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The Night of the Scorpion: Summary First stanza:The poem started with the reminiscence of a terrible event in the childhood of the poet when his mother was stung by a scorpion. This incident, in retrospect, brings forth the poet’s gall of criticism against the irrationality of the average uneducated person. The poet brings out the… Continue reading The Night of the Scorpion: Summary: 2022
The poem was anthologized in Collected Poems (1952 – 1988). It is one of the first poems of Ezekiel and presents a scary picture of the superstition ridden India where an insect is given monstrous dimensions. It carries Ezekiel’s stingiest of satires against the many maladies that affect the Indian society. Not to mention it… Continue reading A Short Introduction and Meaning of The Night of the Scorpion: 2022
Critical analysis of The Last Ride Together: This poem is witness to the fact that the outstanding thing about Browning as an artist the variety and originality of his poetic forms. Browning may be described as “the father of modern experimental verse.” It is Browning’s love of realism which makes him give a hearing even to a… Continue reading Critical Analysis and Meaning of The Last Ride Together: 2022
About the poet: Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born at Camberwell to a banker father. He was not taught in a very traditional manner and was allowed to follow his lifelong passion to study unusual subjects. He wrote his first poem at the tender age of 12. He was very much influenced by Shelley. His first… Continue reading Stanza-wise Summary of The Last Ride Together by Browning: 2022
About the Poet: Amanda Lukas is an American poet who writes beautiful poems on the relationship, romance, heartbreaks etc. Her poems are the source of expressing her emotions to the readers. Her poems could represent for any woman across cultures, and any woman of any age could relate to her. Her other poems: Daddy, When… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Wining and Dining by Amanda Lukas: 2022
About the Poet: Pablo Neruda was not born with the name which is imprinted across his poetry collections now. He was born as Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto in a Chilean household and he took up the pen name of Pablo Neruda inspired by his inspiration, the Czech writer Jan Neruda when he took to… Continue reading A Short Introduction and Meaning of Keeping Quiet: 2022
Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda is a powerful piece of poetry penned by the poet in favor of peace, humanity, and self-actualization. Keeping Quiet: Analysis We live in troubled times these days in which our utilitarian take on life has not just divorced us from fellow human beings but also from our own selves. We… Continue reading Keeping Quiet: Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2023
Keeping Quiet is an eloquent piece on peace, humanity, and brotherhood by Pablo Neruda, which is explosive as it is quiet. In a very calm fashion, Neruda leaves us with a world of wisdom in the poem. His calmness is cleverly poised because Neruda figured that staunch activism was not the aptest way to get… Continue reading Keeping Quiet: Summary: 2022
Critical Analysis of A Bright Morning: A bright morning by Teddy Temple is a poem that exudes a sense of peace and harmony. These qualities result in qualifying it as a pastoral poem. The sanguine and endearing terms used in this poem give the reader a sense of calm. The poem basically describes the dawning… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of A Bright Morning by Teddy Temple: 2022
About the poet: Born in the port city of Kisumu, Teddy Temple lives in Nairobi and is still continuing with his academics. Still an amateur, his notable poetries include Roads of love, Friendship, Always Smile, Poetic Escape and A Bright Morning. Most of his poems are quatrains and written in a simple, yet beautifully effective… Continue reading Summary of A Bright Morning by Teddy Temple: 2022
