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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
About the poet: William Shakespeare is best known as the greatest dramatist of all time. However, he is also considered the first national poet of England, who brought his country much prestige at a time when nations such as France and Italy had led the rise of the European Renaissance. He is remembered as the… Continue reading Summary of Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare: 2022
This poem is an autobiographical one. As we know, Milton did, in fact, go blind in the 1650s. Therefore, he is writing about his own experiences. However, if we go beyond the surface matter of this poem, we will see that it is less about his blindness and more about a philosophical exposition on the… Continue reading On His Blindness: Analysis: 2022
John Milton was born in London on 9th December 1608. After university, he spent six years in his father’s country home in Buckinghamshire, following a rigorous independent study course, including classical and modern works, to prepare for a career as a poet. In addition, Milton was proficient in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian, Old… Continue reading On His Blindness Line by Line Summary (2023 Update)
Critical Analysis of If Thou Must Love Me: “If Thou Must Love Me” is an atypical sonnet in many ways. This is because of all its differences from the sonnets written during the period of the Renaissance. In those sonnets, the speaker was always a man. Since this sonnet is written by the poet in… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of If Thou Must Love Me: 2022
About the poet: Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian period. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. Barrett Browning was born in Coxhoe Hall, between the villages of Coxhoe and Kelloe in County Durham, on 6th March 1806. She was the eldest of 12 children… Continue reading Line by Line Summary of If Thou Must Love by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 2022
About John Milton: John Milton was born in the year 1608 in Bread Street, London. He was a man who went on to achieve great things and work in three different eras: Stuart England, Commonwealth and Protectorate. He published his first piece of poetry, Poems of Mr. John Milton, Both English and Latin in the… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 16 by John Milton: 2022
ABOUT THE POET: A three time Pulitzer Prize winner and a four time nominee for Nobel Prize in Literature, Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in 1869, was one of the most prolific major American poet and widely recognized as ‘a brilliant sonneteer’ was ironically, best remembered for only a handful of short poems. Robinson is considered… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet by Edwin Arlington Robinson: 2022
ABOUT ELIZABETH BISHOP: Elizabeth Bishop (1911) was an American poet and short-story writer. The Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award and a recipient of Neustadt International for Literature added to her feathers in the cap.She earned a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1934. For a major American poet, Bishop published… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Sonnet (1928) by Elizabeth Bishop: 2022
Edgar Allan Poe- As we learn about the poet and story writer Edgar Allan Poe, we are not surprised to perceive his impact on literature even today. In his short-lived life of 40 years, he has produced some ever-inspiring work like ‘The Raven’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Poe was born in 1809 and was orphaned in… Continue reading Sonnet – To Science Summary and Analysis by Edgar Allan Poe: 2022
