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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 Passing of Arthur by Tennyson: 2022
About the Poet: Well-known for being one of the first renowned English metaphysical poets of his time, Andrew Marvell was also a satirist and politician. Born on the 31st of March 1621 in Yorkshire to the clergyman of the Church of England, he completed his Bachelors at Trinity College, Cambridge. Having travelled through continental Europe,… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of A Dialogue between the Soul and Body by Marvell: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet born on 3rd June, 1926 at Newark, New Jersey, U.S as the son of an English teacher and Russian expatriate. He was one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the counterculture that would soon follow. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression. One of… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Homework by Allen Ginsberg: 2022
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
