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The summary of A prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats opens up with an image of the poet’s daughter who is fast asleep in her cradle. The storm he talks about at the very onset of the poem is nothing but a contrast to the quiet sleep of the baby. The poet is… Continue reading Summary of A Prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats

The Little boy lost is one of the toughest poems to analyse! The poem actually is written in two levels of understanding. The poet gives sufficient but extremely fade hints of what actually he means by “the little boy”, “night was dark”, “no father was there”, “the mire was deep” and “the vapour flew”. Things… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Little Boy Lost by William Blake

In this article, we go through Laughing Song: Summary and Analysis by William Blake. Blake’s works are known to possess sublime thoughts and ideas. He projects ideas emanating from clear images which are related to innocence and experience. The present poem is taken from Songs of Innocence and waves a stream of joviality in the… Continue reading Laughing Song: Summary and Analysis

Spring, taken from the songs of Innocence is another remarkable poem that upholds the creed of innocence manifested through the myriad creations of Almighty. Spring itself is a period of innocence and the vivid portrayal of innocence through the child and the lamb makes the poem more appealing. Yes, the poem hides something deeper than… Continue reading Spring Analysis by William Blake

Mending Wall is one of the most popular poems of Robert Frost. The poem was included in the North of Boston, the second volume of poetry that was published in the year 1914. This particular volume was catered with dramatic monologue. As such, Mending Wall is a dramatic lyric of a young man, expressing his… Continue reading Mending Wall Analysis by Robert Frost

The poem “My November Guest” is taken from A Boy’s Will, the first published volume of Frost’s poetry (1913). This is among the best of Robert Frost’s poems where he speaks of Autumn. My November Guest: Critical Thoughts The poet, at some point in time, must have experienced extreme pain and Sorrow in November. Sorrow,… Continue reading My November Guest Analysis by Robert Frost

The Black Cottage tells the tale of two men, the poet and a minister, who chance upon an empty cottage as they were passing by. The Minister beckons the poet towards the cottage to tell him of the story of this cottage. The cottage now lay abandoned for all purposes, the old woman who saw… Continue reading The Black Cottage Analysis by Robert Frost

Robert Frost is a four time Pulitzer winning poet, and is an expert in exploring the unknown. There is a certain depth and mystery about his poems that not many can boast of. Today we’ll analyze The Axe-Helve, a wonderful piece set in a rural background. The Axe Helve by Robert Frost is a narrative… Continue reading The Axe Helve Analysis by Robert Frost

The summary of The Cry of the Children by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is an instance of a problematic piece that speaks volumes about the down trodden state of child workers. As a matter of fact, the idea of The Cry of the Children had its roots when Elizabeth Barrett Browning heard the cries of children… Continue reading Summary of The Cry of the Children by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Tam O’Shanter by Robert Burns echoes the very spirit of Scottish dialect which formed the essence of many works of Burns. In-arguably, Tam O’Shanter happens to be the most accomplished work of Robert Burns and hence his most sustained effort. The idea of Tam O’Shanter seeks inspiration from Robert Burns’s personal life and was written… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Tam O’Shanter by Robert Burns