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About the Poet – Thomas Hardy (June 2, 1840- January 11, 1928) was an English novelist and poet. Although he is considered a Victorian writer, he was influenced by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens. He was born to a stonemason (also Thomas Hardy) and Jemima Hand. It was due to his mother, Hardy… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy: 2022
About the Poet – Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of Television by Roald Dahl
About the Poet – Walt Whitman (31 May 1819- March 26 1892), born Walter Whitman, was an American poet and essayist who also dabbled in journalism. He achieved immense fame after the publication of his poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, in 1855. Having worked as a printer’s devil, he had self-published his poetry collection and kept… Continue reading Summary of A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night is a wonderful poem. In order to help you understand the poem in a better way, we have prepared an extensive guide of this poem which includes a thorough detail of the poet, the poem, setting and mood, annotations, summary, critical analysis, poetic devices, central ideas, themes,… Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Meaning
About the Poet – Shirley Toulson is an English poetess. She was born on 20th May 1924 in Henley-on-Thames, England. However, she has spent most of her life in Somerset. Toulson has worked as a teacher of creative writing for adults. Between 1967 and 1970, she was the features editor of the journal Teacher. Between 1970… Continue reading Line by Line Meaning of A Photograph by Shirley Toulson
About the Poet – Robert Hayden, born in 1913asAsa Bundy Sheffey, was an American poet, essayist and educator who served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976–78, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office. Hayden studied poetry at the University of Michigan, and went on to… Continue reading Summary of Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
About the Poet: Pablo Neruda was not born with the name which is imprinted across his poetry collections now. He was born as Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto in a Chilean household and he took up the pen name of Pablo Neruda inspired by his inspiration, the Czech writer Jan Neruda when he took to writing. This… Continue reading Keeping Quiet Meaning by Pablo Neruda
About the Poet: Kahlil Gibran was born on 6th January 1883, in Bsharri, Lebanon. Being very poor, his learning was limited to regular visits to a village priest who taught him with the essentials of religion and the Bible, alongside the Syrian and Arabic languages. When Gibran was eight, his father was accused of tax evasion… Continue reading Song of the Rain Meaning by Khalil Gibran
