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About the Author: William Wordsworth was born in 7th April 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, which is a part of the scenic region in north-western England known as the Lake District. He was the second of the five children of John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson. He was very close to his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, who was… Continue reading ANALYSIS OF STRANGE FITS OF PASSION HAVE I KNOWN
Robert Frost contrasts the lives of the poor with that of the rich in his poem, “A Roadside Stand.” The poor people had constructed a roadside stand to sell their goodies and earn a living, but the rich did not even bother to take a look at it. Summary and Analysis of A Roadside Stand… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of A Roadside Stand by Robert Frost
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. He was one of the influential poets of American literature and was considered as father of free verse. ‘Leaves of Grass’ is one of his most famous works which stirred up controversy regarding its overt sexual content. In “Voice of the Rain”, Walt Whitman composes… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Voice of the Rain by Walt Whitman
Elizabeth Joan Jennings (July 18, 1926 – October 26, 2001) was an English poet noted for her clarity of style and simplicity of literary approach. Her Roman Catholicism colored much of her work. She always made it clear that, whilst her life, which includes a spell of severe mental illness, contributed to the themes contained… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Father to Son by Elizabeth Jennings
John Keats’ Sonnet “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket” was written on December 30th 1816. Keats was born in England in 1795 and died of tuberculosis when he was just 25, by which time he had composed an astonishing amount of powerful poetry. This poem was written when he was 21. The poem was written… Continue reading On The Grasshopper and The Cricket Summary and Analysis
One of the greatest English poets, John Keats (1795–1821) created an astonishing body of work before his early death from tuberculosis at the age of 26. Much of his poetry consists of deeply felt lyrical meditations on a variety of themes — love, death, the transience of joy, the impermanence of youth and beauty, the… Continue reading To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent Summary and Analysis
Lewis Caroll also known as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) is primarily famous for his work Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland published in 1865. However, there were many a publications of moderate success in his name already. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy. From a young age,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Caroll
Lewis Caroll also known as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) is primarily famous for his work Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland published in 1865. However, there were many a publications of moderate success in his name already. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy. From a young age,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat by Lewis Caroll
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834), described by Charles Lamb as ‘Logician, Metaphysician, bard’ had a very disquiet life which was made more tumultuous by his own sensitive and uneven temperament. He was a Jesus College, Cambridge graduate. In 1796 he brought out his first collection of his verse under the… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Frost at Midnight by Coleridge
Vikram Seth (20th June 1952) is an Indian novelist, children’s writer, travel writer and poet. He has received several awards like the Padma Shri, Prabashi Bharatiya Samman, Crossword Book Award. “Mappings”, “ The Frog and the Nightingale” and “Beastly Tales” are two of his notable works in poetry and “A Suitable Boy”, “The Golden Gate”… Continue reading Summary of The Tale of Melon City by Vikram Seth
