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Critical Analysis of If Thou Must Love Me: “If Thou Must Love Me” is an atypical sonnet in many ways. This is because of all its differences from the sonnets written during the period of the Renaissance. In those sonnets, the speaker was always a man. Since this sonnet is written by the poet in… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of If Thou Must Love Me: 2022
About the poet: Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian period. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. Barrett Browning was born in Coxhoe Hall, between the villages of Coxhoe and Kelloe in County Durham, on 6th March 1806. She was the eldest of 12 children… Continue reading Line by Line Summary of If Thou Must Love by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 2022
About the Poet: Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO ELIZABETH BISHOP- Born on 18 February in the year 1911 in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Bishop did not get much appreciation in the literary world until after her death. Known as a perfectionist, this American poet, story writer, and painter is famous for her ability to create magnificent scenes and situations through her words. A MIRACLE… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of A Miracle for Breakfast by Elizabeth Bishop: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO ELIZABETH BISHOP- Born on 18 February in the year 1911 in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Bishop did not get much appreciation in the literary world until after her death. Known as a perfectionaist, this American poet, story writer and painter is famous for her ability to create magnificent scenes and situations through her words. SANDPIPER- “Sandpiper”… Continue reading Summary and analysis of Sandpiper by Elizabeth Bishop: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Emily Dickinson was born on 10 December, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She seldom spent her time outside home and her closest associates were her sister Lavinia, her brother Austin and the Reverend Charles Wadsworth, who she met on a trip to Philadelphia. Dickinson was fond of a metaphysical poetry writing style… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of It Sifts From Leaden Sieves by Emily Dickinson: 2022
ABOUT THE POET: A three time Pulitzer Prize winner and a four time nominee for Nobel Prize in Literature, Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in 1869, was one of the most prolific major American poet and widely recognized as ‘a brilliant sonneteer’ was ironically, best remembered for only a handful of short poems. Robinson is considered… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet by Edwin Arlington Robinson: 2022
About the author: The twentieth century American poet, Elizabeth Bishop, is celebrated for her elegance, her use of explicit imagery, short and precise language. Her poems revealed her thoughts and filled her work with the places and emotional states that that are influenced by various aspects such as nomadic travel, lesbianism, depression and alcohol. She… Continue reading The Fish Summary and Analysis by Elizabeth Bishop: 2022
Elizabeth Bishop was a woman of keen observations. Being a poet of time and place she connected her readers with the details of the physical world. She didn’t produce prolific work rather believed in quality over quantity. Her days in Vassar had a profound impact on her literary career. She was inspired by her friends… Continue reading In the Waiting Room Summary by Elizabeth Bishop: 2022
Edgar Allan Poe- Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 to late professional theatre artists. John Allan, a wealthy tobacco exporter, and his wife Frances raised him in Richmond, Virginia where he attended the best boarding school and the state University. He soon moved to Boston and joined the Army.… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe: 2022
