Introduction In this poem, the poet asks us to spread kindness to the world as we have just one life. Once it is gone, we will regret for not doing good. The poem has been divided into three stanzas having four lines each. Poem Stanza 1 We go this way but once, O friend of … Read more
Introduction The poem Keeping Quiet written by Pablo Neruda is about peace, fraternity and prosperity. This poem during 1950s, a time when the world had suffered a dead war. The poet too has experienced the repercussions of war and his appeal for peace shows that he is fed up seeing humans killing each other for … Read more
Introduction The poem Father to Son is about generation gap and misunderstanding between a father and his son. Throughout the poem, the father keeps wondering why his son changed. Both have lived in the same house yet they are strangers to each other. Father wants to forgive his son for wasting his money but they … Read more
Introduction As the name suggests, this poem is about Childhood and innocence. The poet who is an adult now, misses his childhood days and his innocence. He find the adults as hypocrites. Hence he longs to find the innocence which he had in his childhood. The poem has been divided into four stanzas. The poem … Read more
Introduction The poem The Duck and the Kangaroo written by Edward Lear is about mutual friendship and its benefits. In this poem, Duck desires to travel along with Kangaroo on his back because it loves Kangaroo’s hopping. Kangaroo on the condition that the duck will put socks on its feet. Duck agrees and both go … Read more
Introduction A Legend of the Northland is a long poem in which the poet tells how greed can lead us to disaster. In this poem, the poet talks about a story which he believes is fictional yet moral. In this poem, a woman denies food to a saint because of her greed and is cursed … Read more
Introduction This poem is taken from the play Cymbeline written by William Shakespeare. The poem does not portray death as misery or gloom as we traditionally believe. Instead, he considers it is the ultimate destination of every human being. It brings peace for the humans from worldly problems and sorrows. The poem has been divided … Read more
Introduction The poem Green Snake is originally written by BR Lakshman Rao and translated into English by AK Ramanujan. In this poem, the poet describes an incident when the poet happens to see a green snake near his house. His parents kills it at once though the poet told them that the snake is harmless. … Read more
Introduction The poem The Snake Trying is written by WWE Ross. In this poem, the poet describes an event in which a person happens to see a snake and tries to kill it with a stick. However the poet does not like this. The snake finally runs away and saves itself. The poem has been … Read more
Introduction The poem Trees, written by American Poet Joyce Kilmer is about the beauty of nature, especially the trees. The poet wrote this poem when he happened to open the window one fine morning and was charmed by the beautiful trees outside his home. The poem has been divided into six couplets and is quite … Read more
