Introduction The poem On His Blindness is an autobiographical sonnet in which he expresses his feelings as a blind person. The poet thinks, in the beginning, that he will not be able to serve God as his sight is gone. As the poem develops, he begins to believe that God wants him to keep working, in spite of the … Read more
Introduction Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, written by William Wordsworth, is a landmark essay in the history of English Literature. Considered to be the Romantic Manifesto on poetry and society, the Preface is a work that is crucial to our understanding of the progress of the Romantic literary thought, originating in 18th century Europe, which … Read more
Lines 1-2 �Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both� The poet while travelling on foot in the woods reaches a junction where two roads diverge. Immediately, he realizes that as a traveller travelling both the roads is impossible. Here two roads are meant two ways of life. The … Read more
Read this article to know about the theme in�The Raven�by Edgar Allen Poe. Introduction �The Raven” is written by an American writer Edgar Allen Poe. This poem is his narrative poem. It was published first in January 1845. This poem is often notable for its stylized language, musicality and supernatural atmosphere created by the writer. … Read more
Read this article to know about TS Eliot The Wasteland Themes. Introduction The masterpiece of T.S Eliot is a grand disconnection between classical and modern world. He very deeply and critically evaluates the inner of the man. This writing makes him an intellectual of man’s feelings and desires. It is one of the most effective … Read more
Read this article to know about The Rime of The Ancient Mariner Summary by S. T. Coleridge. Introduction The story “The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” is written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.�Samuel Coleridge was the founder of�the English Romantic Movement and also was the friend of William Wordsworth.� His well-known poems are “Kubla Khan” and … Read more
�Read this article to know about the summary and analysis of the poem�The Sea is History�by Derek Walcott. Introduction The poem deals with one’s history, culture, and life in general. It begins with interrogations that are overly pointed. It is a fact that the process of colonization has been a process of denial. Colonizers have … Read more
Introduction The poem Enterprise written by Nissim Ezekiel describes a metaphorical journey of some enthusiastic people of which the poet is also a part. This journey can also be compared to the human condition on earth which is full of difficulties and failures. This pilgrimage is set to achieve a specific goal. The poem consists … Read more
Introduction After Norman Conquest (1066), Anglo-French became the language of highest social class and Anglo-Saxon (that later developed into Middle English) became the language of lower classes.� English was introduced in law courts in 1362 and used for the first time in parliament in 1363.�One of the key differences between Middle English and Anglo-Saxon literature … Read more
Introduction Sir Gawain ar Green Knight, one of four notable poems written in the Northwest Midland dialect in the late 14th�century. The 2,530 lines of this poem are arranged in stanzas of unequal length, each of which contains a number 0f long alliterative lines followed by five short lines rhyming alternately (Ababa), the first having … Read more