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‘O what is That Sound’ is a ballad-style poem with the events taking in an unspecified time, giving it a universal ideology. It is a poem about presumable war, its effects on a couple, and betrayal. About the Poet Wystan Hugh Auden was born in the year 1907 in York in, England. He was an… Continue reading O What is that Sound: Summary and Analysis: 2022
Gerontion, by T S Eliot, was first published in the year 1920. True to its name, which means ‘of or relating to old age,’ this poem describes through an old man his impressions and opinions and laments after World War I. The poem is considered the preface of a long and one of the most… Continue reading Gerontion: Summary and Analysis: 2022
About Langston Hughes: James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in the year 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He went on to become a poet, social activist, novelist and playwright. He started writing short stories and poems while in high school. He is known for ‘jazz poetry’ and is considered one of its earliest innovators. He is… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes: 2022
About John Milton: John Milton was born in the year 1608 in Bread Street, London. He was a man who went on to achieve great things and work in three different eras: Stuart England, Commonwealth and Protectorate. He published his first piece of poetry, Poems of Mr. John Milton, Both English and Latin in the… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 16 by John Milton: 2022
About James Whitcomb Riley: Known as “Children’s poet” and also as the “Hoosier Poet” for his children’s poetry and dialect works, James Whitcomb Riley was one of the bestselling authors of his time. Born in 1849, Riley went on to become one of the most loved poets of all time. During his career he… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sleep by James Whitcomb Riley: 2022
About Gerard Manley Hopkins: Gerard Manley Hopkins is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era. Born in 1844, Hopkins was the eldest of the nine children of Manley Hopkins. Hopkins went on to become a poet, a Jesuit Priest and a Professor of Classics. The main themes of his poems… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of As Kingfishers Catch Fire by G. M. Hopkins: 2022
Morning Song: About the Poet Credited as the exponent of confessional poetry, Sylvia Plath was mostly known for her two collections of poetry, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel. The American poet, short story writer, and novelist Plath was born in Boston and was married to Ted Hughes, a fellow writer whom she later… Continue reading Morning Song: Summary and Analysis: 2023
Introduction to RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882): The pioneer of transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was also known for his essays, lectures and poetry. The nineteenth century American poet became the torchbearer of individualism and the very same quality kept him at an arm’s length from his contemporaries. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Emerson has a pure… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Emily Dickinson was born on 10 December, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She seldom spent her time outside home and her closest associates were her sister Lavinia, her brother Austin and the Reverend Charles Wadsworth, who she met on a trip to Philadelphia. Dickinson was fond of a metaphysical poetry writing style… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of It Sifts From Leaden Sieves by Emily Dickinson: 2022
ABOUT THE POET: A three time Pulitzer Prize winner and a four time nominee for Nobel Prize in Literature, Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in 1869, was one of the most prolific major American poet and widely recognized as ‘a brilliant sonneteer’ was ironically, best remembered for only a handful of short poems. Robinson is considered… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet by Edwin Arlington Robinson: 2022
