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About H. W. Longfellow: Born in 1807 in Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of the most important poets of his time. He was well widely known and well-loved. His most notable works are ‘Evangeline’, ‘The Song of Hiawatha’ and ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’. Apart from this, he was also well known for his translation… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Wreck of Hesperus by H. W. Longfellow: 2022
About D. H. Lawrence: Born in 1885, a time where the world was undergoing an intellectual revolution, David Herbert (D H) Lawrence, who soaked in this atmosphere, became one of its voices of modernism. He became the author of many famous and notable works, the most famous ones being known for their controversial themes.… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of How Beastly The Bourgeois Is by D. H. Lawrence: 2022
About Sylvia Plath: Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, US. She showed the makings of a poet an artist starting from an early age. She published her first poem as an eight year old. Her father died when she was about eight years old which led her to have ambivalent feelings towards… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Applicant by Sylvia Plath: 2022
In the Easter of 1916, the Irish made an uprising against the British. The British promised them freedom, but when World War I broke out, they postponed this freedom to when it ended. The Irish upheaved against this. And it is about this upheaval that this poem was written. It was published in 1921 when… Continue reading Easter, 1916: Summary and Analysis: 2022
This poem was written during 1915, when people affected by the war were looking for all sorts of escapism, ultimately turning to books and poems for it. This poem is a sort of escape too. The speaker of the poem escapes into his own mind and recaps memories while at the same time observing his… Continue reading Rhapsody On a Windy Night: Summary and Analysis: 2022
About Wilfred Owen: Wilfred Edward Salter Owen is one of the leading poets of the First World War. He was born in the year 1893 in Weston Lane, near Oswestry, England. Owen discovered his poetic vocation in the year 1904 and he began writing poetry sometime before he joined the army in 1915. Owen’s character… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Apologia Pro Poemate Meo by Wilfred Owen: 2022
About the author: Sylvia Plath is one of the few American women of the mid-twentieth century who was an exceptional poet, a novelist, and a writer who never forgot to give her short stories a periphrastic touch, which in turn attracted her readers to delve into the inner recesses into her mind and conscience. Boston-born… Continue reading Medusa: Summary and Analysis: 2023
INTRODUCTION TO JOHN MILTON- Among the most famous poets in the history of English literature, John Milton was born on 9 december, 1608 in London. His most works constitute of prose poetry. He is known for his remarkable epic “Paradise Lost”. SONNET 15- Sonnet 15 by John Milton celebrates the military career and achievements of Fairfox.… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 15 by John Milton: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO JOHN DONNE- The metaphysical poet, John Donne was born in England, London on January 22, 1572. He is known in the history of English Literature as the founder of metaphysical poems, his works comprising of philosophy, religion, unconventional perspectives, paradoxical situations, the art of imagery and wittiness. THE SUN RISING- “The Sun Rising” by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Sun Rising by John Donne: 2022
‘O what is That Sound’ is a ballad-style poem with the events taking in an unspecified time, giving it a universal ideology. It is a poem about presumable war, its effects on a couple, and betrayal. About the Poet Wystan Hugh Auden was born in the year 1907 in York in, England. He was an… Continue reading O What is that Sound: Summary and Analysis: 2022
