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About the Poet: James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902- 1967) commonly known as Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He was of African-American origin, his mother, Caroline Mercer Langston, was a school teacher and his father, James Nathaniel Hughes. He was a pioneer of the,… Continue reading Mother to Son by Langston Hughes as an Autobiographical Poem: 2022
About Ozymandias: The great sonnet was published on 11th January 1818 on page 24 of number 524 of Leigh Hunt’s ‘The Examiner’. It had apparently been written barely two weeks earlier. The occasion of its composition is now well known. At his house near Marlowe on Saturday 27 December 1817, the day after Boxing Day, Shelley… Continue reading Annotation and Poetic Devices of Ozymandias by Shelley: 2022
About the poet: Percy Bysshe Shelly was born in 1792 to a Tory Squire who went up to Oxford only to be expelled in 1811 for bringing out the pamphlet on The Necessity of Islam. After his disastrous first marriage, he found a soul mate in Mary Shelley. He died by the element he liked… Continue reading Central Idea and Theme of Ozymandias by Shelley: 2022
Introduction to Ozymandias: The great sonnet was published on 11th January 1818 on page 24 of number 524 of Leigh Hunt’s ‘The Examiner’. It had apparently been written barely two weeks earlier. The occasion of its composition is now well known. At his house near Marlowe on Saturday 27 December 1817, the day after Boxing Day,… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Ozymandias by Shelley: 2022
The Poetry of Earth: Short Questions: Solved 1. “The poetry of earth is never dead”- What does the poet mean by it? Answer: By this, the poet means that the songs and music of nature will never stop. It would go on without any break. Nature and poetry, i.e., music, are so linked that they… Continue reading The Poetry of Earth: Short Solved Questions: 2023
Short Questions: Q1: ‘He stalks in his vivid stripes.’How does the tiger look in his cage? A: The tiger has sharp, clear stripes on his body.He looks majestic as he moves slowly and quietly in his cage. He has soft velvety pads.He makes no noise as he moves. Q2: ‘On pads of velvet quiet… Continue reading Solved Short Question of A Tiger In The Zoo by Leslie Norris: 2022
Dust of Snow: Answered Questions 1. What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed? Answer: A ‘dust of snow’ means the powder of snow created by the crow when it shook down an ice-laden with snow. The sudden shower in the form… Continue reading Dust of Snow: Answered Questions: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is generally thought to be the national poet of Scotland because he is the most widely read among all poets who have written in the Scots language. Burns has also written in English and a light Scots dialect, so that his poetry would be understood by an audience… Continue reading Summary, Analysis and The Autobiographical Element of Ae Fond Kiss: 2022
The Patriot- An Old Story: Central Idea The central idea of the poem revolves around the rise and fall of one’s fortunes. The world is a dynamic, fickle, and transient place. Here the opinions of people change rapidly, without lending much thought to justice and truth. The Patriot is the first hero-worshipped and celebrated, but… Continue reading The Patriot- An Old Story: Central Idea and Theme: 2022
Written in the form of a dramatic monologue, The Patriot- An old story by Robert Browning is an account of a man’s fall from power to disgrace. From the title of the poet, The Patriot, one gathers that the poem is about an individual. On the other hand, the subtitle, “an old story,” can be… Continue reading The Patriot- An Old Story: Critical Analysis: 2023
