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This poem has two distinct settings. The first setting is that of the zoo, and it is the setting that the tiger inhabits in reality. The second setting is that of the forest, and it is the setting that the tiger has been taken out of and no longer has access to, and the setting… Continue reading A Tiger in the Zoo: Summary: 2022
This is the second segment of the complete analysis. You can read the first segment- The Road Not Taken Summary here. In this post we dived into The Road Not Taken Analysis which includes a detailed critical analysis, poetic devices used in the poem, central idea of the poem, tone and themes conveyed in the… Continue reading The Road Not Taken Analysis by Robert Frost
About the poet: Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is held in high regard for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He was… Continue reading The Road Not Taken Summary by Robert Frost
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
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
Rilke’s You Who Never Arrived is a poem of two stanzas that deals with his mystical longing for glimpses of his elusive Beloved. The poet here is not shown to be struggling to find his one true love, but has accepted the face that Beloved will forever remain tantalisingly close, but just out of his… Continue reading You Who Never Arrived Analysis
The poem, ‘Oh, I Wish I’dLooked After Me Teeth’ is the most famous poem of Pam Ayres. It was voted as one of the top ten poems of the BBC poll called the‘Nation’s 100 Favourite Comic Poems’. Read more about the poem, the poet and annotations Line by Line Summary of Oh! I Wish I’d… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Oh! I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth by Pam Ayres
The poem, ‘Oh, I Wish I’dLooked After Me Teeth’ is the most famous poem of Pam Ayres. It was voted as one of the top ten poems of the BBC poll called the‘Nation’s 100 Favourite Comic Poems’. Theme of the Poem Oh! I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth Regret- regret is one of the main… Continue reading Theme and Tone of Oh! I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth by Pam Ayres
