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”By an Evolutionist” is written by the English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, England on August 6 1809, twenty years after the start of French Revolution & toward the end of Napoleonic Wars. He became the Poet Laureate upon the death of Wordsworth in 1850. The complex poem was… Continue reading Analysis of ‘By an Evolutionist’ by Alfred Tennyson: 2022

William Wordsworth was born on 7th April 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. He was a major English Romantic poet who along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge helped in establishing the Romantic Age/Era in English Literature with their joint publication ‘Lyrical Ballads’ in the year 1798. His parents passed away when he was quite young. He was… Continue reading Analysis of ‘The Fountain’ by William Wordsworth: 2022

This poem is written by the renowned Irish poet and Playwright Oscar Wilde. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880’s he became one of the London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1880’s. This poem was originally published in the Dublin University Magazine in June 1876. It was later revised for Poems in 1881. The… Continue reading The Dole of the King’s Daughter Analysis: 2022

This poem is written by the poet William Barnes. He was born on February 22, 1801, at Rushay in the parish of Bagber, Dorset, the son of a farmer. He was an English writer, poet, philologist & minister. He wrote over 800 poems some in Dorset dialect, & much other work, including a comprehensive English… Continue reading The Broken Heart Analysis by William Barnes: 2022

“On The Beach At Night” is written by the American poet Walt Whitman. He was not only a poet but also an essayist and a journalist. He was born on May 31st, West His, New York, in 1819. He was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works.… Continue reading On The Beach at Night Alone: Analysis: 2022

This poem is written by the Ukrainian poet Anna Akhmatova. Anna Akhmatova was born in Ukraine in 1889 to an upper-class family. The title of the poem suggests that despite the vagaries of life the poet has taught herself to live simply in order to have a meaningful life. This poem inspires the reader to… Continue reading Analysis of ‘I Taught Myself to Live Simply’ by Anna Akhmatova: 2022

This poem, the Coromandel Fishers, was written by Sarojini Naidu; she was born in India and educated in London, Cambridge. About this poem, it’s important to note that she was a freedom fighter and followed Mahatma Gandhi. Later she went on to become the first lady president of the Indian National Congress. As a child,… Continue reading Coromandel Fishers: Summary and Analysis: 2023

About William Wordsworth: Born in 1770 in Cockermouth, Wordsworth had a cheerful childhood which made him believe in the essential goodness of mankind. This had made him particularly fond of rural England, to which, later on, he would dedicate many tributes. He was sent to St. John’s College, Cambridge, in 1787 but inspired and impressed… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of “Scorn Not The Sonnet” by William Wordsworth: 2022

The poem “The Death of The Hired Man” appears in North of Boston, a collection of Robert Frost’s poems, which was first published in the year 1914. The Death of The Hired Man poem has a pastoral setting to it, with the principal characters being a farmer, Warren, his wife, Mary, and an itinerant farmhand… Continue reading The Death of the Hired Man: Analysis, Theme, and Literary Devices: 2022

Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896-1974) was a Scottish novelist and physician. “The Citadel” is known as his most famous novel ever. It is a story of experiences of a newly just-out-of-school doctor, who goes to a Welsh mining town of Blaenelly to assist a Dr. Edward Page. the novel shows his drastic progress from checking on… Continue reading Summary of “Birth” by A.J Cronin: 2022