“As Froth on the Face of the Deep” by Christina Rossetti: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "As Froth on the Face of the Deep" by Christina Rossetti "As Froth on the Face of the Deep" ...
“All Hallows’ Eve” by Dorothea Tanning: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "All Hallows' Eve" by Dorothea Tanning "All Hallows' Eve" by Dorothea Tanning was first published in The New Yorker ...
“From The Princess: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal” by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Introduction: "From The Princess: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" by Lord Alfred Tennyson "From The Princess: Now Sleeps the Crimson ...
“A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General” by Johnathan Swift
Introduction: "A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General" by Johnathan Swift "A Satirical Elegy on the ...
“The Echoing Green” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Echoing Green" by William Blake "The Echoing Green" by William Blake, first appeared in 1789 within his seminal ...
“Infant Sorrow” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Infant Sorrow" by William Blake "Infant Sorrow" by William Blake, first published in 1794 in his collection "Songs of ...
“The Bright Lights of Sarajevo” by Tony Harrison: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Bright Lights of Sarajevo" by Tony Harrison "The Bright Lights of Sarajevo" by Tony Harrison, first published in ...
“The Waking” by Theodore Roethke: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke was first published in 1953, part of his Pulitzer ...
“The Starry Night” by Anne Sexton: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Starry Night" by Anne Sexton "The Starry Night" by Anne Sexton, first published in 1960, is an ekphrastic ...
“Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Lot's Wife" by Anna Akhmatova First published in 1924, "Lot's Wife" by Anna Akhmatova is a poignant and powerful ...
“The Garden” by Andrew Marvell: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Garden" by Andrew Marvell "The Garden" by Andrew Marvell, first published in 1681 in a collection of his ...
“September Midnight” by Sarah Teasdale: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "September Midnight" by Sarah Teasdale "September Midnight" by Sara Teasdale first appeared in print in 1914, published in the ...
“Youth and Age” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Youth and Age" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge "Youth and Age" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge was first published sometime between ...
“Design” by Robert Frost: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Design" by Robert Frost "Design" by Robert Frost, first published in 1936 as part of his collection "A Further ...
“Daystar” by Rita Dove: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Daystar" by Rita Dove "Daystar" by Rita Dove, first published in 1995 as part of her collection "Mother Love"is ...
“Solomon Grundy”: A Nursery Rhyme
Introduction: "Solomon Grundy" "Solomon Grundy" is a traditional nursery rhyme character in American folklore, originating from a 19th-century poem. He ...
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”: A Nursery Rhyme
Introduction: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is a timeless and iconic children's song that has ...
“Lizzie Borden Took an Ax”: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Lizzie Borden Took an Ax" "Lizzie Borden Took an Ax" is a traditional nursery rhyme that emerged in the ...
“New Day’s Lyric” by Amanda Gorman: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "New Day's Lyric" by Amanda Gorman "New Day's Lyric" by "Amanda Gorman was first published in late 2021, and ...
“Sonnet 86” by William Shakespeare: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Sonnet 86" by William Shakespeare "Sonnet 86" William Shakespeare, first published in 1609 as part of the renowned collection ...
“Gretel in Darkness” by Louise Gluck Gretel: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Gretel in Darkness" by Louise Gluck Gretel "Gretel in Darkness" by Louise Glück, first published in 1975 in her ...
“The Dash” by Linda Ellis: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Dash" by Linda Ellis The Dash" by Linda Ellis, first published in 1996 in her collection titled Live ...
“Dreams” by Langston Hughes: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes "Dreams" by Langston Hughes first appearing in The World Tomorrow magazine in 1923, establishes a ...
“Footsteps of Angels” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Footsteps of Angels" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Footsteps of Angels" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1858 in ...
“Barter” by Sara Teasdale: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Barter" by Sara Teasdale "Barter" by Sara Teasdale was published in her 1918 collection, "Love Songs," which later went ...
“America” by Claude McKay: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "America" by Claude McKay "America" by Claude McKay first appeared in print in 1921, the exact publication venue remaining ...
“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Acquainted with the Night" by Robert Frost "Acquainted with the Night" by Robert Frost was first published in 1928 ...
“To a Waterfowl” by William Cullen Bryant: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Bryant The poem "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Bryant was initially published ...
“The Widows Lament in Springtime” by William Carlos Williams: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Widows Lament in Springtime" by William Carlos Williams "The Widows Lament in Springtime" by William Carlos Williams was ...
“The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams was first published in 1923 ...
“A Cradle Song” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Cradle Song" by William Blake "A Cradle Song" by William Blake, first published in 1789 as part of ...
“Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon First published in 1993, the poem"Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon ...
“The Dalliance of The Eagles” by Walt Whitman: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Dalliance of The Eagles" by Walt Whitman "The Dalliance of The Eagles" by Walt Whitman, was first published ...
“The Shield of Achilles” by W. H. Auden: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Shield of Achilles" by W. H. Auden "The Shield of Achilles" by W. H. Auden was first published ...
“A Walk After Dark” by W. H. Auden: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Walk After Dark" by W. H. Auden "A Walk After Dark" by W. H. Auden, was initially published ...
“A Lake and a Fairy Boat” by Thomas Hood: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Lake and a Fairy Boat" by Thomas Hood "A Lake and a Fairy Boat" by Thomas Hood, initially ...
“In Tenebris” by Thomas Hardy: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "In Tenebris" by Thomas Hardy "In Tenebris" by Thomas Hardy first appeared in 1901 in his collection "Poems of ...
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats first ...
“The Fisherman” by William Butler Yeats: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Fisherman" by William Butler Yeats "The Fisherman" by William Butler Yeats, first published in 1914 in the collection ...
“To Toussaint Louverture” by William Wordsworth: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "To Toussaint Louverture" by William Wordsworth "To Toussaint Louverture" by William Wordsworth, first appeared in 1803, the year of ...
“Tall Ambrosia” by Henry David Thoreau: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Tall Ambrosia" by Henry David Thoreau "Tall Ambrosia" by Henry David Thoreau was first published in 1849 in the ...
“Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath، first published in 1960 in her collection, The Colossus, presents a ...
“My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth was first published in 1802 ...
“The White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The White Man’s Burden" by Rudyard Kipling "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1899, ...
“If” by Rudyard Kipling: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "If" by Rudyard Kipling "If" by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1910 in the collection "Rewards and Fairies," is ...
“O were my love yon Lilac fair” by Robert Burns: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "O were my love yon Lilac fair" by Robert Burns "O were my love yon Lilac fair" by Robert ...
“Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" ...
“A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal” by William Wordsworth: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" by William Wordsworth "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" by William Wordsworth was ...
“Sonnet 139: O, call not me to justify the wrong” by William Shakespeare: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Sonnet 139: O, call not me to justify the wrong" by William Shakespeare Published in 1609, "Sonnet 139: O, ...
“Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Porphyria’s Lover" by Robert Browning "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning, first appeared in 1836 under the title "Porphyria" was ...
“Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” by Mary Elizabeth Frye: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" by Mary Elizabeth Frye "Do Not Stand at My Grave and ...
“The Trees Are Down” by Charlotte Mew: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Trees Are Down" by Charlotte Mew "The Trees Are Down" by Charlotte Mew was first published in 1917, ...
“Courage” by Anne Sexton: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Courage" by Anne Sexton "Courage" by Anne Sexton first appeared in her 1975 collection, "The Awful Rowing Towards God," ...
“Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Porphyria’s Lover" by Robert Browning "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning, first appeared in 1836 under the title "Porphyria," was ...
“Risk” by Anais Nin: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Risk" by Anais Nin "Risk" by Anaïs Nin, first published in her 1969 diary collection, The Diary of Anaïs ...
“To Lucasta Going to The Wars” by Richard Lovelace: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "To Lucasta Going to The Wars" by Richard Lovelace "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars" by Richard Lovelace, first ...
“The Definition of Love” by Andrew Marvell: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Definition of Love" by Andrew Marvell "The Definition of Love" by Andrew Marvell first appeared in print in ...
“Be Nobody’s Darling” by Alice Walker: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Be Nobody’s Darling" by Alice Walker "Be Nobody’s Darling" by Alice Walker was first published in 1973 in her ...
“The Death of The Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Death of The Ball Turret Gunner" by Randall Jarrell "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" by Randall ...
“The Mountain and the Squirrel” by Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Mountain and the Squirrel" by Ralph Waldo Emerson "The Mountain and the Squirrel" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first ...
“MCMXIV (1964)” by Philip Larkin: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "MCMXIV (1964)" by Philip Larkin "MCMXIV (1964)" by Philip Larkin, first published in his seminal 1964 collection, The Whitsun ...
“If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda, first appeared in 1952 within ...
“Her Voice” by Oscar Wilde: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Her Voice" by Oscar Wilde "Her Voice" by Oscar Wilde, first published in his 1881 debut collection Poems, offers ...
“Never Seek to Tell thy Love” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Never Seek to Tell thy Love" by William Blake "Never Seek to Tell thy Love" by William Blake was ...
“Monologue for an Onion” by Suji Kwock Kim: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Monologue for an Onion" by Suji Kwock Kim "Monologue for an Onion" by Suji Kwock Kim was first published ...
“Mad Girl’s Love Song” by Sylvia Plath: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Mad Girl’s Love Song" by Sylvia Plath "Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath was first published in the ...
“I Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "I Too Sing America" by Langston Hughes "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes was first published in 1926 ...
“Jerusalem” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Jerusalem" by William Blake "Jerusalem" by William Blake was first published in 1804 as the preface to his epic ...
“Ecce Puer” by James Joyce: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Ecce Puer" by James Joyce "Ecce Puer" by James Joyce, first published in 1932 as part of his collection ...
“I Am Offering this Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca first ...
“The Harvest Moon” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Harvest Moon" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "The Harvest Moon" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1842 in ...
“The Builders” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Builders" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "The Builders" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was first published in 1849 as part ...
“Give Me Your Hand” by Gabriela Mistral: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Give Me Your Hand" by Gabriela Mistral "Give Me Your Hand" by Gabriela Mistral was first published in 1922 ...
“I Shall Not Pass This Way Again” by Eva Rose York: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "I Shall Not Pass This Way Again" by Eva Rose York "I Shall Not Pass This Way Again" by ...
“The Sugar Plum Tree” by Eugene Field: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Sugar Plum Tree" by Eugene Field "The Sugar Plum Tree" by Eugene Field was first published in 1886 ...
“The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky” by Emily Dickinson: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson "The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily ...
“The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky” by Emily Dickinson: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson "The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily ...
“As Imperceptibly as Grief” by Emily Dickinson: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "As Imperceptibly as Grief" by Emily Dickinson "As Imperceptibly as Grief" by Emily Dickinson, first published in 1890 in ...
“A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree” by Emily Dickinson: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree" by Emily Dickinson "A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree" by Emily ...
“r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r” by e. e. cummings: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r" by e. e. cummings "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r" by e. e. cummings was first published in 1931, as part of his ...
“maggie and milly and molly and may” by e e cummings: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "maggie and milly and molly and may" by e e cummings "maggie and milly and molly and may" by ...
“The Man with The Hoe” by Edwin Markham: A Critical Analysis
Written after seeing Millet’s World-Famous Painting Introduction: "The Man with The Hoe" by Edwin Markham "The Man with The Hoe" ...
“A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas
Introduction: "A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of a Child in London" by Dylan Thomas "A Refusal to ...
“A Far Cry from Africa” by Derek Walcott: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "A Far Cry from Africa" by Derek Walcott "A Far Cry from Africa" by Derek Walcott, published in 1962 ...
“After the Winter” by Claude McKay: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "After the Winter" by Claude McKay "After the Winter" by Claude McKay, first published in 1922 within the collection ...
“Blizzard” by William Carlos Williams: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Blizzard" by William Carlos Williams "Blizzard" by William Carlos Williams, first published in 1921 in his collection Sour Grapes, ...
“Live Your Life” by Chief Tecumseh: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Live Your Life" by Chief Tecumseh "Live Your Life" by Chief Tecumseh, likely never published in a traditional sense, ...
“Live Your Life” by Chief Tecumseh: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Live Your Life" by Chief Tecumseh "Live Your Life" by Chief Tecumseh was likely never published in a traditional ...
“Checking Out Me History” by John Agard: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Checking Out Me History" by John Agard "Checking Out Me History" by John Agard was first published in 1989 ...
“Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Ithaka" by C. P. Cavafy "Ithaka" by C. P. Cavafy was first published in 1911, though the initial version ...
“Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan, first published in 1962 in ...
“Balloons” by Sylvia Plath: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Balloons" by Sylvia Plath "Balloons" by Sylvia Plath was first published in 1963 in the London Magazine and later ...
“As Kingfishers Catch Fire” by Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" by Gerard Manley Hopkins "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" by Gerard Manley Hopkins was first published ...
“The Author to Her Book” by Anne Bradstreet: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet was published in ...
“Horse Whisperer” by Andrew Forster: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Horse Whisperer" by Andrew Forster "Horse Whisperer" by Andrew Forster' included in his 2007 collection Fear of Thunder, explores ...
“The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman was written in the tumultuous ...
“Don’t Despise Me” by Akka Mahadevi: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Don’t Despise Me" by Akka Mahadevi "Don't Despise Me" by Akka Mahadevi, likely composed in the 12th century, appears ...
“The Wildflower’s Song” by William Blake: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Wildflower's Song" by William Blake "The Wildflower's Song" by William Blake, first published in his 1794 collection Songs ...
“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers" by Adrienne Rich "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" by Adrienne Rich, published in 1951 in a collection titled ...
“This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie: Analysis
Introduction: "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie, published in 1945 ...
“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh
Introduction: "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter ...
“Sonnet 22: My Glass Shall Not Persuade” by William Shakespeare
Introduction: "Sonnet 22: My Glass Shall Not Persuade" by William Shakespeare "Sonnet 22: My Glass Shall Not Persuade" by William ...
“Shut Out” By Christina Rossetti: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Shut Out" By Christina Rossetti "Shut Out" by Christina Rossetti, published in 1862 as part of her collection "Goblin ...
“Poetry of Departures” by Philip Larkin: A Critical Review
Introduction: "Poetry of Departures" by Philip Larkin "Poetry of Departures" by Philip Larkin, first published in 1955 in his collection ...
“Petals” by Amy Lowell: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Petals" by Amy Lowell In a departure from the traditional focus on vast landscapes, "Petals" by Amy Lowell, published ...
“Oread” by Hilda Doolittle: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Oread" by Hilda Doolittle "Oread" Hilda Doolittle, a masterful example of Imagist poetry, explores the dynamic interplay between the ...
“Friendly Advice to a Lot of Young Men” by Charles Bukowski
Introduction: "Friendly Advice to a Lot of Young Men" by Charles Bukowski "Friendly Advice to a Lot of Young Men" ...
“Sonnet 125” by William Shakespeare: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Sonnet 125" by William Shakespeare "Sonnet 125" by William Shakespeare belongs to the "Fair Youth" sequence within his collection ...
“London Bridge Is Falling Down”: A Critical Review
Introduction: "London Bridge Is Falling Down" "London Bridge Is Falling Down" is a timeless nursery rhyme that has captivated audiences ...
“Goosey Goosey Gander”: Nursery Rhyme: A Critical Review
Introduction: "Goosey Goosey Gander": Nursery Rhyme "Goosey Goosey Gander" stands apart from traditional, soothing nursery rhymes, showing a lilting, playful ...
“I Dreaded That First Robin” by Emily Dickinson: Critical Analysis
Introduction: "I Dreaded That First Robin" by Emily Dickinson: Critical Analysis Within the broader context her oeuvre, "I Dreaded That ...
“Icarus” by Edward Field: A Critical Review
Introduction: "Icarus" by Edward Field "Icarus" by Edward Field published in his 1963 collection Stand Up, Friend, With Me, offers ...
“I Being Born A Woman And Distressed” by Edna St Vincent Millay: Critique
Introduction: "I Being Born A Woman And Distressed" by Edna St Vincent Millay "I Being Born a Woman and Distressed" ...
“Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe "Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe was published in April 1849 in the literary magazine ...
“Sonnet 123” by William Shakespeare: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Sonnet 123" by William Shakespeare Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare first appeared in the 1609 Quarto collection of the ...
“The Send Off” by Wilfred Owen: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen, a powerful poem exploring the disillusionment and ...
“A Sailor Went to Sea”: A Critical Review
Introduction: "A Sailor Went to Sea" "A Sailor Went to Sea" is a traditional children's nursery rhyme and song. Its ...
“Equality” by Maya Angelou: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Equality" by Maya Angelou Equality" by Maya Angelou was published in 1978 in her collection And Still I Rise ...
“Mock Orange” by Louise Gluck: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: "Mock Orange" by Louise Gluck "Mock Orange" by Louise Glück stands as a powerful and enduring exploration of disillusionment ...
“On The Grasshopper and Cricket” by John Keats: A Critical Review
Introduction: "On The Grasshopper and Cricket" by John Keats "On The Grasshopper and Cricket" by John Keats was first published ...
“Ode To Psyche” by John Keats: Exhaustive Critique
Introduction: "Ode To Psyche" by John Keats "Ode to Psyche" by John Keats was written in the spring of 1819 ...
“We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” by Emily Dickinson: Analysis
Introduction: "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark" by Emily Dickinson "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark" by Emily Dickinson first ...
“For The Time Being” by W. H. Auden: Analysis
Introduction: "For The Time Being" by W. H. Auden "For the Time Being" by W. H. Auden, written in the ...
“To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell: A Critique
Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which ...
“High Flight” by John Gillespie Magee Jr.: Analysis
Introduction: "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. was published posthumously after his ...
“Spare” by Joanna Klink: A Critical Review
Introduction: "Spare" by Joanna Klink "Spare" by Joanna Klink first appeared in The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry ...
“The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski: Analysis
Introduction: "The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski "The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski first appeared in his 1968 collection At ...
“A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost: Analysis
Introduction: "A Prayer in Spring" by Robert Frost "A Prayer in Spring" by Robert Frost was written in 1913 and ...
“The Underground” by Seamus Heaney: Analysis
Introduction: "The Underground" by Seamus Heaney "The Underground" by Seamus Heaney first published in 1984 within his collection Station Island, ...
“The Tyger” by William Blake: Analysis
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? ...
“Terminus” by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Analysis
January 1867 Issue Introduction: "Terminus" by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Terminus" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in his 1867 collection, May-Day ...
“To The Nile” by John Keats: Analysis
Son of the old Moon-mountains African! Chief of the Pyramid and Crocodile! We call thee fruitful, and that very while ...
“A Hymn To God The Father” by John Donne: Analysis
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before? Wilt thou forgive ...
“The Old Pond” by Matsuo Basho: Analysis
Summary of "The Old Pond" by Matsuo Basho "The Old Pond" is a haiku by Matsuo Basho, a renowned Japanese ...
“Yet Do I Marvel” by Countee Cullen: Analysis
I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind, And did He stoop to quibble could tell why The little buried ...
“The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes: Analysis
Introduction: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes: Analysis "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes, published in 1906, established itself as one of ...
“The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy
Poem: "The Convergence of the Twain" by Thomas Hardy (Lines on the loss of the "Titanic") I In a solitude ...
“Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare: Analysis
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the ...
“Psalm 96” from King James Bible
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless ...
“The Sound of the Sea” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep, And round the pebbly beaches far and wide I heard the first ...
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost: Analysis
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I ...
“The Reader” by Richard Wilbur: Analysis
She is going back, these days, to the great stories That charmed her younger mind. A shaded light Shines on ...
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten ...
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, ...
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
Introduction: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S ...
“The Lady of Shalott” by Lord Tennyson: Analysis
Part I On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and ...
“The Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll: Analysis
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the ...
“The Gift” by Li-Young Lee: Analysis
To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his ...
“The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy: Analysis
I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-grey, And Winter's dregs made desolate The weakening eye of day ...
Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” was composed back in 1600 during the sonnet heydays. This poetic genre was ruling the roost ...
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost first appeared in 1922 and instantly hit the public nerves ...
“Campo di Fiori” by Czeslaw Milosz
In Rome on the Campo di Fiori baskets of olives and lemons, cobbles spattered with wine and the wreckage of ...
“Love Is” by Nikki Giovanni
Some people forget that love is tucking you in and kissing you ‘Good night’ no matter how young or old ...
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage ...
“Ode to Lemon” or “A Lemon” by Pablo Neruda
Out of lemon flowers loosed on the moonlight, love’s lashed and insatiable essences, sodden with fragrance, the lemon tree’s yellow ...
“Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—”Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert ...
“O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, ...
“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns
my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; my Luve is like the melody That’s ...
“Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom ...
“Phantom Limbs” by Anne Michaels
“The face of the city changes more quickly, alas! than the mortal heart.”—Charles Baudelaire So much of the city is ...
“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
FERRARA That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece a ...
“The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six ...
“Lord Randall” (Anonymous)
“Oh where ha’e ye been, Lord Randall my son? where ha’e ye been, my handsome young man?” “I ha’e been ...
“In Trackless Woods” by Richard Wilbur
In trackless woods, it puzzled me to find Four great rock maples seemingly aligned, As if they had been set ...
“In Time of Silver Rain” by Langston Hughes
In time of silver rain The earth Puts forth new life again, Green grasses grow And flowers lift their heads, ...
“Bogland” by Seamus Heaney
for T. P. Flanagan We have no prairies To slice a big sun at evening-- Everywhere the eye concedes to ...
“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea, The plowman homeward plods ...
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw ...
“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in ...
“Morning Glory” by Naomi Shihab Nye
The faces of the teachers know we have failed and failed yet they focus beyond, on the windowsill the names ...
“I Ask My Mother to Sing,” Li-Young Lee
She begins, and my grandmother joins her. Mother and daughter sing like young girls. If my father were alive, he ...
“Dream Variations,” by Langston Hughes
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day ...
