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  Written in the first-person narrative form, “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka grapples with the issue of racism, that being a completely obnoxious human attribute that can be seen lurking within the minds of countless individuals. The poet has placed a telephonic conversation between a white landlady and an African man before his audience, with… Continue reading Telephone Conversation: Summary: 2022

In the second stanza, too, the poet asks the same question. He wishes to add more points to encourage his readers to plant trees. He says that the tree provides cool shade to all- to birds, to animals and to human beings. It is now an unknown fact that trees help in causing rain. Trees… Continue reading Analysis of The Heart of the Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner: 2022

“After Blenheim” is an anti-war poem by Robert Southey. This poem describes the Battle of Blenheim that took place in 1704 through a conversation between an older man and his grandchildren. This poem depicts a commoner’s ignorance about the causalities of war and its pointless grandeur of it. About the Poet: After Blenheim Robert Southey… Continue reading After Blenheim Summary: Line by Line Explanation: 2022

“After Blenheim” by Robert Southey is based on the most famous battle of the Spanish succession (1701-1714), popularly known as the Battle of Blenheim. It is an antiwar poem in the form of a ballad in which two children seek information from their grandfather about a skull they found in the field. The grandfather tells… Continue reading Analysis of After Blenheim by Robert Southey: 2022

About the Poet- James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 – 28 August 1859), was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer. In 1816 he made a mark in English literature with the publication of Story of Rimini, based on the tragic episode of Francesca da Rimini told in Dante’s Inferno. In 1818 appeared a collection… Continue reading Summary of Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt: 2022

“Nine Gold Medals” describes a special type of sports event named Special Olympics for the differently-abled athletes and emphasizes the human attributes of compassion, cooperation, and empathy. About the Poet- David Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, and author. Born on October 10, 1954, David Roth had a keen passion for music ever since… Continue reading Nine Gold Medals: Summary: 2022

“Nine Gold Medals” is a poem about human values of companionship, empathy and brotherhood. In this poem, nine differently-abled runners participate in Special Olympics in order to achieve the gold medal and the respect that comes with it. All of them had been practicing really hard for the race with the ultimate hope of winning… Continue reading Analysis of Nine Gold Medals by David Roth: 2022

About the Poet- Bob Dylan is an American singer, songwriter, poet and painter. He was born on May 24, 1941. He was born in Minnesota, US. He has been one of the major influential figures in popular music and culture for his extraordinary folk and country songs. In 1961, he signed his first recording contract… Continue reading Summary of John Brown by Bob Dylan: 2022

About the Poet- Mary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, and author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. On 16 April 1821 she married William Howitt and began a career of joint authorship with him.Their literary productions at first consisted chiefly of poetical and other contributions to… Continue reading Summary of The Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham Howitt: 2022

The Spider and the Fly: Poetic Devices 1. Simile – A simile is a figure of speech in which a likeness between two different things is statedexplicitly, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like.’ For instance,“Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead.”Here, the fly’s eyes have been compared to a… Continue reading The Spider and the Fly: Poetic Devices: 2023