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William Wordsworth is one of the best-known English poets of the Romantic era, a period where poetry was about the personification of nature, and a new movement of aesthetics was evolved. John Wordsworth is known for some of his best poems, like Daffodils. In this analysis, I will look at his poem written for his… Continue reading She was a Phantom of Delight: Summary and Analysis: 2022
In this post we have attempted The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis. This poem analysis of ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ by Lewis Carroll is divided into three parts – context, rhyme scheme and rhetorical devices, and nonsense poetry. The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis by Lewis Carroll Context: ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ appears… Continue reading The Walrus and the Carpenter Analysis by Lewis Carroll: 2022
Lewis Carroll was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem “Jabberwocky”, and the poem The Hunting of the Snark, all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word… Continue reading You Are Old Father William Analysis by Lewis Carroll: 2022
Critical Analysis of That’s Success “That’s Success” by BertonBraley is an passionate poem, which captivates the reader’s mind provoking them to introspect and think twice about the notion of success they have. It essentially conveys adiscerning message to all – Success is a part of life, the latter being made up of both failure and… Continue reading Critical Analysis of That’s Success by Berton Braley: 2022
Critical Analysis of Never Again Would Birds’ Song be the Same “Never again would Birds’ Song be the same” has been read both as an “elegy” to Frost’s wife Elinor, who died in 1938, and as a loving tribute to his friend Kay Morrison, to whom he proposed marriage and who became his secretary in… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Never Again Would Birds’ Song be the Same by Robert Frost: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Human Touch Twentieth century criticism has taught us to value poems for their complexity. If we were to follow this kind of critical apparatus, ‘The Human Touch’ would not be valued very highly. However, simplicity is often the best way to gain the regard of one’s readers. There is no doubt… Continue reading Critical Analysis of The Human Touch by Spencer Michael Free: 2022
The Tables Turned: Critical Analysis William Wordsworth is an English romantic poet who has started a successful literature career with the Lyrical Ballads. He is one of the best romantic poets in the history of romantic poetry. His poems have a heavy influence on nature and are only about describing the aspects of nature. In… Continue reading The Tables Turned: Critical Analysis: 2022
Critical Analysis of Red Red Rose After a superficial reading, it may seem that ‘A Red, Red Rose’ is only a one-dimensional love poem. However, that is not the case. Upon closer inspection, we can interpret the poet’s love for the Scottish maiden with his love for Scotland itself. It has long been a practice… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Red Red Rose by Robert Burns: 2022
Critical Analysis of Sunrise on the Hills Though ‘Sunrise on the Hills’ may appear to be a simple poem, that does not diminish our enjoyment of it. The poet’s natural description show that he had a keen eye for detail and could express those details in his verse without making them seem banal. It is… Continue reading Critical Analysis of Sunrise on the Hills by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Highwayman The world that Noyes creates through this poem is a world where laws do not seem to have much of a place. For one, the highwayman does not seem to be an uncommon sight. Hence robberies are pretty common, and robbers are not even especially looked down upon. Perhaps this… Continue reading Critical Analysis of The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes: 2022
