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The Professor: Analysis This poem is written in the form of a monologue. This means that there is only a single speaker in the poem, and he speaks to someone who listens to him silently, never once responding to his comments or queries with any words. Here it is only Professor Sheth who speaks and… Continue reading The Professor: Analysis: 2022
Mending Wall: Analysis Most of Frost’s poems are simple at the surface and have a deeper layer of meaning beneath. “Mending Wall” is no exception. While the poet seems to be relating a simple tale of rebuilding a broken wall between the lands of two farmers, he is talking about a much larger and more… Continue reading Mending Wall: Analysis: 2022
Enterprise: Analysis Every single element that the pilgrims encountered on their journey in this poem symbolizes something else. The sun symbolizations all the obstacles put up by nature in man’s path. The desert symbolizes all the issues because man discriminates against others of his kind, especially religious differences. The shadow that falls on the pilgrims… Continue reading Enterprise: Analysis: 2022
About the Poet: John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the leading figures in the second-generation Romantic poets. Born in London, he was the son of Thomas Keats and Frances Jennings. Thomas Keats was an ostler who married the daughter of his master, from whom he inherited the business. Keats’s family was of a humble heritage,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of On the Grasshopper and Cricket by Keats: 2023
The Bangle Sellers Critical Analysis Naidu’s poetry is best known for her use of imagery and contemporary Indian themes. Among her other poems, this poem stands out as a social message that discusses the lives of Indian women and the lives of bangle sellers. Although the poem focuses extensively on the stages in the life… Continue reading The Bangle Sellers: Critical Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2022
The Gift: Analysis A transcendent poem on motivation and kindness, ‘The Gift’ achieves that unique outlook of a spiritual holism. The poem takes a holistic approach towards healing, be it physical or spiritual. The poem is tender in its portrayal of a father-son relationship.On the literal level, the poem describes a memory where the poet… Continue reading The Gift: Analysis: 2022
Asleep in the Valley: Analysis The poem begins almost lazily, with attention to details like the slow pace of the stream, the reflection it makes on the grass, and the ample sunlight. Like the slow stream that passes through the valley, the poem advances to the second stanza. The second stanza brings our eyes to… Continue reading Asleep in the Valley: Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2022
This sonnet certainly speaks of the poet’s beloved, but it speaks of his own poetry more than that. Sonnet 18: Analysis In this sonnet, Shakespeare praises the beauty of his beloved but does so in the service of his poetic craft. He knows that the individual human body cannot survive the passage of time and… Continue reading Sonnet 18: Analysis, Central Idea, and Theme: 2023
Critical Analysis of Wander Thirst: In this poem, the poet speaks about his love for travel in general. This is a sentiment that most of us readers can relate to. However, the world he wants to travel belongs to an earlier time than the present. It is a world of porous borders. As we know,… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of Wander Thirst by Gerald Gould: 2022
Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” is an analogy of the different phases of life that a man goes through during a lifetime. The use of imagery, metaphor, and simile are the strongest figures of speech used to drive home the passage’s message. He starts by describing the everyday actions and conditions in which we all… Continue reading Seven Ages of Man Critical Analysis (2023 Update)
