ABOUT THE POET: William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of the stalwarts of the English Literature canon. He precipitated the Romantic Movement along with fellow poet Coleridge. Their joint venture, ‘Lyrical Ballads’ …
CRITICAL ANALYSIS- This poem has the potential to be read on various levels. To each of us, the poem reads differently. Few of the levels, however, are the most important and …
Critical Analysis- First and foremost, this poem is about the poetry of the earth. This ‘poetry’ that Keats talks about can be read variously. Literally speaking, the poetry of earth indicates …
About the Poet: John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the leading figures in the second- generation Romantic poets. Born in London, he was the son of Thomas Keats and Frances Jennings. …
Critical Analysis: On the surface a children’s poem, But at its heart The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth is a well spun tale of friendship, kindness, betrayal and subsequent …
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About the poet: Conceived on June 20, 1952 , Vikram Seth is a well known Indian writer, author, travel essayist, librettist, kids’ author, biographer and memoirist. His dad, Prem Seth, was …
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About the poet: René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke also called Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian writer. Conceived on 4th December,1875, Rilke was the only child of a German-talking …
About the poet: Henry Derozio, whose full name was Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, was one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning and science among the young men of …
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Critical Analysis: To fully understand all the implications of “Sonnet to the Pupils of the Hindu College”, you must study the background of the above mentioned college in some detail. The …
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The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each …
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