Introduction For Anne Gregory is an 18-lined poem which is in the form of dialogues between the speaker and a lady by the name of Anne Gregory who was the grand-daughter of Lady Gregory, a very close friend of Yeats. The poem is about importance of physical beauty for women in the world. In the … Read more
Introduction Fog is a 6-line short poem written by American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor Carl Sandburg. According to wikipedia, the poem was written by the poet when he was going to interview a juvenile court judge. On the way, he encountered fog. He had a book of Japanese haiku (poem) with him. He decided … Read more
Introduction In the previous article, we have discussed a simple summary of the poem The Trees. However in this article, we will cover the deep analysis of this poem. Before going through the words, we must have some background knowledge of the poet as well as the time when the poem was written. Background Adrienne … Read more
Introduction The Trees by Adrienne Rich is a very deep, symbolic and multi-themed poem. If we go through the lines, we find that it is about trees which have been cut from the forests and rather grown in the houses (or even greenhouses) for decoration and need by humans. However when we go deep into … Read more
Are you pursuing a doctoral degree? Congratulations! This is something that just a few students can do. It is not easy. You must do research for several years before you can start writing your dissertation. Some doctorate programs require Ph.D. candidates to successfully pass several advanced courses. Hence, you have to do some homework too. … Read more
Introduction The poem Animals is written by American Poet Walt Whitman in the praise of animals. He describes the characteristics of animals which attract him to them and also compel him to love them. The poet explains how they are happy with their lives. They never complain, never do anything wrong unlike humans who are … Read more
Introduction Amanda is written by Australian poet Robin Klein. The poet deals with the theme of torture and ill-treatment of young children by their parents. In the poem, Amanda is a young girl who is constantly insulted by her parents for various mistakes she commits. As a child, she feels depressed and sorrowful In order … Read more
Introduction The Ball Poem written by John Berryman is about a young innocent boy who has lost his ball and seems to be depressed over the loss. The ball here symbolizes the things which we love but lose. According to the poet, it will be of no use to give him a new ball because … Read more
Introduction How to Tell the Wild Animals written by Carolyn Wells is a humorous poem which describes various wild animals in a very funny way. The poem does not have a serious tone though what the poet says is very serious. In the poem, the poet tells how to recognise a wild animal. In each … Read more
Introduction The poem A Tiger in the Zoo written by Leslie Norris is about a tiger that has been caged in a zoo. The poet describes how it spends its time in the zoo and what it would have been doing if it were free and in the forest. The poem has been divided into … Read more
