Jabberwocky Analysis and Summary by Lewis Caroll<
May 4, 2016 by Website Contributors
Jabberwocky Analysis and Summary by Lewis Caroll

About the Author:An English Writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, more popularly known by his pen name, Lewis Caroll, is famous worldwide for his children fiction and nonsensical genre. Popularly celebrated for his poem The Hunting of the Snark, novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass… Continue reading Jabberwocky Analysis and Summary by Lewis Caroll

Cultural Exchange Summary by Langston Hughes<
February 20, 2015 by Website Contributors
Cultural Exchange Summary by Langston Hughes

‘Cultural Exchange’ is a satirical poem by the African-American poet Langston Hughes, one of the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance. The poem consists of thirteen stanzas of varying length. The first stanza consists of nine lines. In this stanza, Hughes describes how the ghettos are in which African-Americans were forced to live by their… Continue reading Cultural Exchange Summary by Langston Hughes

Cultural Exchange Analysis by Langston Hughes<
February 20, 2015 by Website Contributors
Cultural Exchange Analysis by Langston Hughes

This poem analysis focuses on the poem ‘Cultural Exchange’ by Langston Hughes, and is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and the two forms of cultural exchange. Context: This part of the poem analysis focuses on the context in which ‘Cultural Exchange’ was published. It was published as the first… Continue reading Cultural Exchange Analysis by Langston Hughes

Ardella Summary by Langston Hughes<
February 11, 2015 by Website Contributors
Ardella Summary by Langston Hughes

This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘Ardella’ by the African-American poet Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the main figures behind the Harlem Renaissance. As the name suggests (‘Harlem’ being a predominantly African-American neighbourhood of New York City), this was a movement for self-assertion of the African-Americans so that mainstream American society would sit… Continue reading Ardella Summary by Langston Hughes

Ardella Analysis by Langston Hughes<
February 11, 2015 by Website Contributors
Ardella Analysis by Langston Hughes

This poem analysis of ‘Ardella’ by Langston Hughes is divided into three parts –rhyme scheme, rhetorical devices, and deeper meaning. Rhyme Scheme: There is no identifiable rhyme scheme that Langston Hughes follows while writing this poem. It appears to be written in free verse. However, if we divide the poem into two units of three… Continue reading Ardella Analysis by Langston Hughes

April Rain Song Summary by Langston Hughes<
February 11, 2015 by Website Contributors
April Rain Song Summary by Langston Hughes

This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘April Rain Song’ by the African-American poet Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the main figures behind the Harlem Renaissance. As the name suggests (‘Harlem’ being a predominantly African-American neighbourhood of New York City), this was a movement for self-assertion of the African-Americans so that mainstream American society… Continue reading April Rain Song Summary by Langston Hughes

Summary of On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou<
September 25, 2014 by Website Contributors
Summary of On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou

This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘On the Pulse of Morning’ by the African-American woman poet Maya Angelou, who despite being African-American, speaks for all citizens of America, no matter what colour they are or what creed they belong to. The poem itself is divided into twenty-eight identifiable stanzas, with single lines occurring between… Continue reading Summary of On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou

On the Pulse of Morning Analysis by Maya Angelou<
September 25, 2014 by Website Contributors
On the Pulse of Morning Analysis by Maya Angelou

This poem analysis is divided into four parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, themes, and deeper meanings – all of which are essential to a complete and well-rounded understanding of this profound poem. Context: This poem explanation depends critically on the context in which the poem was written. It was written by Maya… Continue reading On the Pulse of Morning Analysis by Maya Angelou

Summer in Calcutta: Analysis<
September 13, 2014 by Pritesh Chakraborty
Summer in Calcutta: Analysis

Kamala Das was born in Punnayurkulam, Kerala in 1934. Kamala spent several years in Calcutta, where she went to Catholic schools. She was married fairly early before she finished college. So she happens to be perhaps the only leading Indian English poet without a degree to her name. She began writing early and published her… Continue reading Summer in Calcutta: Analysis

Woman Work Analysis by Maya Angelou<
August 27, 2014 by Shreya Bardhan
Woman Work Analysis by Maya Angelou

The rhyme scheme throughout ‘Woman Work’ is not constant. The first stanza consists of seven pairs of rhymed lines in the pattern AABB and so on. Since these lines are short and quick in nature, they create an impression of breathlessness in the reader’s mind, as if the woman has no time to pause between… Continue reading Woman Work Analysis by Maya Angelou