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Santosh Yadav, being born in a society where the birth of a daughter was frowned upon, is the only woman in the world to have scaled Mt. Everest twice. In a society where the birth of a son was considered a blessing, Santosh’s grandmother told a ‘holy man’, who was giving Santosh’s mother his blessing… Continue reading Summary of “Reach for the Top” by Santosh Yadav: 2022
“Bear in there” is written by the artist-poet Shel Silverstein. It is a single stanza poem consisting of 17 lines & 79 words. It is a light & uplifting poem. It was published in Silverstein’s collection of the poem “A Light in the Attic” in the year 1981. Shel Silverstein’s poetry is simple and enjoyable… Continue reading Analysis of ‘Bear in There’ by Shel Silverstein: 2022
Born in pre-independent India, Sarojini Naidu(13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949), was bound to be troubled by the problems of her time. She struggled to free India from the fists of the British Raj, but before that she battled the stereotypical notions of being a woman and thus, fragile and incapable, as beheld by… Continue reading “To India” – Summary and Analysis by Sarojini Naidu: 2022
Annotations of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: In the first stanza, it is seen that three young men are walking together to a wedding when one of them is arrested by a whined old sailor. The young Wedding-Guest angrily demands that the Mariner let go of him, and the Mariner submits. But the young man… Continue reading Meaning and Solved Questions of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Tthe original version of the poem in the 1797 edition of Lyrical Ballads did not consist of the side notes. But the explanatory notes confuse, rather than clarify, the poem as a whole. While there are times that they explain some unspoken action, there are also times that they interpret… Continue reading Untitled
About the Poet: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, born on October 21, 1772, was an English poet as well as a literary critic of modern English tradition. He was also a philosopher, a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. Energetic in the stir of the French Revolution as an unorthodox writer of… Continue reading Summary of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge: 2022
About the Poet: Sylvia Plath is one of the most admired poets of the twentieth century, who had established this reputation by the age of thirty. Her violent emotions and obsession with death is something that caught the eye of multitude readers. She is believed to be one of the most controversial postwar poets. In… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of By Candlelight by Sylvia Plath: 2022
The Bangle Sellers Critical Analysis Naidu’s poetry is best known for her use of imagery and contemporary Indian themes. Among her other poems, this poem stands out as a social message that discusses the lives of Indian women and the lives of bangle sellers. Although the poem focuses extensively on the stages in the life… Continue reading The Bangle Sellers: Critical Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2022
‘The Bangle Sellers’ was published in the 1912 collection of poetry called The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death, and the Spring. The poem depicts a group of bangle sellers who wander from town to town to sell their inventory. One of them becomes the narrator or the speaker of the poem. About the… Continue reading The Bangle Sellers: Summary: 2022
Background, Context, and History of In the Bazaars of Hyderabad: “In The Bazaars of Hyderabad” was written by Sarojini Naidu(1879-1949) during the Nineteenth Century. It was originally written in English which was a rarity during those times, considering an Indian writer. Therefore, this becomes a very important part of the initial era of Indian Writing in… Continue reading A short Introduction, Summary and Analysis of In the Bazaars of Hyderabad: 2022
