“Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson About the poem This is a lyrical poem. Tennyson wrote it when he was 81, while crossing the river Solent after a serious illness. He explained to his son that the “Pilot” was the Divine, the Unseen who always guided us.The poem is…
A Prayer for My Daughter Summary The poet is full of worries about the newborn child in the world of anarchy. The daughter sleeps in a cradle comfortably, while the storm rages outside. There is a storm within the poet himself, who is full of gloomy forebodings about the future…
A Hanging by George Orwell Introduction The essay ‘ A Hanging’ by George Orwell describes an incident of hanging one prisoner. Orwell describes the event in his usual dramatic and ironic style. The essay is remarkable for the vivid characters that Orwell has portrayed. Like ‘Shooting an Elephant’, the incident…
What I Believe by E. M Forster Introduction to What I Believe E. M. Forster is an individualist and liberal thinker. He is an artist, finds difficult to adjust with the changing world. He does not believe any organized religion or social or political creed. He is a democrat. He…
A Broken Appointment by Hardy Summary The poem ‘A Broken Appointment’ is a love poem. It is a lyrical poem in which Hardy expresses his tragic experience of love. In the poem, we see a frustrated lover. He is in the mood of despondency or nervousness. He is separated from…
Neutral Tones by Hardy Summary The poem ‘Neutral Tones‘ belongs to the group of ‘love poems‘ of Hardy. It is composed in the year 1867. It depicts the separation of lovers. It is about Hardy‘s love relations with his cousin Tryphena Sparks before he fell in love with Emma Gifford…
Pygmalion Pygmalion is the most successful play of Shaw both on stage and screen. It was first produced at the Halfburg Theatre in Vienna on 16th Oct. 1913. It had achieved wide popularity in all English speaking world. The film based on the play was produced in 1938. It had…
“Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes 1. What was the poet’s purpose in writing this poem? The poet wrote this poem in protest of the dismantling of a ship, hoping to move others to his cause. 2. Locate two metaphors Holmes uses for the ship in the body of the…
The Destruction of Sennacherib by George Gordon, Lord Byron 1. With garments described as “gleaming in purple and gold,” the “cohorts” are most likely tomembers of what class? Purple and gold are symbols of royalty and power, so one may infer that the cohorts were members of the ruling class.…
So We’ll Go No More a Roving by George Gordon, Lord Byron Vocabulary roving – traveling about in search of adventure Questions and Answers 1. Why does the speaker pledge to not go roving during the night? The speaker’s pledge is based on his observations that “the sword outwears it…
Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant Vocabulary blight – something that impairs one’s growth and deflates one’s spirit patriarchs – males in power hoary – grown gray with age; ancient sepulchre – tomb pensive – thoughtful venerable – honorable; honored scourged – severely punished 1. What does the poem’s title mean?…
