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In this I Remember, I Remember analysis, we will explore the meaning of the poem at a deeper level. The poem I Remember, I Remember is the lamentation of Thomas Hood over the loss of childhood bliss. The refrain, “I remember, I remember” that begins each stanza of the poem makes it evident that this… Continue reading I Remember, I Remember Analysis by Philip Larkin: 2022
I Remember, I Remember setting comprises the childhood of Thomas Hood. In this poem, Hood goes back down memory lane to bring back treasured memories from his childhood. Nature is a prominent setting in the childhood memories Hood unearths. He recollects a garden full of flowers and the fir trees that he was surrounded by.… Continue reading I Remember, I Remember Summary by Philip Larkin: 2022
The How Pleasant to know Mr. Lear central idea focuses on Mr. Lear’s strangeness that makes him both a lovable and a weird character. Mr. Lear’s strangeness comes a great deal from his hideous appearance. He has a rather ugly face with an abnormally big nose and an oversized beard. He has a strange-looking perfectly… Continue reading How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear Analysis, Central Idea, and Themes: 2022
How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear’s setting is ambiguous. It is not set in any specific milieu or place. This poem is simply a description of a strange character named Mr. Lear. The only space mentioned in the poem is the parlor in which Mr. Lear spends his time. The setting of the ocean and… Continue reading How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear Summary by Edward Lear: 2022
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
The title of A Psalm of Life is an appropriate one. A psalm is an invocation to mankind to follow the path of the righteousness. Here, the speaker advises people to be heroes in their lives. He asks them to lie in the present, without thinking about the past or the future. A poem teaching… Continue reading Analysis of A Psalm of Life by H.W Longfellow
Robert Southey’s The Inchcape Rock is based on the legendary story of a reef off the east coast of Scotland. STYLE: The Inchcape Rock is written in the form of a ballad interwoven with a number of poetical devices to convey a moral lesson- ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’ A ballad is a… Continue reading Analysis of The Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey
Inchcape Rock is a popular poem by Robert Southey about the Inchcape Rock Legend, a reef which is situated in the North Sea, close to the coastal region of Angus in Scotland. The Inchcape Rock is known for its infamy as causation for shipwreck. This poem by Robert Southey revolves around the famous folktale of… Continue reading Summary of The Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey
A Psalm of Life, a lyric of religious emotion was published in October of 1838. This poem is taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s first volume of poems. A ‘psalm’ is a sacred song, an invocation to mankind to follow the path of righteousness. A Psalm of Life is a blow to the pessimistic attitude of… Continue reading Summary of A Psalm Of Life by H.W Longfellow
Sonnets from Portuguese is a collection of 44 sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning during the years 1845-1846 and published in 1850. The sonnets have been very popular since their publication. Elizabeth Browning was a Victorian poet whose poetry was very popular in England as well as in the United States. All her sonnets revolve… Continue reading Analysis of If Thou Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
