brooke

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) is one of the best-known war poets who wrote during the First World War. It is the series of five sonnets written by him on the theme of war that mostly account for his fame as a war poet. ‘Peace’ is one of those five sonnets. Like other sonnets, it consists of… Continue reading Summary of Peace by Rupert Brooke

This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and poet’s (in this case Brooke’s) ideology. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on both the context of publication, and the context of writing ‘Peace’. All of the five famous war sonnets of Rupert Brooke (mentioned in the… Continue reading Analysis of Peace by Rupert Brooke

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) is best known as a war poet, but he also often wrote very poignant lyrics about love. ‘Mutability’ is one such poem about the ephemerality of love, about how love only lasts for a short time. This poem is made up of two stanzas, an octet (consisting of eight lines) and a… Continue reading Summary of Mutability by Rupert Brooke

This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and poetic devices, sand deeper significance. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on the context of publication, but more importantly, the context of writing ‘Mutability’. ‘Mutability’ was published in a posthumous collection of Rupert Brooke’s poetry entitled The Collected Poems of… Continue reading Analysis of Mutability by Rupert Brooke

This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘Hauntings’ by Rupert Brooke. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) is best known for his war poetry. However, he also wrote on a variety of other topics, such as love, and the contemporary society of the early part of the twentieth century. ‘Hauntings’ is not a typical Rupert Brooke poem in… Continue reading Summary of Hauntings by Rupert Brooke

This poem summary of ‘Hauntings’ by Rupert Brooke is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme, and themes. Context: The first part of the poem explanation focuses on the context in which this poem was written by Brooke. It was written in 1914. The political situation was tense at the time. It was the… Continue reading Analysis of Hauntings by Rupert Brooke

In the summary of The Great Lover by Rupert Brooke, love as a theme blossoms as the poet depicts his journey through the course of his life. A poster boy for doomed youth, Rupert Brooke’s fame rests on his war poems which make him one of the finest poets in the history of English literature.… Continue reading Analysis of The Great Lover by Rupert Brooke