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Our Casuarina Tree is a poem by Toru Dutt which is about the Casuarina tree that grew in the poetess’ courtyard and her memories associated with it. Our Casuarina Tree: Summary The poetess writes this in reminiscence of the Casuarina tree that grew in the courtyard of her childhood home. The poem opens with a… Continue reading Our Casuarina Tree: Summary: 2022
The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them. The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading Critical Note, Tone and Conclusion of IF by Rudyard Kipling
The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them. The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1
The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them. The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2
The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them. The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4
The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on living and acting with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them—the poem If does not have a conspicuous physical setting. However,… Continue reading If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis
About the Poet: Rudyard Kipling – an English littérateur, well known for his works such as The Jungle Book, Kim, and the iconic poem If, was an eminent poet, a novelist and a prolific writer of short stories. He was born on Indian soil on the 30th of December, 1865 in the city of Bombay, then… Continue reading Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling
About The Poet: Thomas Stearns Elliot born on 26th September, 1888 was an essayist, a critic, a playwright and one of the well-known poets of the twentieth century. Some of his famous poems are ‘The Waste Land’, ‘Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’, ‘Journey of the Magi’, ‘Naming of Cats’ etc. He won the Nobel Prize… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T.S Eliot
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) is remarkable for his sentimental poetry. Most of his poems deal with common human problems. Poem in Brief: “Lord Ullin’s Daughter” is a ballad which tells the tragic story of the daughter of Lord Ullin and her lover who die a very sorrowful death when chased by her father and his men.… Continue reading Summary and Solved Questions of Lord Ullin’s Daughter by Thomas Campbell
Wilfred Owen served as a Lieutenant in the British army during the First World War, ironically he was killed shortly before the Armistice was signed. Wilfred Owen’s Dulce Et Decorum Est is a compelling poem trying to depict the helplessness of soldiers caught in a Gas Chamber. The poet describes the general condition of the men… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
