Money Madness by D. H. Lawrence About the Poem As the title implies, the poem is about financial insanity. The poet expresses concern about man’s desire for more wealth and luxuries, as well as the erosion of human values. Money madness dehumanises man. If money madness is not reined in,…
Summary of Seven Ages of a Man Shakespeare views the world as a stage and men and women as actors on it. They take on seven distinct roles based on their ages. The poet describes the first stage as an infant being carried by a nurse. The infant constantly cries…
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus IntroductionThe New Colossus is a poem by Emma Lazarus, an American poet who lived from 1849 to 1987. She wrote it in 1883. During her brief lifetime, she witnessed the United States being transformed by an influx of immigrants. Even though her family had…
Success is Counted Sweetest by Emily Dickinson Introduction to the poemEmily Dickinson (1830-1886) is widely regarded as one of America’s greatest poets. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, the daughter of a wealthy lawyer. She lived in seclusion, yet the depth of her emotions compelled her to express them in…
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Background: The poem was inspired by the vista from Westminster Bridge on July 31, 1802, when the majority of residents were still in bed and industries had not yet stoked their fires and contaminated the air with smoke. He and his sister, Dorothy,…
Summary of If You Call Me Sarojini’s work resembles the lyric structures of contemporary British fin-de-siècle poets; the mood and colour are Indian. The following love poem is from Sarojini Naidu’s most recent collection of poetry, The Broken Wing (published in 1917 albeit most of the poems were written during…
Prospects of Democracy in India by B. R. Ambedkar About The Author Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Ambavade, Maharashtra. His father was a British Army officer stationed at the Mhow Cantonment. His father pushed him to pursue an education. He graduated from Mumbai’s Elphinstone…
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven is a narrative poem. The poem is remembered for its musicality, stylized language, and surreal atmosphere, and was first published in January 1845. It tells the story of a mysterious visit from a talking raven to a distraught lover, charting the man’s gradual descent into madness. The…
Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth Introduction Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth is an eleven-stanza poem that recounts a child’s loss of purity and divine sight when he becomes engrossed in his toys from the soft lap of its mother. Wordsworth believes that even if one has…
Do not Ask of Me, My Love Introduction Do Not Ask Me My Love for That Love Again ( Mujh Se Pahli Si Muhabbat Mere Mahboob Na Mang) is a famous Urdu poem written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was an intellectual, revolutionary, and notable Urdu poet. His…
One Art by Elizabeth Bishop Introduction“One Art” is a well-known poem written by American poet Elizabeth Bishop that was first published in The New Yorker in 1976. Later that year, Bishop published the poem in Geography III, alongside other pieces such as “In the Waiting Room” and “The Moose.” This…
