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John Keats was born on October 31st, 1795 in London, England. He was a romantic poet and his poetry was marked by vivid imageries expressed through philosophy and great sensuous appeal. Some of his famous works are ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, ‘Ode to Autumn’, ‘On Grasshopper and the Cricket’, ‘Endymion’,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of On the Grasshopper and the Cricket by John Keats

Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta on 6th of May, 1861. He received his education at his own home and later at University College, London. He was a poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer, a philosopher and a nation builder. He founded a school at Shantiniketan in West Bengal which later expanded into an international… Continue reading Summary of The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore

The poem, “The Duck and The Kangaroo” by Edward Lear begins with a sweet conversation between a duck and a kangaroo. Stanza 1: The Duck praises the Kangaroo about the way he hops. The Duck says that how gracefully the Kangaroo hops over the fields and water that it seems like it has no ending.… Continue reading Summary of The Duck and the Kangaroo by Edward Lear

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form “what is in proportion to its merits… Continue reading The School Boy Analysis by William Blake