Critical Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022<
August 21, 2017 by Website Contributors
Critical Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

Critical Analysis A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: In this poem, the poet describes the scene after the atomic explosion of Hiroshima very vividly. The fact that it is written in the first person makes the account seem both immediate and authentic. What is most significant is how the people of the town… Continue reading Critical Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

Line by Line Summary and Explanation of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022<
August 21, 2017 by Website Contributors
Line by Line Summary and Explanation of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945, is a poem about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (on 6th August 1945) and Nagasaki (on 9th August 1945), the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. That makes it an anti-war poem. This poem was published in 1990 in the first issue of Volume… Continue reading Line by Line Summary and Explanation of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

Analysis of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth<
May 5, 2016 by Website Contributors
Analysis of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth

Critical Analysis: On the surface a children’s poem, But at its heart The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth is a well spun tale of friendship, kindness, betrayal and subsequent estrangement. Rewriting the moralistic tale of not trusting those who are untrustworthy, from the Panchatantra, Seth presents this story in a poetic form with a… Continue reading Analysis of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth

Summary of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth<
May 5, 2016 by Website Contributors
Summary of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth

About the poet: Conceived on  June 20, 1952 , Vikram Seth is a well known Indian writer, author, travel essayist, librettist, kids’ author, biographer and memoirist. His dad, Prem Seth, was a shoe organization official and his mom, Laila Seth, served as a judge. Conceived in Kolkata, Vikram Seth’s youth was spent in the town of… Continue reading Summary of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth

Summary of The Tale of Melon City by Vikram Seth<
October 13, 2014 by Trisha
Summary of The Tale of Melon City by Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth (20th June 1952) is an Indian novelist, children’s writer, travel writer and poet. He has received several awards like the Padma Shri, Prabashi Bharatiya Samman, Crossword Book Award. “Mappings”, “ The Frog and the Nightingale” and “Beastly Tales” are two of his notable works in poetry and “A Suitable Boy”, “The Golden Gate”… Continue reading Summary of The Tale of Melon City by Vikram Seth

Summary and Analysis of All You Who Sleep Tonight by Vikram Seth<
February 21, 2014 by Trisha
Summary and Analysis of All You Who Sleep Tonight by Vikram Seth

“All You Who Sleep Tonight” is a collection of poems written by Vikram Seth which was written in the year 1990. The poems by Vikram Seth are often considered as a reference to how to write poetry. “All You Who Sleep Tonight” is written in very simple and lucid language that is easily understandable. The… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of All You Who Sleep Tonight by Vikram Seth

July 19, 2013 by Trisha
Analysis of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth

The poem, A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 is penned down in the form of an entry in a journal by a doctor for keeping records. The entry gave the readers a vivid picture of how the people were taken aback when atomic bombs were dropped on their city of Hiroshima in 1945… Continue reading Analysis of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth

Summary of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth<
July 15, 2013 by Trisha
Summary of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth

A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth is a remarkable poem describing the horrors of the aftermath of an atomic bomb explosion. This tragic poem describes the condition of the survivors of the atomic bombing by the United States on Hiroshima during the end of the World War II on 6th… Continue reading Summary of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth

Summary of The Frog and The Nightingale by Vikram Seth<
May 21, 2013 by Website Contributors
Summary of The Frog and The Nightingale by Vikram Seth

This article provides a complete line by line summary of the poem the frog and the nightingale by Vikram Seth. Do take the grammar quiz at the end of this article. Once upon a time, under a sumac tree in Bingle Bog, a frog sang the night long, every night, in a horrendous voice. The… Continue reading Summary of The Frog and The Nightingale by Vikram Seth