Little Words Poem Summary by Dorothy Parker<
May 6, 2016 by Shreya Bardhan
Little Words Poem Summary by Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker is an American poet, screenwriter, storywriter, and critic known for her eye on the 20th century urban foibles. She was a known personality in Hollywood for her screenwriting, and was awarded many awards, and was twice nominated for Annual Academy Awards. She served in the editorial department of Vogue and Vanity Fair for… Continue reading Little Words Poem Summary by Dorothy Parker

IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1

IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2

IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4

If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on living and acting with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them—the poem If does not have a conspicuous physical setting. However,… Continue reading If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis

If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)<
December 4, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and the correct values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them—the poem If does not have a conspicuous… Continue reading If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)

Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling<
December 4, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling

About the Poet: Rudyard Kipling – an English littérateur, well known for his works such as The Jungle Book, Kim, and the iconic poem If, was an eminent poet, a novelist and a prolific writer of short stories. He was born on Indian soil on the 30th of December, 1865 in the city of Bombay, then… Continue reading Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling

Ring Out Wild Bells Summary by Alfred, Lord Tennyson<
February 20, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
Ring Out Wild Bells Summary by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

‘Ring Out Wild Bells,’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is a poem that emphasizes his popular phrase, “Old order changeth, giving place to new.” This poem of eight quatrains, i.e., each stanza consisting of four lines, is a plea for transition, for good. A part of In Memoriam, A. H. H., the title of the poem,… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Summary by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Ring Out Wild Bells Analysis by Alfred, Lord Tennyson<
February 20, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
Ring Out Wild Bells Analysis by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Background and Deeper Meaning:Ring Out, Wild Bells is a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson under The Memoriam, A. H. H. The Memoriam consists of poems written in the loving memory of Arthur Hallam, Tennyson’s closest friend, whom he had met during his time in Cambridge and whose death had a profound impact on Tennyson.… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Analysis by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Heaven is What I Cannot Reach Summary and Analysis by Emily Dickinson<
February 11, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
Heaven is What I Cannot Reach Summary and Analysis by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson is an American poet who has written many famous English poems in her lifetime. She had spent her life in solitude, where she had no visitors to meet her, or never met anyone. She wrote many poems on nature and religion. She had written some poems to her father and sister-in law as… Continue reading Heaven is What I Cannot Reach Summary and Analysis by Emily Dickinson