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The poem is about the death of a young soldier whose body lies among the ferns and flowers in a valley. This poem is most probably written in the October of 1870 but was published in the collection called Anthologie Lemerre in 1888. It is known to have been written in 1870, during the Franco-Prussian… Continue reading Asleep in the Valley: Summary: 2022
Q1: Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. A: The three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest are the setting of a bird on trees, the hiding of insects and the sun burying its feet in the shadow of the forest. Q2: What picture do these… Continue reading Solved Short Questions of The Trees by Adrienne Rich: 2022
Critical Analysis of To My Nanny: This poem describes an incident from the poet’s childhood but does not give us any exact details. It is unclear why the poet had left the house, and whether he had even told his nanny before leaving. As he describes how anxious she was for his return, his tone… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of To My Nanny: 2022
About the poet: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author. He belonged to the Romantic age. He is considered to be the greatest Russian poet of all time, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born in Moscow on 6th June 1799. Pushkin published his first poem at the age of fifteen. When he graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, he… Continue reading Summary of To My Nanny by Alexander Pushkin: 2022
About the Poet of In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet (March 20, 1612- September 16, 1672) was one of the most prominent Early English poets of North America. She was among the first few writers in England’s North American colonies to be published. Born in Northampton, England, she was a well-read… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet by Anne Bradstreet (2023 Update)
Introduction to the Poet: Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet born on 3rd June 1926 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S as the son of an English teacher and Russian expatriate. He was one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the counterculture that would soon follow. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression. One of… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Blue Angel by Allen Ginsberg: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Anne Bradstreet was born in 1612 in Northamptonshire, England. Anne, along with her husband and parents, emigrated to America with a Puritan group. They settled in Massachusetts. She became one of the first poets to write English verses in the American colonies. However, the idea of the women writer was not popular… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Prologue by Anne Bradstreet: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a renowned Metaphysical poet , a politician and held a remarkable position in literature. He was born in Winstead-in-Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, as the son of a clergyman. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a tutor to the daughter of Lord Fairfax, and wrote the best… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Coronet by Andrew Marvell: 2022
About the Poet: Well-known for being one of the first renowned English metaphysical poets of his time, Andrew Marvell was also a satirist and politician. Born on the 31st of March 1621 in Yorkshire to the clergyman of the Church of England, he completed his Bachelors at Trinity College, Cambridge. Having traveled through continental Europe,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Mower, Against Gardens by Andrew Marvell: 2022
About the Poet: Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926- April 5, 1997) was an American poet that was one of the few faces of the Beat Generation of 1950s. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he later went on to study his Bachelor’s degree at Columbia University. He largely opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sunflower Sutra by Allen Ginsberg: 2022