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About the poet: Sarojini Naidu (whose maiden surname was Chattopadhyay) was an Indian independence activist and poet. She is also known as The Nightingale of India. Naidu served as the first governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh between 1947 and 1949, and she was also the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. She… Continue reading Stanza-wise Summary of In The Bazaars of Hyderabad by Sarojini Naidu: 2023

Critical Analysis of My Last Duchess: The purpose of a dramatic monologue is to reveal the true character of the speaker. That is exactly what happens in “My Last Duchess”. That the Duke is a cruel man is seen clearly through his various actions. There is no doubt that the Duke looks down upon the… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of My Last Duchess: 2022

About the poet: Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright. His mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. Browning was born on 7th May 1812 in South London. His early career began promisingly but was not a success. In 1846, Browning married the older poet Elizabeth Barrett, who was considerably better known than… Continue reading Summary of My Last Duchess by Robert Browning: 2022

Critical Analysis of Mass: This poem is the poet’s way of protesting against war. It was written in the third decade of the twentieth century, that is, during the Interwar Period. This period of human history is known as the Interwar Period because it occurred between the First World War (from 1914 to 1918) and… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Mass: 2022

About the poet: César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet, writer, playwright, and journalist. He published only three books of poetry during his lifetime. Yet he is considered one of the greatest poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. He was always a step ahead of the literary tendencies of the times in which he… Continue reading Stanza-wise Summary of Mass by Cesar Vallejo: 2022

Critical Analysis of The Tyger: It is hard to understand whether “The Tiger” is about the tiger itself or about God. The answer is not in the content of the poem but in the title of the collection from which it is derived. The tiger exemplifies experience as opposed to innocence. According to Blake, man’s… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Tyger: 2023

About the poet: William Blake was an English painter, poet, and printmaker. Though his work went unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. Blake’s first collection of poems, Poetical Sketches, was printed around 1783 and in 1784, Blake composed his unfinished manuscript An Island… Continue reading Summary of The Tyger by William Blake: 2022

To Nature: Critical Analysis This poem is Coleridge’s way of offering a prayer to Nature. Like Wordsworth and some other Romantic poets as well, Coleridge sees Nature as a god. To him, the worship of Nature is much nobler than that of any organized religion. The worship of the natural world does not take the… Continue reading To Nature: Critical Analysis: 2022

In “To Nature,” Coleridge upholds the Romantic practice of worshipping Nature as an actual God. Hence, it can be considered to be the expression of one of the central tenets of the Romantic movement itself. About the Poet: Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, and philosopher. Along with his friend William Wordsworth, he was… Continue reading To Nature: Summary: 2022

Critical Analysis of The Inchcape Rock: “The Inchcape Rock” is the best-known example of a ballad. It has a relatively simple rhyme scheme consisting of rhyming couplets. It uses diction that is the slightly antiquated. For example, he uses the word “joyaunce” to describe the mood of Sir Ralph and his crew aboard the ship… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Inchcape Rock: 2022