The Rattrap – Selma Lagerlof ABOUT THE AUTHOR Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author and teacher who lived from 1858 to 1940. At the age of 33, she published her first novel, Gösta Berling’s Saga. In 1909, she…
Did you know that the braille system, which is used by blind people to read and write, was invented by a 15-year-old French boy? Louis Braille was the blind man who invented a system that allows blind people all over the world to live productive and independent lives.
The Eagle Alfred Lord Tennyson Introduction: The eagle is a rare bird and cannot be sighted easily. It is a bird of prey. The poet is talking about the regal eagle in this poem. This poem is one of the…
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…
The Fountain' is an inspirational poem. The poet explains the fountain in three separate ways. It's cheerful and vibrant all the time. It seems to be aspiring higher and higher all the time. The poet wants to master these qualities of constancy and freshness.
We Are Not Afraid to Die…if We Can All Be Together Notes The story ‘We’re Not afraid to Die-if We Can All Be Together’ is a first-person account of the narrator, Gordon Cook. It is a story of extreme courage…
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…
The Chariot By Emily Dickinson Introduction of the Poem “The Chariot” by Emily Dickinson written around 1863, tries to capture mortal experience from the standpoint of immortality. The idea of death is treated without any of the emotions of fear,…
Some Important Themes In American Poetry [Adapted from Thematic Guide to American Poetry by Allan Burns] Civilisation The poets of America have always had an uneasy relationship with American civilisation as a whole. On the one hand, they extolled ideas…
