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Introduction to the Poet: Alfred Tennyson, son of Reverend George Tennyson and Elizabeth Fetcher was born on 6th August, 1809 at Lincolnshire, England. From childhood, he exhibited a knack for writing. At the age of twelve, he wrote a poem of 6000 lines and at the tender age of fourteen, he wrote a drama of blank… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Spring by Tennyson: 2022
About Adrienne Rich Adrienne Rich was born on May 16, 1929 in Maryland, USA. Rich’s upbringing was dominated by the intellectual ambitions her father had for her. She went to Radcliffe College and focused mainly on writing and poetry. Her first collection of poetry, A Change of World, was published in 1951 and was selected… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Prospective Immigrants Please Note by Adrienne Rich: 2022
About Alfred Lord Tennyson Born on August 6, 1809 in Lincolnshire, England, Alfred Lord Tennyson is one of the most well-known English poets. He was an official poetic spokesman for the reign of Queen Victoria. He used writing as a medium to escape from the troubles in his life. His first collection of poetry, “Poems… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Lullaby by Tennyson: 2022
Alongside being a great poet, Ramanujan carried on his scholarly work too. He wrote about identity and displacement, about the human heart and its framework, the body. He also wrote about work and play. One soon begins to believe that the poems written yesterday by him were written in one’s own language, and they were,… Continue reading Self Portrait: Summary and Analysis: 2023
About the Poet: The most renowned poet of the Victorian era, Alfred Lord Tennyson, was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England on 6 August 1809. Tennyson began writing poetry as a boy. Most of Tennyson’s education was under the direction of his father. At the age of twelve, he wrote a 6000 line epic poem. It… Continue reading All Things Will Die: Summary and Analysis: 2022
About the Poet: Lord Alfred Tennyson (August 1809- October 1892) was a Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria. While he still remains one of Britain’s most popular poets till date, some of his short-lyrical works include “Break, Break, Break”, “Tears, Idle Tears” and “Crossing the Bar”. His work… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson: 2022
About A. K. Ramanujan: A. K. Ramanujan was not only an enlightened poet, but also a philologist, a folklorist, a translator, a scholar and a playwright. Well-versed with the languages of Kannada and English, Ramanujan had done a fair amount of research in the languages of Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. A firm believer in a… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Elements of Composition by Ramanujan: 2022
Introduction to the Poet of Still Life: Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan was born in Mysore City on 16th March, 1929 as the son of an astronomer and professor of Mathematics. Not only an Indian poet and scholar of English Literature, but he was also a translator, playwright, folklorist and philologist. He… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Still Life by Ramanujan: 2022
Introduction to the Poet of Ask Me No More: Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby in Lincolnshire as the son of a clergyman. After schooling at Louth, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. Here, he won the Chancellor’s Medal for a poem on Timbuctoo. At the age of twelve, he wrote an epic poem… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Ask Me No More by Tennyson: 2022
‘The Garden’ by Andrew Marvell is one of the most complex poems with a blend of passion and wit, mixed with imagery, thus standing supreme in literature. The poem can be analyzed in a political manner and also with reference to the Bible. Its striking conceits and psychological insights magnify the poem’s beauty and are… Continue reading The Garden: Summary and Analysis: 2022
