The poem ‘An Elementary School classroom in a Slum’ by Stephen Spender discusses the pathetic situation of the students in the elementary classroom in the slum. The poet discusses the problems and challenges of this situation and ends with a powerful rallying cry for equality, justice and opportunity. Stanza 1 Right at the beginning, the… Continue reading An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum Summary and Analysis: 2022
Written just over a month before her death in February 1963, the Munich Mannequins was composed by Plath when she was living in London, during one of the coldest English winters on record. The setting of the poem too, is a city in winter—-Munich. Some say that she recounts her impressions of Munich from a former trip,… Continue reading The Munich Mannequins Analysis and Summary by Sylvia Plath: 2022
‘Boy at the Window’ is a short but delightful poem by the poet Richard Wilbur. The poem has two characters: a boy and a snowman. As the boy gazes at the snowman from his window, the poet discusses what each of them feels. The poem has two stanzas; in the first stanza, the poet delves… Continue reading Summary of ‘Boy at the Window’ by Richard Wilbur
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria’s reign and remained one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as “Break, Break, Break,” “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” “Tears, Idle Tears,”… Continue reading The Brook: Summary
Sylvia Plath ( October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was one of the most renowned and influential poets, novelists, and short story writers of the 20th century. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer. She was… Continue reading ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath : A Summary
