Mir Afzal Summary of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was published in 1917. It is a dramatic monologue. It presents the thoughts, fears and resolutions of a typical modern man. It reveals his inability to love and sing in a brash urban society. The title of the poem … Read more
Snake By D. H. Lawrence Summary On a very hot summer day, the poet came across a snake at a stone container of water. It had come to drink water. The poet had gone there to carry water. However, the poet had to wait some time until the snake leaves the place. The snake slowly … Read more
Summary The poem ‘The Darkling Thrush’ is a famous nature lyric composed by Hardy. It is composed at the turn by of the century. In this poem, the poet points out man’s inability to share the happiness of a bird singing in winter. In this poem, Hardy depicts the early 20th century as a period … Read more
The Servant By S. T. Semyono Summary The story has Gerasim in its lead role. Gerasim returned to Moscow just at a time when it was not essay to find a job. The time was just around Christmas when a man mostly sticks to a poor job in the expectation of a present. The peasant … Read more
Mending wall By Robert Frost Introduction: The poem Mending Wall by Robert Frost was first published in 1914. The poem is about two neighbours who meet each year in Spring to mend the stone wall dividing their fields. It is a dramatic lyric and a monologue. This poem presents a sharp contrast between two views, … Read more
J. C. Bose By Aldous Huxley Introduction Aldous Huxley is supposed to be one of the important writers of the 20th century. He started his literary career as a poet. But he is betterly known for his novels and essays. By temperament, he was against war and violence. That’s why he left England in 1937 … Read more
The Lamb By William Blake Short Summary “The Lamb” is the simplest poem written by William Blake and was published in his collection Songs of Innocence in 1789. In the figure of the lamb, the poem finds the expression of God’s will and the beauty of God’s creation. The poem is told from the point … Read more
The Sick Rose by William Blake Summary of Sick Rose “The Sick Rose” is a poem written by William Blake first published in 1794 and like Blake’s other poems such as The Tyger and The Lamb, it was also included in Songs of Experience. The poem uses a narrator who addresses the rose, the symbol … Read more
The Tyger by William Blake Introduction “The Tyger” is a poem by William Blake that was first published in 1794 as part of the Songs of Experience collection. Alfred Kazin, a literary critic, describes it as “the most famous of his poems,” and The Cambridge Companion to William Blake describes it as “the most anthologized … Read more
London by William Blake Introduction London is a poem written by William Blake and published in Songs of Experience in 1794. It is one of the few poems in Songs of Experience that does not have a corresponding poem in Songs of Innocence. William Blake was a poet and artist most known for his illuminated … Read more
Introduction A Red, Red Rose by Rober Burns is a beautiful romantic poem first published in 1794 in A Selection of Scots Songs, edited by Peter Urbani. Burns ‘ poem was both influenced by a simple Scottish song he had heard in the country and by ballads written from that time. The poem is a … Read more
To a Mouse by Robert Burns Vocabulary dominion – ruled-over land coulter – the blade of a plough Short Summary To a Mouse is a beautiful poem written by an evergreen poet Robert Burns in 1785. This poem was written after the speaker of the poem accidentally ruined the nest of a mouse while ploughing … Read more