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About William Wordsworth William Wordsworth was born in the year 1770 in Cockermouth in England. He experienced tragedy early on his life in the form of death of his mother and this experience shaped his future works. Wordsworth published his first verse in the year 1793. He gained major fame with Lyrical Ballads, published… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of I Travelled Among Unknown Men by Wordsworth: 2022
About W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats (W B Yeats) was born in the year 1865 at Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. His interest in poetry came on at an early age due to his fascination in the Irish legends and occults. His earliest publishing of verse was in the year 1889, though he… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of To Ireland in Coming Times by W. B. Yeats: 2022
In the Easter of 1916, the Irish made an uprising against the British. The British promised them freedom, but when World War I broke out, they postponed this freedom to when it ended. The Irish upheaved against this. And it is about this upheaval that this poem was written. It was published in 1921 when… Continue reading Easter, 1916: Summary and Analysis: 2022
About Wilfred Owen: Wilfred Edward Salter Owen is one of the leading poets of the First World War. He was born in the year 1893 in Weston Lane, near Oswestry, England. Owen discovered his poetic vocation in the year 1904 and he began writing poetry sometime before he joined the army in 1915. Owen’s character… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Apologia Pro Poemate Meo by Wilfred Owen: 2022
‘O what is That Sound’ is a ballad-style poem with the events taking in an unspecified time, giving it a universal ideology. It is a poem about presumable war, its effects on a couple, and betrayal. About the Poet Wystan Hugh Auden was born in the year 1907 in York in, England. He was an… Continue reading O What is that Sound: Summary and Analysis: 2022
William Shakespeare- Often called England’s National Poet, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest dramatist in the English language. Also known as the Bard of Avon, his works include approximately 38 plays, including collaborations, 154 sonnets and 2 long narrative poems, and some other verses of uncertain ownership. Sonnet 15- This poem is one of Shakespeare’s… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 15 by William Shakespeare: 2022
This poem is one of Shakespeare’s procreation sonnets. The speaker makes an attempt to convince the young man to reproduce. He does this by invoking images of things that have been affected by the passage of time. About the Poet: Often called England’s National Poet, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest dramatist in… Continue reading Sonnet 12: Summary and Critical Analysis: 2022
This poem is the second of Shakespeare’s procreation sonnets. Continuing where Sonnet 1 left off, the speaker continues to make an attempt to convince the young man to reproduce. The transience of beauty and the continuation of blood are important themes in this sonnet too. Sonnet 2: About the Poet Often called England’s National Poet,… Continue reading Sonnet 2: Summary and Analysis: 2022
Sonnet 1 is the first of the 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. The poem is essentially about the dynamic relationship between transience and continuity of beauty. It expounds on the fact that beauty is temporary at an individual level… Continue reading Sonnet 1: Summary and Analysis: 2022
The Hand Mirror is a perceptive poem by Walt Whitman. In this poem, the narrator discusses about a reflection (possibly his own) in a hand held mirror. Alternately, he could be asking the reader to look at his own reflection in the mirror. However, the first option is more plausible in this case. There are two… Continue reading A Hand Mirror Summary and Analysis: 2022
