THE TREES BY PHILIP LARKIN Introduction: We all know that Nature is a great teacher. Human life repeats many aspects of nature. The cyclic pattern of life in nature is re๏ฌected in human life also. This poem takes a philosophical look at nature and life. What is the general tone of the poem? Is it โฆ Read more
Epic Poetry Some Features and Examples An Introduction To Epic An epic also called heroic poem is a verse narrative usually long which deals with a serious subject. It is told in a formal and elevated style. It is centred on heroic or quasi-divine figures on whose action depends the fate of a tribe, a โฆ Read more
Our Village by Prof. Rehman Rahi Soun Gaam (Our Village) by Rehman Rahi A hard-hitting sarcastic sonnet, โSoun Gaamโ depicts the way of life of Kashmir in the entirety of its contradictions. It was written by the prominent Kashmiri artist Rehman Rahi in 1995. Our village is better off as a village; call it not โฆ Read more
In her poem, โSunriseโ, which has been written in free verse, the poetess Padma Sachdev portrays the regular marvel of the sun rising in a simple, colourful, though childish, way, comparing the sun with a bashful, nervous school boy, frightened of his stern school master.
The beautiful poem โAfter Apple Pickingโ by Robert Frost is written in the first person, and the speaker is a hardworking, straightforward man who has been picking apples in an apple plantation throughout the day, and is now overcome with fatigue because of all day work and on account of his huge experience of picking apples
The poem โPunishment in Kindergartenโ is a childhood hurt recollection in the turbulence of later years. The poet was deeply hurt by the unkind words of a teacher. It is the incident when the poet was just a school kid. She had gone on a school picnic with her teacher and schoolmates. While other kids were playing, the poet stood alone because she was still new in the school.
Inklings From The Dark Explanation Central Idea: Inklings From The Dark is the English translation of one of Rahiโs most powerful Kashmiri poems, Pai Chu Zulmate Wuzan. It is a highly imaginative synthesis of various creative impulses, the poem can be used to interpret in different ways. The poem expresses a gradual shift from despair โฆ Read more
The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a humorous poem written by Ogden Nash. It is written in ballad form. It narrates a story about Custard the Dragon. The Dragon is teased for being a coward but later he proves brave as he saves the lives of those who used to look down upon him. The poem gives us an impression that the ones who talk much about their bravery may turn out to be cowards.
Trees by Alfred Joyce Kilmer
The poem โTreesโ written by Joyce Kilmer, is proposing that trees are the most wonderful thing โno one but God can make a treeโ. He wants people to appreciate nature and God. He uses personification to demonstrate that trees are wonderful as people.
The poem titled To the Cuckoo is a wonderful poem by William Wordsworth. In this poem, William. Wordsworth is respecting the spring in the most exquisite way. He says that when the spring begins, a feathered creature, which he later named as cuckoo begins singing in the most cheering way.
The poem โPalanquin Bearersโ can be well understood in the Indian context. In most parts of India, the custom was to bring a bride to the house of her husband in a palanquin by the palanquin bearers. The palanquin bearers thought it was a privilege to bring the royal princess to the home of their groom.
This is a heart touching poem by the Indian poet Kamla Das, whose pen name is Madhavikutty. In this wonderful poem, she describes her sentiment of love and filial attachment towards her ageing mother. The poem consists of 20 lines without a full stop which makes it easy to flow and comprehend.
