The Heart of the Tree by Henry Cutler Bunner is a lovely poem that underlines the poet’s love of nature. It is a remark about the benefits of planting a tThe Heart of The Treeâ€ree. The poem is divided into three stanzas and discusses the various benefits of planting a tree. The poem encourages us to plant more trees.
John Done as a Metaphysical Poet The expression ‘Metaphysical Poetry’ refers to the works of a group of poets, chiefly of the 17th century, in whose poetry the intellectual faculty abstains an enormous supremacy over feeling and sentiment and emotions are shaped and expressed by logical reasoning. They give expression to their feelings referring to … Read more
The poem ”Storm on the Island” written in 1966 by an Irish poet Seamus Heaney is a dramatic monologue about storms and their effects from the perspective of a villager on a remote island, most likely in the Irish Atlantic. Heaney grew up in a farming community and wrote many poems about ordinary and everyday subjects. In his work, he employs a large number of agricultural and natural images as metaphors for human nature.
IN THE COUNTRY COTTAGE SUMMARY In The Country Cottage is one of the finest poems of Nissim Ezekiel. Ezekiel has composed his very best poetry out of the ordinariness of human life. He also exhibits his inborn love for Indian landscapes, Indian flora and fauna. In the poem “ In The Country Cottage†for him … Read more
Summary of Island by Nissim Ezekiel Ezekiel is a five-stanza poem. The poem is both a tribute to and lament of a populous urban environment. The poem is about Bombay now Mumbai by none the else but a Bombay man . Though the poet does not mention the poem which island he is writing about, … Read more
Tiger and The Deer Summary ‘The Tiger and The Deer’ is a beautiful poem by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, a versatile genius and an intellectual giant. It is one of the early lyrical poems composed by Sri Aurobindo in free quantitative verse. Through powerful language and imagery, the poet conjures up in our vision the cruel, … Read more
The Rain Poem By W. H. Davies Central Idea In this poem named ‘Rain’, W. H. Davies has used a symbolic meaning for natural elements in his poem. He has used metaphorical meanings of upper leaves of the tree which get the raindrops and quench their thirst first. Afterwards, they pass-on the drops to the … Read more
The mystic poem "Transformation" is full of spirituality and divine inspiration. The central theme of the poem is the poet’s transformation from a sensuous to spiritual existence. Here the title itself denotes a “transition of the formâ€. According to the poet, Transformation necessitates the change of one’s current form into the divine form.
ln ‘Exile’, the first part of, Rough passage, The poet opposes the culture to Europe with that of India and the consequence of British culture on an Indian. He experiences a loss of identity within his own culture and therefore the need to trace his roots.
Phoenix of Beauty Indian English poem titled Phoenix of Beauty is written by Dr. Sumitra Chakravarthy. She was an alumnus of Calcutta University with an Honours degree in English Literature, secured a gold medal in her Master’s and a PhD on the topic “The Search for Identity in Contemporary British Fictionâ€. She has taught English … Read more
From Fairest Creatures We Desire Increase Meanings Of Words/Phrases From fairest creatures (line 1): From all beautiful creatures We desire increase (line 1): we want offspring Riper (line 3): more ripe Contracted to (line 5): bound only to Feed’st thy light’s…fuel (line 6): Feed your eyes (light’s flame) with only the sight of yourself – … Read more
Summary The Master Speed by Robert Frost is a popular sonnet usually preferred to be recited at weddings. It is said that Robert Frost wrote it when his daughter was about to get married. He wrote it in such a way that she would take her life in a savoury moment, not to rush through … Read more