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Critical Analysis of The Ballad of Father Gilligan: As the title of this poem suggests, it is a ballad. It tells a simple story that could have had its origin in folktales and legends. It also uses a rather uncomplicated rhyme scheme. Most importantly, it uses the story to teach its readers a pleasant lesson.… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Ballad of Father Gilligan: 2022

The publication details of this poem are unknown. However, what we do know for sure is that it is one of the typically Yeatsian poems. It does not refer to his system of symbols at all. Neither does it hark back to the Irish past. No revolutionary thoughts have gone into this poem. It is… Continue reading The Ballad of Father Gilligan: Summary: 2022

This poem is Tagore’s way of protesting against organized religion. He feels that organized religion teaches its believers false methods of worship, such as chanting mantras, singing hymns, counting beads, offering flowers, and lighting incense. If we read through this list of false methods of worship, we will see that Tagore’s attack is aimed specifically… Continue reading Open thine Eyes and See thy God: Analysis: 2022

“Open thine Eyes and See thy God” appears as Verse 11 in the English translation of the Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore.The original Bengali collection entitled Gitanjali contained 157 poems and was published on 14th August 1910. The English Gitanjali or Song Offerings is a collection of 103 English poems – Tagore’s own English translations of his Bengali poems – first published in November 1912… Continue reading Open thine Eyes and See thy God: Summary: 2022

Critical Analysis of No Men are Foreign: This poem is an ardent appeal on the poet’s part to rid our hearts of xenophobia and embrace the unity of man as a whole. The poet says that wars are fought against those whom we believe are different from ourselves. Most of the time this difference is… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of No Men are Foreign: 2022

About the poet: James Falconer Kirkup (England, 23 April 1918 – Andorra, 10 May 2009) was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He was born on 23rd April 1918. At the beginning of his career, he taught at The Downs School in Colwall, Malvern, where W.H. Auden had earlier been a master.  He… Continue reading Summary of No Men are Foreign by James Kirkup: 2022

Critical Analysis of ‘For Anne Gregory’: “For Anne Gregory” is both a sweet and a scathing poem. It is sweet, for it makes us privy to the kind of lovely conversation the poet could have with the young girl Anne Gregory. This is proof of his intimate relations with the family of Lady Gregory. The… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of ‘For Anne Gregory’: 2023

About the poet: William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland on 13th June 1865. He was the son of a well-known Irish painter, John Butler Yeats and also learned painting as a teenager, but soon found that it was poetry that he preferred. Yeats was involved with the Celtic Revival, a movement against the cultural… Continue reading Summary of For Anne Gregory by W. B. Yeats: 2022

Critical Analysis of Five Ways to Kill a Man: “Five Ways to Kill a Man” is a highly ironic poem. Of course, no murderer would ever confess his intentions openly, and no common man would advise him on methods of killing either. What the poet is trying to show is how ruthless man has been… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Five Ways to Kill a Man: 2022

About the poet: Edwin Brock is a British poet. He was born in London on 19th October 1927. He worked as a police constable and an advertising copywriter until 1972, when he decided to become a freelance writer instead. He became poetry editor of the eminent magazine known as Ambit in 1960. Influenced by American confessional poets, Brock writes… Continue reading Summary of Five Ways to Kill a Man by Edwin Brock: 2022