Summary and Analysis of The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare: 2022<
June 7, 2018 by Website Contributors
Summary and Analysis of The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare: 2022

Brief: This Seven Ages of Man summary is a poetic endeavor to understand the deep philosophical truth that deeply informs the central idea of this poem – the rather stoic stance that right from our entry to exit on this stage of life, a man’s mortal bearings have been pre-determined by the universal creator by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare: 2022

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

Analysis and Summary of Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City: 2022<
October 13, 2016 by Abhishek Mitra
Analysis and Summary of Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City: 2022

This is a short poem of seven lines written by Walt Whitman. Despite its brevity, it makes an interesting point. However, once we move beyond the poem’s surface and examine its background, it offers us a profound view into Walt Whitman’s personal life. The first section will deal with the poem as seen from the… Continue reading Analysis and Summary of Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City: 2022

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Analysis by William Shakespeare: 2022<
September 20, 2016 by Website Contributors
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Analysis by William Shakespeare: 2022

William Shakespeare apostrophizes Nature and evokes the “winter wind”, “the bitter sky” and “the warping waters” to comment on the tragic brutality of human life itself, in this extract from his romantic comedy, As you Like It. Following the usurpation of his kingdom by his brother, Frederick, and his banishment, The Duke starts living in… Continue reading Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Analysis by William Shakespeare: 2022

She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Analysis: 2022<
August 7, 2016 by Website Contributors
She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Analysis: 2022

Context of She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways: The sonnet, “She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” is a part of William Wordsworth collection of poems on his maid, named “Lucy”. The theme of the poem and the entire book is the description of Lucy, about her nature and her beauty. Wordsworth uses beautiful metaphors of… Continue reading She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Analysis: 2022

She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Summary: 2022<
August 7, 2016 by Website Contributors
She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Summary: 2022

William Wordsworth was born on 7th April 1770 and died in 1850. He is a Romantic poet. He is a nature worshiper and a nature painter. He was a major figure in the Romantic Movement. Wordsworth writes poems by using character of nature as metaphors. All his poems have an element of solitude and detachment… Continue reading She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways Summary: 2022

She was a Phantom of Delight: Summary and Analysis: 2022<
July 31, 2016 by Website Contributors
She was a Phantom of Delight: Summary and Analysis: 2022

William Wordsworth is one of the best-known English poets of the Romantic era, a period where poetry was about the personification of nature, and a new movement of aesthetics was evolved. John Wordsworth is known for some of his best poems, like Daffodils. In this analysis, I will look at his poem written for his… Continue reading She was a Phantom of Delight: Summary and Analysis: 2022

William Wordsworth- Early Life, Awards, and Death: 2022<
July 31, 2016 by Website Contributors
William Wordsworth- Early Life, Awards, and Death: 2022

William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798). Wordsworth’s magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi autobiographical poem of his early years that he… Continue reading William Wordsworth- Early Life, Awards, and Death: 2022

Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Summary<
May 5, 2016 by Website Contributors
Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Summary

ABOUT THE POET: William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of the stalwarts of the English Literature canon. He precipitated the Romantic Movement along with fellow poet Coleridge. Their joint venture, ‘Lyrical Ballads’ of 1798 is considered a touchstone of the Romantic sentiment. His most ambitious work was ‘The Recluse’ but he never got around to completing it.… Continue reading Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Summary

Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Analysis<
May 5, 2016 by Website Contributors
Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Analysis

CRITICAL ANALYSIS- This poem has the potential to be read on various levels. To each of us, the poem reads differently. Few of the levels, however, are the most important and apparent. On the literal level, the poem is simply about the theft of a boat by the young Wordsworth and the aftermath of which left him… Continue reading Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Analysis