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This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘How Sleep the Brave’ by Walter de la Mare. Unlike most other poems of de la Mare’s, the tone of this poem is not light or playful. It is both sombre and dignified. This is what makes ‘How Sleep the Brave’ a remarkable piece of work. ‘How Sleep… Continue reading How Sleep the Brave Summary by Walter de la Mare

This poem analysis of H. W. Longfellow’s ‘The Sound of the Sea’ is divided into three parts – rhyme scheme, psychoanalysis, and theory of poetic inspiration. Rhyme Scheme: As mentioned in the poem analysis, ‘The Sound of the Sea’ is a sonnet. Sonnets typically occur in two types of rhyme schemes – in the pattern… Continue reading The Sound of the Sea Analysis by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Context: Henry Longfellow is an American romantic poet, who got famous for his works on 1800s when he was nearing his death. His poems have a brilliant imagery of nature, and create a beautiful picture in the mind of the reader. The poet here speaks about an arrow and a song, which both are symbolic,… Continue reading The Arrow and the Song Analysis by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Longfellow is an American romantic poet who has written some brilliant imagery poems in his life. He sees par nature and the phenomena around him, and understands the truth behind it. His poem, “The Arrow and the Song”, is about his expression, or mesmerised views on the arrow shot from his bow and a… Continue reading The Arrow and the Song Summary by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Context: This poem is written by Henry Longfellow, an American poet, who was a famous figure in America during the 19th century. By the time of 1850s he gained fame, and his poems became famous worldwide. He is known for his romantic imagery poems, and the dual meaning behind them. He can see through very… Continue reading The Village Blacksmith Analysis by Henry Longfellow

The Village Blacksmith is a poem written by Henry Longfellow, which I will look upon by writing The Village Blacksmith: summary and critical analysis. The Village Blacksmith: Summary “Under a spreading chestnut-treeThe village smithy stands;The smith, a mighty man is he,With large and sinewy hands;And the muscles of his brawny armsAre strong as iron bands.” The poet here gives a description about the appearance of the village blacksmith in the village by telling about… Continue reading The Village Blacksmith: Summary

‘Ring Out Wild Bells,’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is a poem that emphasizes his popular phrase, “Old order changeth, giving place to new.” This poem of eight quatrains, i.e., each stanza consisting of four lines, is a plea for transition, for good. A part of In Memoriam, A. H. H., the title of the poem,… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Summary by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Background and Deeper Meaning:Ring Out, Wild Bells is a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson under The Memoriam, A. H. H. The Memoriam consists of poems written in the loving memory of Arthur Hallam, Tennyson’s closest friend, whom he had met during his time in Cambridge and whose death had a profound impact on Tennyson.… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Analysis by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Air and Angels: Themes Love:  Love is the predominant theme. Love is approached in two different ways in this poem. Initially, the speaker, whom we can also call the poet-persona, can be seen as having a definitive view of love. Love, according to him, in the first stanza, needs to take a bodily form to… Continue reading Air and Angels: Themes and Poetic Devices

The poem was written by 16th century metaphysical poet, John Donne (1573-1631). It was published in Donne’s poetry collection, Poems in 1633. The poem is one of many pieces written by Donne in the field of love, sensual or spiritual. The sonnet is divided in to two stanzas, each of fourteen lines. The speaker of… Continue reading Air and Angels Summary by John Donne