Context: Emily Dickinson, an American poet who spent her life in solitude writing poems on religion and nature. Her poems are the letters that she had written to her father and sister-in-law. These letters were published later after death. In this poem, she is speaking about the how she is mesmerised by the nature all… Continue reading Analysis of Nature by Emily Dickinson
Context: Dorothy Parker is an American poet, critic, storywriter, and screenwriter, a known celebrity in her life. She had written many screenplays which received awards. She had written many poems which were published as collection in books. Her first book was published in 1923, which was a bestseller. In this poem, Dorothy has written a… Continue reading Little Words Poem Analysis by Dorothy Parker
This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘Poem in October’ by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. This poem was written by the poet on the occasion of his thirtieth birthday. It is made up of seven stanzas. Each of the stanzas, in turn, is made up of ten lines each. The first stanza begins with… Continue reading Summary of Poem in October by Dylan Thomas
This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and themes. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on the context of writing ‘Poem in October’. It is well known that Dylan Thomas had been writing and publishing poetry since his adolescent years. Hence, at thirty, he was… Continue reading Analysis of Poem in October by Dylan Thomas
This poem summary focuses on the third of the five sonnets that account for Rupert Brooke’s fame as a war poet writing during the time of the First World War. This poem, as well as the fourth one, is entitled ‘The Dead’. It is divided into two stanzas. The first stanza, which consists of eight… Continue reading Summary of The Dead (III) by Rupert Brooke
This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and Christian symbols. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on both the context of publication, and the context of writing ‘The Dead’. All of the five famous war sonnets of Rupert Brooke (mentioned in the poem ‘summary’ of… Continue reading Analysis of The Dead (III) by Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) is one of the best-known war poets who wrote during the First World War. It is the series of five sonnets written by him on the theme of war that mostly account for his fame as a war poet. ‘Peace’ is one of those five sonnets. Like other sonnets, it consists of… Continue reading Summary of Peace by Rupert Brooke
This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and poet’s (in this case Brooke’s) ideology. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on both the context of publication, and the context of writing ‘Peace’. All of the five famous war sonnets of Rupert Brooke (mentioned in the… Continue reading Analysis of Peace by Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) is best known as a war poet, but he also often wrote very poignant lyrics about love. ‘Mutability’ is one such poem about the ephemerality of love, about how love only lasts for a short time. This poem is made up of two stanzas, an octet (consisting of eight lines) and a… Continue reading Summary of Mutability by Rupert Brooke
This poem analysis is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and poetic devices, sand deeper significance. Context: This part of the poem explanation focuses on the context of publication, but more importantly, the context of writing ‘Mutability’. ‘Mutability’ was published in a posthumous collection of Rupert Brooke’s poetry entitled The Collected Poems of… Continue reading Analysis of Mutability by Rupert Brooke
