Context:Charles Bukowski, original name Heinrich Karl Bukowski is a poet who was associated with the dirty realism. He was a German-American novelist, poet and columnist. Bukowski’’s writings were influenced by the social, political, and economical ambience of his city of residence, Los Angeles. Most of his works addresses the poor life of the Americans, alcohol,… Continue reading Analysis of Raw With Love by Charles Buzowski
The poem “Raw With Love” has been written by Charles Buzowski, a German-American poet who was a poet, a story writer and a columnist. He has written thousands of poems and short-stories, which were later published in form of 60 books. Here, I am going to analyse one of his most popular poems: Raw… Continue reading Summary of Raw With Love by Charles Buzowski
Context: This poem is written by Henry Longfellow, an American poet, who was a commanding figure in America during the 19th century. Only in 1850s he became a known poet in America, and by the time of his death in 1882, he became a world-famous poet. Henry Longfellow was a romantic poet, a traveller, and… Continue reading Analysis of Rain in Summer by Henry Longfellow
The poem is written by Longfellow on rain in summer. In the poem, he is overjoyed by the shower on a hot day. He opens the poem by exclaiming, “How beautiful is the rain!” which shows his happiness and excitement about rain. He talks about how the drizzle and shower relieve him from the heat… Continue reading “Rain in Summer” by Longfellow: Summary and Analysis 2023
This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘Brown and Agile Child’ by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Neruda is best known for his love poems, and his political verse. In that sense, the content of ‘Brown and Agile Child’ makes this an atypical poem when considered alongside the rest of Neruda’s poetic oeuvre. ‘Brown and… Continue reading Summary of Brown and Agile Child by Pablo Neruda
This poem analysis of Pablo Neruda’s poem ‘Brown and Agile Child’ is divided into three parts – rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, deeper significance, and title. Rhyme Scheme and Rhetorical Devices: ‘Brown and Agile Child’ is written in free verse, as are most of the other poems of Neruda. The use of free verse is… Continue reading Analysis of Brown and Agile Child by Pablo Neruda
Charles Bukowski, original name Heinrich Karl Bukowski is a poet who was associated with the dirty realism. He was a German-American novelist, poet and columnist. Bukowski’’s writings were influenced by the social, political, and economical ambience of his city of residence, Los Angeles. Here, I am going to analyse the poem “A Smile to Remember”.… Continue reading Summary of A Smile To Remember by Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski is a German-American poet, story-writer, and columnist who had written thousands of poems and short stories in the dirty realism literary movement. His poems were later published in 60 books. Bukowski writes poems about the lives of the poor Americans, relationships, women, which are partially influenced by the socio-political environment of his resident-city… Continue reading A Smile To Remember: Analysis
Keeping quiet is a poem written by Pablo Neruda in Spanish, which has been translated in English. In this poem, the Nobel Prize winner poet aims to appeal to the readers to take a little time out of their busy schedules and life for a little introspection and retrospection. The title, “Keeping Quiet”, is symbolic… Continue reading Summary of Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
William Blake is considered as the earliest poet of the “Romantic movement”, the characteristic features of which were predominant in the poetry that was penned during the 19th century. Although much greater recognition is given to poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats for setting the Romantic trends in the history of English literature, one cannot… Continue reading The Chimney Sweeper: Songs of Experience Analysis and Summary
