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‘The Eve of Waterloo’ by Lord Byron is a narrative poem, exciting as well as full of pathos. The poem is based on a true incident that happened just before the Battle o Waterloo. The battle took place in June 1815 in Waterloo, a village about 11 miles from Brussels where the Duke of Wellington… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Eve of Waterloo by Lord Byron

‘Men build too many walls and not enough bridges’ -Isaac Newton. The poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost presents his ideas of barriers between people, communication, friendship and the sense of safety that people acquire from building barriers. Summary of Mending Wall by Robert Frost Lines 1-9: The narrator expresses his wonder about a phenomenon, through… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost