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About the Poet – Walt Whitman (31 May 1819- March 26 1892), born Walter Whitman, was an American poet and essayist who also dabbled in journalism. He achieved immense fame after the publication of his poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, in 1855. Having worked as a printer’s devil, he had self-published his poetry collection and kept… Continue reading Summary of A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman
Though the poem has a very personal edge to it, Do Not Go Gentle In to That Good Night by Dylan Thomas, is a poem that is applicable to every single human being. It addresses one of the most macabre, yet inevitable truths of life, death. Man’s usual approach towards life is to go with… Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Analysis
About the Poem: “Do not go gentle into that good night“, written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1951, is considered to be one of his finest works. It is widely considered to be the most famous example of the poetic form known as the villanelle, a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by… Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Summary
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night is a wonderful poem. In order to help you understand the poem in a better way, we have prepared an extensive guide of this poem which includes a thorough detail of the poet, the poem, setting and mood, annotations, summary, critical analysis, poetic devices, central ideas, themes,… Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Meaning
A Photograph: Solved Questions 1. Comment on the tone of the poem.The tone of the poem is that of sadness. Shirley Toulson looks at an old photograph of her mother and is reminded of her mother, who is no more. She recalls the moment when her mother was twelve years old and looked sweet and… Continue reading A Photograph: Solved Questions
This poem seems to be a simple one at its surface, but it is certain that it has risen out of very complex emotions. There is the bitterness of loss, the sweet memories of the past, the realization of the Brevity of human life, and the inability to justify death. A Photograph: Critical Analysis The… Continue reading A Photograph: Critical Analysis
Summary The poem consists of 19 lines in total. Since these lines are not divided into stanzas, they are divided into meaningful segments here for the purposes of this summary in order to make the poem easier to understand and follow. This poem is written in the first person, hence it is safe to assume… Continue reading Summary of A Photograph by Shirley Toulson
About the Poet – Shirley Toulson is an English poetess. She was born on 20th May 1924 in Henley-on-Thames, England. However, she has spent most of her life in Somerset. Toulson has worked as a teacher of creative writing for adults. Between 1967 and 1970, she was the features editor of the journal Teacher. Between 1970… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of A Photograph by Shirley Toulson
1. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden, what is the son’s feeling towards his father? Robert Hayden’s poem is written as a monologue by an adult son who recalls his stern and reticent, but loving father, a father whose love he has failed to recognize as a boy, partly because of his… Continue reading Those Winter Sundays Solved Questions by Robert Hayden
Critical Analysis of Those Winter Sundays Those Winter Sundays” is a short lyric in which the speaker remembers a moment in his childhood and contemplates about the sacrifices his father made for him then. This fragmentedviewpoint of the poem delivers its power, for the poem’s meaning depends upon the alterations between what the boy knew… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
