In this touching poem “Say This City Has Ten Million Souls”, the poet has convincingly argued the case of Jew refugees, who were forced to leave their country as Hitler had ordered their genocide. They had taken refuge in a metropolitan city of ten million people, but they were given very cold treatment. The officers …
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Hawk’s Monologue is a symbolic poem about power politics. Hawk stands for such a powerful dictator who suffers from delusions that he is born to rule. He can’t be humiliated and lowered. The top is his destination. He becomes senseless in the intoxication of power and considers himself immortal. The unawareness of the reality of …
In the poem, “Kublai Khan” S.T. Coleridge has described his dream of a magnificent palace. The surrounding of this extraordinary place is quite romantic and mysterious. As rivers, forests, hills, flowers, sea, gardens, rocks, chasm, caves, and domes, etc have been presented with tremendous qualities. The poet has tried to depict his conception of the …
Before moving toward the critical review of the famous poem “When I have Fears” written by John Keats, let us explain it. After explaining it from various perspectives and getting understandably, we will move on. The poet experiences great pain when he is haunted by the idea that he may die before achieving his high …
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The poet R.S. Thomas, in this poem “The Vanishing Village”, has presented the gloomy picture of a village that has lost its hustle and bustle. There are only a few houses, one street connecting a shop and a tavern, and a singular vanishing path that ends on a small hill beside the village. The path …
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Usually, the students of English literature ask that What is the summary of After Apple Picking? “After Apple-Picking” is the poem that describes the conflict between man’s aspirations, ambitions, desires on the one side and physical limitations, difficulties, ground realities on the other side. The man intends to do more work but physical limitations frustrate …
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The poem, “Lights Out” by Edward Thomas describes the experience of sleep. It is an attempt to understand the mystery of sleep. Sleep is quite mysterious and magical that nobody can express it meaningfully. One can fight against hunger but nobody can fight against sleep. All humans whether straightforward creature, especially humans get benefit of …
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In the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Earth” by Emily Dickinson, the poetess has a realistic and dauntless idea about death. It is a relaxing interval helping us in our onward journey in the realms of eternity. Although we are forgetful of our real duties and do not make appropriate preparations to receive …
The poem “A Poison Tree” is based upon the poet’s personal experience through which he throws light on human situations. He emphasizes that we should not nourish anger and hatred in our hearts. Because Hatred grows into enmity, enmity breeds fear, and fear gives rise to revenge. In trustworthy condition, we are frank with our …
“Departure and Arrival” by T.S. Eliot is a beautiful blend of realism and idealism along with the confusion of modern man. Realism remains on earth whereas idealism is sky-high. The poet expresses his faith in idealism and optimism for the future of mankind. The opening of the poem speaks out the confusing conditions of modern …
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