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The Comedy of Manners which had its seed sown in Ben Jonson’s A Comedy of Manners, flourished in full bloom at the hands of the Restoration dramatists. They exploited this particular genre of Comedy to study and imitate, in a vein of humor and satire, the social mannerisms, conventions, and artificiality of their particular age… Continue reading The Rivals: A Comedy of Manners Parallel

The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble Sheep a threatening horn; White the lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor threats stain her beauty bright.   Line by line explanation of “The Lily by William Blake” The modest Rose puts forth a thorn The thorns that grow in a rose… Continue reading The Lily Analysis by William Blake

Line by line explanation of My Pretty Rose Tree A flower was offered to me, Here the ‘flower’ denotes lovely women who offered the poet her love. Such a flower as May never bore; The woman was so beautiful that the poet was compelled to compare her to a aesthetic flower that blooms in the… Continue reading My Pretty Rose Tree Analysis by William Blake

“ Prayer Before Birth” by Louis McNiece is a dramatic monologue written from the perspective of an unborn child. Through the persona of an unborn child, the monologue makes an anxious plea for individuality, a worthwhile and natural life free from any manipulatory and corrupting powers of threats and terrors. The poem “Prayer before Birth”… Continue reading Analysis of Prayer before Birth by Louis Macneice

Born in London, 1757, William Blake was the greatest visionary poet every produced. His writings were simple yet profound. The songs of innocence and of experience are lyrical effusions with deep inner meaning. Blake was known to be blessed with a beautiful wife who assisted in his artistic endeavors. Before we attempt a critical analysis… Continue reading The Shepherd Analysis by William Blake

The Little boy lost is one of the toughest poems to analyse! The poem actually is written in two levels of understanding. The poet gives sufficient but extremely fade hints of what actually he means by “the little boy”, “night was dark”, “no father was there”, “the mire was deep” and “the vapour flew”. Things… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Little Boy Lost by William Blake

In this article, we go through Laughing Song: Summary and Analysis by William Blake. Blake’s works are known to possess sublime thoughts and ideas. He projects ideas emanating from clear images which are related to innocence and experience. The present poem is taken from Songs of Innocence and waves a stream of joviality in the… Continue reading Laughing Song: Summary and Analysis

Spring, taken from the songs of Innocence is another remarkable poem that upholds the creed of innocence manifested through the myriad creations of Almighty. Spring itself is a period of innocence and the vivid portrayal of innocence through the child and the lamb makes the poem more appealing. Yes, the poem hides something deeper than… Continue reading Spring Analysis by William Blake

Mending Wall is one of the most popular poems of Robert Frost. The poem was included in the North of Boston, the second volume of poetry that was published in the year 1914. This particular volume was catered with dramatic monologue. As such, Mending Wall is a dramatic lyric of a young man, expressing his… Continue reading Mending Wall Analysis by Robert Frost

Blake seems to pass through a state of spiritual crisis in the years when he composed Songs of Experience. He, who was in many ways the healthiest man, wrote in 1793: “I say I shan’t live for five years, and if I live one, it will be a wonder.” We don’t know what exactly had… Continue reading Introduction to Songs of Experience: Analysis