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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’ of 1798 is considered a touchstone of the Romantic sentiment. His most ambitious work was ‘The Recluse’ but he never got around to completing it.… Continue reading Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Summary
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 apparent. On the literal level, the poem is simply about the theft of a boat by the young Wordsworth and the aftermath of which left him… Continue reading Stolen Boat by William Wordsworth Analysis
First and foremost, this poem is about the poetry of the earth. This ‘poetry’ that Keats talks about can be read variously. The Poet of Earth: Analysis Literally speaking, the poetry of earth indicates the various sounds found in the natural world, be it the calls of birds or beasts or insects. These natural sounds… Continue reading The Poetry of Earth: Analysis
The poem is a sonnet by John Keats. The poem was composed in the December of 1816 when the poet was twenty-one years of age. It was published posthumously in ‘The Poetical Works of John Keats’ in 1884. About the Poet: John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the leading figures in the second-generation Romantic poets.… Continue reading The Poetry of Earth: Summary
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 estrangement. Rewriting the moralistic tale of not trusting those who are untrustworthy, from the Panchatantra, Seth presents this story in a poetic form with a… Continue reading Analysis of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth
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 a shoe organization official and his mom, Laila Seth, served as a judge. Conceived in Kolkata, Vikram Seth’s youth was spent in the town of… Continue reading Summary of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth
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 family in Prague, then piece of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was generally perceived as a standout amongst the most expressively extreme German-dialect artists writing in… Continue reading You Who Never Arrived Summary
“Sonnet to the Pupils of the Hindu College” was published in 1831. It is a poem that Derozio dedicated to the students he had taught during his tenure at the Hindu College. It talks about the great benefits that acquiring an education will have in these students’ lives. However, it also makes a point about… Continue reading Sonnet to the Pupils of the Hindu College: Summary 2023
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 most important fact that you must know about Hindu College is that this is the place where the study of English literature first started. Before… Continue reading Sonnet to the Pupils of the Hindu College Analysis by Henry Derozio
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 of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them. The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4
