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1. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden, what is the son’s feeling towards his father? Robert Hayden’s poem is written as a monologue by an adult son who recalls his stern and reticent, but loving father, a father whose love he has failed to recognize as a boy, partly because of his… Continue reading Those Winter Sundays Solved Questions by Robert Hayden

Critical Analysis of Those Winter Sundays Those Winter Sundays” is a short lyric in which the speaker remembers a moment in his childhood and contemplates about the sacrifices his father made for him then. This fragmentedviewpoint of the poem delivers its power, for the poem’s meaning depends upon the alterations between what the boy knew… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

About the Poet – Robert Hayden, born in 1913asAsa Bundy Sheffey, was an American poet, essayist and educator who served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976–78, a role today known as US Poet Laureate.  He was the first African-American writer to hold the office. Hayden studied poetry at the University of Michigan, and went on to… Continue reading Summary of Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

Central Idea of the Poem The central idea of the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich is how the power of the patriarchy controls women’s forms but not their minds. The poem makes this point by presenting the wild, interesting, powerful tigers embroidered by Aunt Jennifer and contrasting them with Aunt Jennifer herself. The… Continue reading Central Idea, Theme and Tone of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich

Critical Analysis of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers The formalism of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” hides the more troubling features of the poem and aides the theme of Aunt Jennifer’s ordeals in marriage to the more poetic subject of the divine existence of art. The first verse of the poem defines the fearless tigers Aunt Jennifer creates in… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich

“Where the mind is without fear” −− What type of mental condition is required to attain ideal freedom as dreamt of by Rabindranath ? The poet talks about a freedom which needs to be achieved within the human mind and soul. He talks about a condition where “the mind is without fear and the head… Continue reading Where the Mind is Without Fear Solved Questions by Rabindranath Tagore

Critical Analysis of A Small Pain in My Chest ‘A Small Pain in my Chest’ is Michael Mack’s lyrical cry over the Vietnam War and the uncountable lives it claimed of innocent young soldiers. This poem does not have any vitriolic hatred spewing on paper, but a silent mourning over the loss of humanity which… Continue reading Critical Analysis of A Small Pain in My Chest by Michael Mack

1. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever? A thing is said to be a ‘thing of beauty,’ for the reason that it is a source of joy forever. When we think of it we should be happy and in its absence too, it should fill our minds with heavenly memories of it. A… Continue reading A Thing of Beauty Solved Questions by John Keats

A Thing of Beauty: Critical Analysis  The poem “A Thing of Beauty” received contemptuous criticism after its release and Keats himself noted its rambling and unpleasant style. On the other hand, he did not regret writing it, as he equated the process to diving into the ocean to become more accustomed to his surroundings. Keats… Continue reading Critical Analysis of A Thing of Beauty by John Keats 2022

Question 1: Where was the poet when he came across the solitary reaper? What happened thereafter? William Wordsworth was in Scotland when he encountered a solitary young reaper in the fields among the hills. She was a young and pretty ‘Scottish Highland Lass’. She was reaping and singing by herself. The poet stood there for a moment… Continue reading Solitary Reaper Solved Questions by William Wordsworth