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The poem, as the title says, is a ballad. It tells the story of an old priest named Peter Gilligan who was tired from the many calls he received from dying people. About The Poet: William Butler Yeats (W. B Yeats) was born in the year 1865 at Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. His interest… Continue reading The Ballad of Father Gilligan: Summary and Analysis: 2022
Critical Analysis of Sweet are the Uses of Adversity: It is absolutely essential to understand the character of the speaker of this poem in order to understand the poem itself. Duke Senior has spent his whole life in court. It is where he belongs. So when he is banished from court into the Forest of… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Sweet are the Uses of Adversity: 2022
About the poet: William Shakespeare is best known as the greatest dramatist of all time. However, he is also considered the first national poet of England, who brought his country much prestige at a time when nations such as France and Italy had led the rise of the European Renaissance. He is remembered as the… Continue reading Summary of Sweet are the Uses of Adversity by Shakespeare: 2022
Stanza-wise Annotations of The Solitary Reaper: Stanza 1: ‘Behold’- to see ‘Yon’- a dialectical adjective. It refers to something that is distant yet within sight. ‘Highland Lass’- Highlands are plateau like structures. But here, it refers to the Scottish Highlands. ‘Lass’ typically means a young girl or a maiden. The poem is probably set in Scotland.… Continue reading Meaning of The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth: 2022
The Tables Turned: Summary 1st Stanza:“Up! up! My Friend, and quit your books;Or surely you’ll grow double:Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks;Why all this toil and trouble?” Here, the poet tells his friend to leave all his books and get up to come along with him. He says that if he doesn’t read… Continue reading The Tables Turned: Summary: 2022
This sonnet certainly speaks of the poet’s beloved, but it speaks of his own poetry more than that. Sonnet 18: Analysis In this sonnet, Shakespeare praises the beauty of his beloved but does so in the service of his poetic craft. He knows that the individual human body cannot survive the passage of time and… Continue reading Sonnet 18: Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2023
About the poet: William Shakespeare is best known as the greatest dramatist of all time. However, he is also considered the first national poet of England, who brought his country much prestige at a time when nations such as France and Italy had led the rise of the European Renaissance. He is remembered as the… Continue reading Summary of Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare: 2022
Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” is an analogy of the different phases of life that a man goes through during a lifetime. The use of imagery, metaphor, and simile are the strongest figures of speech used to drive home the passage’s message. He starts by describing the everyday actions and conditions in which we all… Continue reading Seven Ages of Man Critical Analysis (2023 Update)
William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the world of English literature. He was an English poet, a dramatist, and an actor. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon and is often regarded as the ‘Bard of Avon.’ He is considered the national poet in England. His works consist of about 38… Continue reading The Seven Ages of Man Summary (2023 Update)
Critical Analysis of The Nightingale and the Glow-worm: In this poem, the poet tells us a story with a moral. However, he envisions a very noble role for the poet. He feels that the poet should be responsible for more than just teaching his readers a lesson. He should also indicate to them where that… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Nightingale and the Glow-worm: 2022
