If by Rudyard Kipling : Summary, Questions, Figures of Speech

“If ” by Rudyard Kipling Introduction Joseph Rudyard Kipling is the author of the poem “If”. Kipling wrote the poem during his stay in Great Britain in 1909. It was first published in 1910 and gained immediate attention everywhere in Britain, and it was quickly adopted as a popular anthem. Kipling lived from December 30, … Read more

A Planet at Prayer by Joan Hetzer : Summary and Questions

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A Planet at Prayer by Joan Hetzer Vocabulary Discord – Difference, lack of agreement Hymen – Religious song Attene – Make understand De-smog – Make air free from pollution Summary of A Planet at Prayer by Joan Hetzer A planet at prayer is a thought provoking poem written by Joan Hetzner. The poet says that … Read more

Tears, idle Tears: Summary, Questions, Analysis, Figures of Speech, Style and Language

Tears, idle Tears: Summary, Questions, Analysis, Figures of Speech, Style and Language 5

Tears, Idle Tears Introduction: “Tears, Idle Tears” is a small lyric of a larger poem, “The Princess”, which is about Princess Ida. The Princess lives with her female companions, rejecting marriage and male companionship, in a school, she has founded for women’s education, alone. A maiden sings the present lyric as a song. Meaning of … Read more

She Walks in Beauty: Summary and Questions

She Walks in Beauty: Summary and Questions 6

The poem "She Walks in Beauty" is a short lyrical poem consisting of three stanzas of six lines each. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ababab, and the lines follow regular rhythm: iambic tetrameter, which means that there are four "iambs" (or pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) in every line.

Answered Questions of Living in the World of Four Senses

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Living in the World of Four Senses Word Bank Knick-knacks == Small objects which people enjoy looking at or playing with. Expunged == rubbed out totally Deprived == Prevented from having something Fragile == delicate Despair == a feeling of hopelessness because things seem so bad or unpleasant Impasse == a difficult situation from which … Read more

“The Emperor of Ice Cream” by Wallace Stevens : Summary and Questions

“The Emperor of Ice Cream” by Wallace Stevens Summary The Emperor of Ice Cream is one of the most famous poems written by the American poet Wallace Stevens. Published first in 1923, it is almost nonsensical at first glance. Slowly some (disputable) meaning emerges. For so far as we can say, it describes a funeral-an … Read more

“Musee des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden: Summary, Analysis and Solved Questions

“Musée des Beaux Arts” was composed in 1938, published under the title “Palais des beaux arts” in a newspaper in 1939, and included in the volume Another Time in 1940. It was written after Auden had spent time in Brussels, Belgium. The title refers to the museum that the poet visited while he was there, and the painting mentioned in the poem was hanging during the time of his visit.

Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night by Dylan Thomas : Questions and Summary

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night By Dylan Thomas Central Idea:‘Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night’ was published in 1951. It is a personal poem written for the poet’s own father, who lay dying. The poet wants his father not to give in but to struggle against impending death. The poem … Read more