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The Lost Leader Full Poem explanation

October 15, 2022

About the poet Robert Browning Robert Browning (1812-1889) was a master of the poetic genre called the dramatic monologue, and one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. He was married to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a prominent poet in her own right. His Dramatis Personae, one of his most famous works, was published in 1863. Browning's works are noted for his superb storytelling power, his control of diction and his extraordinary understanding of the human psyche. His shorter poetic works also are of superior merit. Porphyria's Lover’, ‘My Last Duchess", "Rabbi Ben Ezra', 'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix' and 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' are eternal testaments to his poetic power. About the Poem - The Lost Leader' is a veiled attack on William Wordsworth, who had abandoned liberal and revolutionary ideals to embrace conservative politics. The poem never refers to him directly but is directed at a once esteemed person...

How to write leaflet in english

September 26, 2022

1. Write a tourist leaflet about any hill station with the help of the following points. How to go there? Where to stay? Place worth seeing? Is anything special about the place? Ans. Visit a Hill station - Chikhaldara Location: Hill station Chikhaldara is situated in the Satpura range nearly 350 kilometers from Chandrapur. 1) how to reach there : Nearest Railway station: Amravati and Akola S.T buses and private luxuries are available at Amaravati. Form Marathwada a picturesque, windy road of 50km takes to this calm and quiet hill station. 2) When to visit: The best season is from Sept. to June in July there are heavy rains here. 3) Where to stay MTDC tourist Quarters are running from 150 to 250 RS. per family suit. What to see: Chikhaldara Darshan bus takes you sightseeing for a round of four hours. places worth seeing are fort, Devipoint ,Kund,Garden,Echo point,Hurricane point, and Sunset point. Municipal Corporation has developed a beautiful garden and Swimming pool....

Love - Complete information on this poem by author S.T.Coleridge

May 14, 2022

Love - Complete information on this lesson by author S.T.Coleridge About the Text : "Love" is one of Coleridge's most interesting and beautiful poems. The poem "Love" is extracted from the Tale of the Dark Ladies in which there is an introduction to Genevieve. In this poem, the poet has created an imaginary beloved Genevieve. In 1800, Coleridge moved to the Lake District with the Wordsworths. His marriage was increasingly unhappy and he had fallen disastrously in love with Wordsworth's future sister-in-law Sara Hutchinson as recorded in "Love" and other Asra poems. His use of opium became a crippling addiction. In this poem. the poet has described his unrequited love affair with Genevieve. It is a creation of the poet's imagination. Her emotional reactions to the story are very delicate and subtle. The poet succeeds in depicting them minutely and accurately. The poem illustrates many of the best qualities of Coleridge's poetry. The poet...

Upagupta - Rabindranath Tagore Poem explanation

March 05, 2022

About the poet Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), who contributed immensely to giving modern India a place on the world literary scene, was a multifaceted personality. He was a poet, a dramatist, a short-story writer, an educationist, and a novelist. He was also a philosopher and a nation builder. He wrote primarily in Bengali but translated a number of his own works into English and in the process, he wrote them afresh. About the poem : In this poem, the poet talks about an incident in an ascetic Upagupta's life. Upagupta is seduced by a girl but he turns her down as he is not drawn to sensual pleasures. He meets her again and agrees to meet with her when the need arises. The poem uses subtle and beautiful images and moves seamlessly from the first stanza to the second; this poem is a fine example of Tagore's lyricism. Summary Rabindranath Tagore, the greatest India's modern poets, was born in an ancient Bengali family in 1861. He was a novelist and es...

The Despairing Lover - Poem

March 05, 2022

About the poet William Walsh William Walsh (1662-1708) was a critic and a poet. He studied at Wadham College, Oxford, but left the university without a degree. He was the MP for Worcestershire in 1698, 1701, and 1702. During the reign of Queen Anne, he was made 'gentleman of the horse', a post which he held till his death. Walsh is primarily known as the friend and correspondent of Alexander Pope. Walsh's famous works include Women, being a Defence of the Sex, Letters, and Poems, and Amorous and Gallant. About the poem : This poem is a lament over rejection and the grief that follows it. The poem stands out for its humorous treatment of the theme. The poet, with the use of the line breaks, describes the frustration and finally the acceptance on the part of the despairing lover. The lover is still in pain but is no longer concerned Summary The poem 'The Despairing Lover ' is written by William Walsh, a critic, and a poet. This poem is a lament over rejection and t...

She Walks in Beauty - Summary

March 04, 2022

About the poet Lord Byron Lord Byron (1788-1824) was a tremendously popular poet of the Romantic period. Yet this popularity changed into notoriety because of his defiance of social norms. As a result, he left England in 1816 never returning. He participated in the Greek War of Independence, thus proving his concern for liberty, a concern generally associated with the Romantics. He shares a concern for other aspects of Romanticism such as a feeling for nature and the concept of love and beauty. He is notable for the skillful use of varied stanza forms like the heroic couplet, the Spenserian stanza, and the ottava rima. 'She Walks in Beauty, expresses Byron's typically Romantic concepts of love and beauty. This is one of his best lyrics. The concept of beauty expounded in the poem goes beyond the physical. It is the beauty of the heart. The poem is not a conventional love poem but presents a vision of the perfect woman. Summary The poem is one of the best lyrics written by Lord ...