A Glimpse of Mental and Emotional Life: It cannot, however, be denied that a large body of Emily Dickinson’s poetry is candidly confessional. In confessional poetry we get occasional glimpses of the poet’s mental and emotional life. Let it be said here, that Emily’s poetry is not autobiographical in the usual sense of term. … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: “The Lady of Shalott” was first published in the volume of 1833. It was published again in the Volume of 1842, in a much revised and improved form. The changes which Tennyson made show that the poet’s art has matured considerably, and he has acquired full control over his material. The … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: Yeats’ poem “A Prayer for My Daughter” is one of the most celebrated poems ever written by him. It was written at the time when he saw his infant girl on a fiercely stormy day. His eldest child, which was a daughter, was born in January 1919. When the infant was … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem entitled “Because I could Not Stop for Death” is one of the most celebrated poems of Emily Dickinson. It is a lyric poem. It was first published posthumously in 1890 in Poems: Series 1, a collection of Dickinson’s poem assembled and edited by her friends Mabel Loomis Todd and … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: “Porphyria’s Lover” is Browning’s first monologue. It was written sometime in 1835. Then it was published in a magazine, The Monthly Repository, in 1836. Later it appeared in the poet’s poetic volume entitled Dramatic Romance, in 1845. It is a study in abnormal psychology. It describes a grim murder and is … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The sonnet “Mowing” first appeared in Robert Frost’s collection of poems called “A Boy’s Will.” It is a subtle poem in which the poet describes one of the basic and most important activities in the field of agriculture, i.e., moving with the help of a scythe. The poet asks what the … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem “Home Burial” was first published in Robert Frost’s collection of poems, North of Boston, in 1923. The poem is a great drama in which we find the characters in supreme crisis. The over – wrought mother of the poem is superbly drawn. The burden of grief over the death … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: This small forty – three line poem was first published in 1936 in the Yale Review. The same year it was collected in A Further Range. This poem is a criticism of modern civilization, chiefly its departmentalization and standardization. Through the workings of an ant the poet looks at the unconcern … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: “Poetry of Departures” is one of Larkin’s most memorable poems. It recommends the virtues of caution in a voice which is robustly comic and confident. This poem contrasts a wild, romantic impulse with a conservative, cautious one. The poet imaginatively identifies himself with another figure who has ‘chucked up everything / … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: “Dockery and Son” is a monologue in the course of which Larkin recalls some of his past experiences. The occasion of Larkin’s recollection of his past experiences was his visit to Oxford to attend the funeral of Agnes Cuming who had been his predecessor at the library in Hull University. This … Read more