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About the Poet– Kamala Das (also known as Kamala Suraiyya after her conversion to Islam in 1999) was on born 31st March 1934 in Thrissur, Kerala. She spent most of her childhood in Calcutta in a family of artists, where she felt ignored and unloved. In her teenage she married an older relative, and the emotional and… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of My Mother at Sixty Six
About the Poet – Walt Whitman (31 May 1819- March 26 1892), born Walter Whitman, was an American poet and essayist who also dabbled in journalism. He achieved immense fame after the publication of his poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, in 1855. Having worked as a printer’s devil, he had self-published his poetry collection and kept… Continue reading Summary of A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman
Born in a small mining town in England on 11th September 1885, D.H. Lawrence is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Lawrence published many novels and poetry volumes in his lifetime, including Sons and Lovers and Women in Love, but is best known for his infamous novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The graphic… Continue reading Snake Line by Line Meaning by D.H.Lawrance
About the Poem: “Do not go gentle into that good night“, written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1951, is considered to be one of his finest works. It is widely considered to be the most famous example of the poetic form known as the villanelle, a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by… Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Summary
A Photograph: Solved Questions 1. Comment on the tone of the poem.The tone of the poem is that of sadness. Shirley Toulson looks at an old photograph of her mother and is reminded of her mother, who is no more. She recalls the moment when her mother was twelve years old and looked sweet and… Continue reading A Photograph: Solved Questions
Critical Analysis- The snake is generally seen in a negative way by man. Man is taught to be afraid of it, and to kill it if they encounter it at any point. However, Lawrence feels that this is a most unjust way to treat the snake. He attacks the snake because he does not know any… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Snake by D.H.Lawrance
About the Poet: Born in a small mining town in England on 11th September 1885, D.H. Lawrence is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Lawrence published many novels and poetry volumes in his lifetime, including Sons and Lovers and Women in Love, but is best known for his infamous novel Lady Chatterley’s… Continue reading Line by Line Summary of Snake by D.H.Lawrance
About the Poet – Shirley Toulson is an English poetess. She was born on 20th May 1924 in Henley-on-Thames, England. However, she has spent most of her life in Somerset. Toulson has worked as a teacher of creative writing for adults. Between 1967 and 1970, she was the features editor of the journal Teacher. Between 1970… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of A Photograph by Shirley Toulson
1. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden, what is the son’s feeling towards his father? Robert Hayden’s poem is written as a monologue by an adult son who recalls his stern and reticent, but loving father, a father whose love he has failed to recognize as a boy, partly because of his… Continue reading Those Winter Sundays Solved Questions by Robert Hayden
“Where the mind is without fear” −− What type of mental condition is required to attain ideal freedom as dreamt of by Rabindranath ? The poet talks about a freedom which needs to be achieved within the human mind and soul. He talks about a condition where “the mind is without fear and the head… Continue reading Where the Mind is Without Fear Solved Questions by Rabindranath Tagore
