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Critical Analysis of Sympathy: In this poem, Charles Mackay describes one incident, and two contrasting outcomes to that incident. Through this contrast, he shows how charity can be of two types. The first type of charity consists of providing financial help to the disadvantaged. This is the kind of charitable activity that is performed by… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Sympathy: 2022
The publication details of this poem are not known. However, what we do know about it is that its form is rather innovative for its time and that its message is one for all times. This poem describes a single event and two outcomes of that very event. Therefore, it provides multiple endings to the… Continue reading Sympathy: Summary: 2022
Critical Analysis of Mass: This poem is the poet’s way of protesting against war. It was written in the third decade of the twentieth century, that is, during the Interwar Period. This period of human history is known as the Interwar Period because it occurred between the First World War (from 1914 to 1918) and… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Mass: 2022
About the poet: César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet, writer, playwright, and journalist. He published only three books of poetry during his lifetime. Yet he is considered one of the greatest poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. He was always a step ahead of the literary tendencies of the times in which he… Continue reading Stanza-wise Summary of Mass by Cesar Vallejo: 2022
Critical Analysis of I am the People, the Mob: “I am the People, the Mob” is more a vision of the future than a description of the present. The poet outlines a dream of self-governance. He describes the hardships that the masses have had to bear at the hands of a powerful and corrupt few,… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of I am the People, the Mob: 2022
“I am the People, the Mob” by Carl Sandburg was published in 1916 as part of his collection of poetry entitled Chicago Poems. This poem provides almost certain foreknowledge of the poet’s later support for the Civil Rights Movement, as it speaks of his belief in the power of the common masses. About the poet:… Continue reading I am the People, the Mob: Summary: 2022
About the Poet: Christina Rossetti (5 December 1830- 29 December 1894) was an English writer who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems during her time. The sister of Pre-Raphaelite writer-artists, Dante Gabriel and William Rossetti, she was gifted with heights of creative powers. Although she was educated at home, it was her… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The World by Christina Rossetti: 2022
About the Poet: Christina Rossetti (5 December 1830- 29 December 1894) was an English writer who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems during her time. The sister of Pre-Raphaelite writer-artists, Dante Gabriel and William Rossetti, she was gifted with heights of creative powers. Although she was educated at home, it was by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Good Friday by Christina Rossetti: 2022
About the Poet: Christina Rossetti (5 December 1830- 29 December 1894) was an English writer who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems during her time. The sister of Pre-Raphaelite writer-artists, Dante Gabriel and William Rossetti, she was gifted with heights of creative powers. Although she was educated at home, it was by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Baby Cry by Christina Rossetti: 2022
About the Poet: Christina Rossetti (5 December 1830- 29 December 1894) was an English writer who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems during her time. The sister of Pre-Raphaelite writer-artists, Dante Gabriel and William Rossetti, she was gifted with heights of creative powers. Although she was educated at home, it was by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of A Dream by Christina Rossetti: 2022
