John Donne (1572–1631) occupies a unique and distinguished place in the history of English literature as the Father of Metaphysical Poetry.

John Donne (1572–1631) occupies a unique and distinguished place in English literature as one of the greatest Metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century.

John Donne (1572–1631) occupies a unique and distinguished place in the history of English literature as the greatest poet of the Metaphysical School.

The poem entitled “Death Be Not Proud” is one of his popular “Holy Sonnets.” It deals with the theme of death. After Anne More's death in 1617, John Donne was haunted with the fear of death.

William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, commonly known by its opening line, "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds," is one of the most celebrated and universally admired love poems in English literature.

Shakespeare's Sonnet 55, entitled "Not Marble, Nor the Gilded Monuments," is one of the most celebrated poems in William Shakespeare's collection of 154 sonnets, first published in 1609.

Porphyria’s Lover is one of the most remarkable dramatic monologues by Robert Browning, first published in 1836.

Robert Browning's Porphyria's Lover is one of the finest examples of a lyrical monologue, also known as an interior monologue, in English literature.

Robert Browning’s Porphyria’s Lover is not only a remarkable dramatic monologue but also a subtle and powerful social satire that exposes the rigid moral standards, class distinctions, and hypocritical values of Victorian society.

William Wordsworth's Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, commonly known as Tintern Abbey, is one of the greatest achievements of English Romantic poetry.