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About the Poet: Lord Alfred Tennyson (August 1809- October 1892) was a Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria. While he still remains one of Britain’s most popular poets till date, some of his short-lyrical works include “Break, Break, Break”, “Tears, Idle Tears” and “Crossing the Bar”. His work… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson: 2022

About A. K. Ramanujan: A. K. Ramanujan was not only an enlightened poet, but also a philologist, a folklorist, a translator, a scholar and a playwright. Well-versed with the languages of Kannada and English, Ramanujan had done a fair amount of research in the languages of Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. A firm believer in a… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Elements of Composition by Ramanujan: 2022

            Introduction to the Poet of Still Life: Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan was born in Mysore City on 16th March, 1929 as the son of an astronomer and professor of Mathematics. Not only an Indian poet and scholar of English Literature, but he was also a translator, playwright, folklorist and philologist. He… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Still Life by Ramanujan: 2022

Introduction to the Poet of Ask Me No More:  Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby in Lincolnshire as the son of a clergyman. After schooling at Louth, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. Here, he won the Chancellor’s Medal for a poem on Timbuctoo. At the age of twelve, he wrote an epic poem… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Ask Me No More by Tennyson: 2022

About Emily Dickinson: Emily Dickinson was born in 1830, in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Though her family was well connected and though her father took active participation in both state and national politics, Dickinson seldom left her home. The number of visitors was few, but they had a huge impact on her life and her… Continue reading As Imperceptibly as Grief Summary and Analysis by Emily Dickinson: 2022

This poem was written in 1914. Hardy’s poems often contained themes of disappointment in love and life. One such poem is this one. The speaker of the poem is dead and buried. It’s at her grave that the whole of the poem is set. The grave comes into play physically in the last stanza only,… Continue reading “Ah, Are you Digging my Grave”: Summary and Analysis: 2022

About Shel Silverstein: Born in 1930, in the City of Chicago, U.S., Sheldon Allan Silverstein went on to become a man of many talents. He was in his lifetime a poet, a singer and songwriter, a cartoonist and author of many children’s books. His most notable works include ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’, ‘The Giving Tree’ and… Continue reading The Giving Tree Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

About Shel Silverstein: Born in 1930, in the City of Chicago, U.S., Sheldon Allan Silverstein went on to become a man of many talents. He was in his lifetime a poet, a singer and songwriter, a cartoonist and author of many children’s books. His most notable works include ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’, ‘The Giving Tree’ and… Continue reading Plastic Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

About John Keats: John Keats belonged to the second generation of Romantic poets which included Lord Bryon and Percy Bysshe Shelly. Born in 1795, John Keats had a short lifespan in which he published 54 poems. His poems were not much praised during his lifetime, but posthumously they received good appreciation. His poems were first published… Continue reading When I Have Fears Summary and Analysis by John Keats: 2022

H.W Longfellow- Henry Wordsworth Longfellow was a well-known poet of the 19th century. He was the man who had celebrated life and was well taught in literature. He was also a Harvard scholar, and in later years of his life taught at Harvard. He was appreciated for his work by Queen Victoria, Alfred Tennyson, and Walt Whitman.… Continue reading Shakespeare Summary and Analysis by H.W Longfellow: 2022