Mir Afzal SUMMARY OF THE POEM “TO SLEEP†William Wordsworth’s poem “To Sleep†tells us the importance of having sound sleep in our life. The Poet is very confident that sleep will help us to remain mentally and physically fit. He wants sleep to visit him and bless him. The poem is a sonnet of 14 lines … Read more
In Love by Kamala Das Summary In the poem “In Love”, Kamala Das shares the sexual experience of a woman. She begins the poem by referring to the sun and the atmosphere. The sky on which the sun burns reminds her about her lover. She says that his mouth and pale limbs are approaching her … Read more
About the Story “Under the Banyan Tree†is a very interesting story that deals with life in a small Indian village. The writer brings out sharply before us the poverty and drabness of rural life but also puts before us the human qualities of simplicity, trust and affection which this life fosters. The central character … Read more
Upon Julia’s Clothes by Robert Herrick Question Answers 1. What is the tone of the first stanza? Explain your answer. The first stanza has a tone of objectivity and detachment. The speaker seems to simply be describing Julia’s clothes. 2. What does “my†in the poem’s first line reveal about the speaker? The speaker says, … Read more
A Talk On Advertising by Herman Wouk A Brief Introduction to the Author Herman Wouk, an American novelist, was born in New York in 1915. Of his novels, The Caine Muting and Aurora Dawn have been acclaimed the world over. Point Summary In ‘A Talk on Advertising’, Wouk suggests that the business of advertising is … Read more
Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes Ted Hughes (193O-1998) served as the British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death, for which he was awarded the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II. Born in West Yorkshire, he studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and then spent much of his time in Devon. This is one of … Read more
An Introduction by Kamala Das Introduction: This poem first appeared in Kamala Das’s very first volume of poem which was entitled Summer in Calcutta and which was published in 1965. This poem is wholly autobiographical and may also be labelled as a confessional poem. It is confessional in the sense that Kamala Das here takes … Read more
A Poor Woman Learns To Write by Margaret Atwood GENRE: POETRY TITLE: THE POOR WOMAN LEARNS TO WRITE AUTHOR: MARGARET ATWOOD Introduction: The poem “The Poor Woman Learns to Write” is a simple and conversational poem written by Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood, in her novels and poetry, often explored themes surrounding the lives of Native … Read more
The End of Imagination By Arundhati Roy A Brief Introduction to the Author Arundhati Roy’s first – and so far only novel – The God of Small Things, made her famous overnight. She was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize for it. Besides being a writer she is also well known for championing social causes. The … Read more
The poem is addressed to the month April. The speaker in the poem makes a request to the month to rock him with its music. By the touch of the breeze, he gets thrilled. The breeze awakens him from his sleep. The mood of the breeze is fantastic. But the same time it courts and teases him.
The poem "Songs of Radha: The Quest" is a divine love song which presents the Indian faith that God lives within one’s own self. It also describes the passionate and frantic love of the beloved for the divine lover whom she is searching hastily and restlessly all the time. Suddenly, she comes to realize, that he lives within her own heart and it is foolish to search for him outside.
The Star Ducks by Bill Brown About The Author Bill Brown was born in 1910 in Oregon, USA. He worked as a journalist, park ranger and teacher of creative writing. As a young man in 1930s, he made a voyage in a thirty-two feet schooner to the South Seas and during World War II, he … Read more