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Where the Mind is Without Fear: Analysis “Where the Mind is Without Fear” was written during the reign of the British in India, prior to the country gaining its independence from colonial rule. In fact, Tagore died just a few years before 1947, when India became independent. So the country that he was living in… Continue reading Where the Mind is Without Fear: Analysis: 2022

To Sleep: Analysis An address to something as mundane as sleep is an unusual subject matter for poetry. And yet, Wordsworth is able not only to compose a lyrical piece on it but also to hold his readers’ attention to the subject using his inimitable style. When he begins by describing the peaceful, pastoral scene… Continue reading To Sleep: Analysis: 2022

“To Sleep” is a direct address by the poet, Wordsworth, to the sleep that often eludes him. It sounds as if it is coming from an insomniac who knows the true value of sleep. About the Poet: William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet. Along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, he helped to inaugurate the Romantic Age in English literature with the joint… Continue reading To Sleep: Summary: 2022

The Wreck of the Titanic: Analysis “The Wreck of the Titanic” is a narrative poem. In this poem, the poet tells us a story that he believes is worth telling – that of the RMS Titanic. As he’s describing the events leading from the start of its voyage to the moment at which it sinks,… Continue reading The Wreck of the Titanic: Analysis: 2022

About the Poet: Benjamin Peck Keith was an American poet. Not much is known about him. It is estimated that he was born in the year 1857. His father was named Edwin S. Keith, and his mother was named Julia A. Pelera. Hence it is safe to assume that he was of mixed race. Records… Continue reading The Wreck of the Titanic: Summary: 2023

Critical Analysis of To My Nanny: This poem describes an incident from the poet’s childhood but does not give us any exact details. It is unclear why the poet had left the house, and whether he had even told his nanny before leaving. As he describes how anxious she was for his return, his tone… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of To My Nanny: 2022

About the poet: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author. He belonged to the Romantic age. He is considered to be the greatest Russian poet of all time, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born in Moscow on 6th June 1799. Pushkin published his first poem at the age of fifteen. When he graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, he… Continue reading Summary of To My Nanny by Alexander Pushkin: 2022

Critical Analysis of Oppression: Hughes is well aware of how the African American community was treated by the white majority population at the beginning of the 20th century, for he lived at the heart of the community in Harlem. This poem is thus Hughes’s way of telling his fellow African Americans not to lose hope,… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Oppression: 2022

About the poet: James Mercer Langston Hughes (popularly known as Langston Hughes) was an African American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the inventors of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leading proponent of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on… Continue reading Summary of Oppression by Langston Hughes: 2022

In The Bazaars of Hyderabad: Analysis During the pre-Independence era, many writers concentrated on finding a space that was essentially Indian and that the colonial presence had not been able to enclose upon. This is what Naidu does in “In the Bazaars of Hyderabad.” Hyderabad is the city of her birth; she was very familiar… Continue reading In The Bazaars of Hyderabad: Analysis: 2022