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About A.R Williams: A.R Williams or Ann Williams, a former senior writer for National Geographic Magazine and online news. It was here that she discovered the various wonders of the world for almost three decades. Her specialization is in the field of Archaeology, about which she writes features about places varying from Egypt to as… Continue reading Summary of Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues by A.R Williams: 2022
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland Maine, in the year of 1807. An American poet, and educator; he was and still is considered as one of the most read poets of in the country. He was the first writer to translate Dante’s Divine Comedy. The Courtship of Miles Standish poem is a narrative poem written in the year… Continue reading The Courtship of Miles Standish Summary by H.W. Longfellow: 2022
Dorothy Parker– the writer of the poem had a very troubled childhood and difficulty growing up. Her mother died when she was nine and she hated her stepmother to the extent she called her “housekeeper”. She is known for her witty writing style. This poem she wrote a tribute to “Harriet Beecher Stowe”, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s… Continue reading Summary of Dorothy Parker’s “Harriet Beecher Stowe”: 2022
“An April Day” was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, where he describes a day in April. It is a beautiful portrayal that consists of minute details that only come after a great deal of observation. An April Day poem analysis is composed of eight stanzas with (abab) rhyming scheme. It is full of imagery and… Continue reading An April Day Poem: Summary: 2023
Written in iambic pentameter the Jewish Cemetery consists of fifteen stanzas and each stanza follows abab rhyme scheme. The small Jewish community between the mid 17th and early 19th centuries which lived in Newport, Rhode Island is commemorated in this poem. Honestly recalling the persecution by European Christians that eventually led them to settle in Rhode Island, Longfellow… Continue reading The Jewish Cemetery at Newport Summary by H.W. Longfellow: 2022
The Prodigal Son summary for kids; or The Parable of the Compassionate Father, The Prodigal Son who was Saved, and the Elder Brother; is a text from the Bible (Luke 15: 11-32). This is one of the three parables (the other two being- the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin) where Jesus reveals what being… Continue reading The Prodigal Son Summary: 2022
The poem the cross of snow was written by one of the most read poets of America, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the year 1879. He wrote this sonnet commemorating the loss of his beloved wife, eighteen years after her death. He lost his wife in a fire that took place due to her dress catching flames… Continue reading The Cross of Snow Summary by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 2022
