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Where the Mind is Without Fear: About the Poet Rabindranath Tagore reshaped Bengali music and Indian art during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, and he won it for his collection of verses and songs known as Gitanjali or The Song Offerings. Tagore introduced new poetry and… Continue reading Where the Mind is Without Fear: Line by Line Summary: 2023
Solved Questions of The Inchcape Rock: 1. What is “Inchcape Rock”? The ‘Inchcape Rock’ is a perilous reef off the east coast of Angus Scotland near the mouth of the river Tay. The rock would just protrude for a few inches above the surface of the sea in low tide and be completely covered by… Continue reading Solved Questions of The Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Inchcape Rock: Inchcape rock is a story of a rock that turns the plot altogether. It deals with the tying of the bell by Abot of Aberbrothok along with cutting of the bell by Sir Ralph who then is victimised by his own bad deeds. It shows the humanity between two persons. Thus are deeds in our… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Inchcape Rock: 2022
About the Poet: Robert Southey was an English poet whose main literary movement was Romanticism. Robert Southey was born in Wine Street, Bristol, England, to Robert Southey and Margaret Hill. He was educated at Westminster School, London. Although originally a radical supporter of the French Revolution, Southey followed the trajectory of fellow Romantic poets, Wordsworth and Coleridge, towards conservatism.… Continue reading A Short Introduction and Summary of The Inchcape Rock by Southey: 2022
Critical analysis of The Last Ride Together: This poem is witness to the fact that the outstanding thing about Browning as an artist the variety and originality of his poetic forms. Browning may be described as “the father of modern experimental verse.” It is Browning’s love of realism which makes him give a hearing even to a… Continue reading Critical Analysis and Meaning of The Last Ride Together: 2022
About the poet: Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born at Camberwell to a banker father. He was not taught in a very traditional manner and was allowed to follow his lifelong passion to study unusual subjects. He wrote his first poem at the tender age of 12. He was very much influenced by Shelley. His first… Continue reading Stanza-wise Summary of The Last Ride Together by Browning: 2022
Mending Wall: Analysis Most of Frost’s poems are simple at the surface and have a deeper layer of meaning beneath. “Mending Wall” is no exception. While the poet seems to be relating a simple tale of rebuilding a broken wall between the lands of two farmers, he is talking about a much larger and more… Continue reading Mending Wall: Analysis: 2022
Robert Frost was born on 26th March 1874 in San Francisco. After his father’s death from tuberculosis when Frost was eleven years old, he moved with his mother and sister to Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became interested in reading and writing poetry during his high school years and eventually enrolled at Dartmouth College and later at… Continue reading Mending Wall Summary Line by Line (2023 Update)
Dust of Snow: Answered Questions 1. What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed? Answer: A ‘dust of snow’ means the powder of snow created by the crow when it shook down an ice-laden with snow. The sudden shower in the form… Continue reading Dust of Snow: Answered Questions: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is generally thought to be the national poet of Scotland because he is the most widely read among all poets who have written in the Scots language. Burns has also written in English and a light Scots dialect, so that his poetry would be understood by an audience… Continue reading Summary, Analysis and The Autobiographical Element of Ae Fond Kiss: 2022
