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A Dream Lies Dead is a poem by Dorothy Parker which is about the death of a dream of the Poetess and her grief over its death. Summary of A Dream Lies Dead by Dorothy Parker Everyone dreams. And everyone wishes for their dreams to come true. However, not all dreams come true. Some perish… Continue reading A Dream Lies Dead Analysis by Dorothy Parker

Marge Piercy is an American poet, novelist, and social activist. She is best known for being a feminist poet, and her bitter verses against the ill-treat of women by society. Barbie Doll: Summary Barbie Doll is a powerful poem. The only thing that comes to our mind when we hear the word ‘Barbie Doll’ is… Continue reading Barbie Doll: Summary

‘Boy at the Window’ is a short but delightful poem by the poet Richard Wilbur. The poem has two characters: a boy and a snowman. As the boy gazes at the snowman from his window, the poet discusses what each of them feels. The poem has two stanzas; in the first stanza, the poet delves… Continue reading Summary of ‘Boy at the Window’ by Richard Wilbur

Traveling through the Dark is a beautiful short piece by William Stafford depicting the conflict between the human mind and human heart that is the conflict between the mind, a sense of responsibility and the heart, the compassion and emotions of the poet. Summary: The poem begins with the poet being the narrator who was… Continue reading Travelling through the Dark Analysis by William Stafford

Edward James ‘Ted’ Hughes was an Modern English poet and critics ranked him as one of the best poets of the period. Among the important poets of the latter half of the twentieth century, Ted Hughes’ special contribution to English poetry lies in the creation of a poetic world with a central interest in wild… Continue reading Analysis of Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes

 This article provides a summary of The Gift of Magi by O Henry. Short stories of O Henry are widely read and appreciated for their sudden twist in the endings. One of the most popular O Henry short stories is “The gift of magi” which is an unconventional celebration of love. Jim and Della, the two main… Continue reading Summary of the Gift of Magi by O Henry

The British colonization of America in 1600 had its effects on the English language which led to the rise of Americanism in English which had its distinct flavors both from the cultural and linguistic point of view. Several centuries have passed since the first British settlements in America and in these centuries both British and… Continue reading Americanism or the Influence of American English upon British English

A contrast between the reality and appearance is the essence of every irony. Given the milieu in which Jane Austen was writing, a novelist as an ironist had to be subtle enough to distinguish between the conventionally accepted aspects of social environment and what lay beneath the veneer of the milieu and this precisely was… Continue reading Irony in Pride and Prejudice

Ask any girl who has just set down the book of Pride and Prejudice what she thinks about Darcy and most of them will reply that they have been swept off their feet by this wonderful creation of Austen. He is the good-looking, wealthy and intelligent hero of the novel and one of the most… Continue reading Analysis of Darcy’s Character in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice published in 1830 had originally been titled “First Impressions”. The original title seems apt enough as the whole novel deals with the unreliability of first impressions. The new title however, focuses attention on the main theme of the novel which traces how ‘pride’ and ‘prejudice’ as two human traits guide relationships and… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Pride and Prejudice