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This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘The Three Strangers’ by the Georgian poet Walter de la Mare. This poem is made up of five stanzas. Each of these stanzas is again made up of four lines. The speaker in the poem speaks in the first person, and can be equated with de la Mare… Continue reading The Three Strangers Summary by Walter de la Mare

This poem summary focuses on the poem ‘How Sleep the Brave’ by Walter de la Mare. Unlike most other poems of de la Mare’s, the tone of this poem is not light or playful. It is both sombre and dignified. This is what makes ‘How Sleep the Brave’ a remarkable piece of work. ‘How Sleep… Continue reading How Sleep the Brave Summary by Walter de la Mare

Henry Longfellow is an American romantic poet who has written some brilliant imagery poems in his life. He sees par nature and the phenomena around him, and understands the truth behind it. His poem, “The Arrow and the Song”, is about his expression, or mesmerised views on the arrow shot from his bow and a… Continue reading The Arrow and the Song Summary by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Village Blacksmith is a poem written by Henry Longfellow, which I will look upon by writing The Village Blacksmith: summary and critical analysis. The Village Blacksmith: Summary “Under a spreading chestnut-treeThe village smithy stands;The smith, a mighty man is he,With large and sinewy hands;And the muscles of his brawny armsAre strong as iron bands.” The poet here gives a description about the appearance of the village blacksmith in the village by telling about… Continue reading The Village Blacksmith: Summary

‘Ring Out Wild Bells,’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is a poem that emphasizes his popular phrase, “Old order changeth, giving place to new.” This poem of eight quatrains, i.e., each stanza consisting of four lines, is a plea for transition, for good. A part of In Memoriam, A. H. H., the title of the poem,… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Summary by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Background and Deeper Meaning:Ring Out, Wild Bells is a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson under The Memoriam, A. H. H. The Memoriam consists of poems written in the loving memory of Arthur Hallam, Tennyson’s closest friend, whom he had met during his time in Cambridge and whose death had a profound impact on Tennyson.… Continue reading Ring Out Wild Bells Analysis by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Laughing Heart was published in 1996 by Black Sparrow Press. It was written by the poet, Charles Bukowski in Circa.1993. Henry Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was a German –born American author and poet. He is renowned for his literature on themes of alcoholism, problems of urbanity, and frivolous relationships with women. ‘The Laughing Heart’ is… Continue reading The Laughing Heart Summary by Charles Bukowski

Anne Bradstreet was one of the most prominent English poets of North America. She was also the first female writers from the British North American colonies whose works got published. She was a prominent Puritan, and it is very well seen in her poems. Here, I am going to analyse the poem “Flesh and Spirit”… Continue reading Flesh and Spirit Summary by Anne Bradstreet

This poem analysis of ‘Ardella’ by Langston Hughes is divided into three parts –rhyme scheme, rhetorical devices, and deeper meaning. Rhyme Scheme: There is no identifiable rhyme scheme that Langston Hughes follows while writing this poem. It appears to be written in free verse. However, if we divide the poem into two units of three… Continue reading Ardella Analysis by Langston Hughes