Introduction of the Poem ‘The Education of Nature’ is a part of the collection, he wrote under the title ‘Poems of Imagination’. This poem has another title, ‘Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower’. It was composed in 1799 in the Hartz forest during Wordsworth stay in Germany. It was published in the second … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem ‘The Forsaken Merman’ is one of the early poems of Matthew Arnold, published in 1849. Most likely, the hint for the poem has been taken from Hans Anderson’s “The True Story of My Life” and George Borrow’s Romantic Ballads. It is a sad poem that speaks of loneliness … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: This short epigrammatic poem was first published by Frost in the December 1920 issue of the Harper’s Magazine; it was later collected by him in New Hampshire, a collection of his verses. In the poem the poet speculates about the end of the world. Some say that the world will end … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: One of the greatest of Robert Frost’s patriotic poems, “The Gift Outright” is a great poem in its own right. It was read by the poet before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at William and Mary College, on 5 December 1941. The poem found its way in The Virginia Quarterly Review … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem “The Onset” was first published in the January 1921 issue of The Yale Review. It was later included in New Hampshire. The poem spells out the philosophy of life of the poet which though not as optimistic as that of Browning is sufficiently optimistic to class Robert Frost with … Read more
A dramatic monologue is a lyrical or narrative poem in w single character speaks throughout the composition. The speaker comments upon a dramatic moment in his life, and during his relation of it, he reveals his own characteristics and those of the other persons involved. During his relation the reader also learns much of the … Read more
Church Going is a satire on Christianity the way Larkin describes his visit to a church is all mockery. In this poem, he shows his sceptical attitude to Christianity then his attitude of scepticism becomes emphatic when he says that, at the end of every visit to a church, he has felt much at a … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: This fine lyric Musee Des Beaux Arts (The Museum of Fine Arts) was composed by Auden during his stay in Brussels in 1938. It was written during winter and was published in 1939. He visited the museum of fine arts, Brussels and was very much attracted by the paintings of Brueghel, … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: The poem ‘Sailing to Byzantium’ was published in ‘The Tower’ in 1928. This poem belongs to the third period of his poetic life when he was concerned to explore and express the intricacies of a private mythology. In the poem he has used his philosophical symbolism that has made the poem … Read more
Introduction of the Poem: This poem ‘Among School Children’ is the result of W. B. Yeats’ experience as an Irish Senator visiting St. Otteran’s School, a Church school in 1926, where teachers were nuns. The poem was written after his visit to the school. The poem moves from a direct consideration of the children he … Read more