The Leech Gatherer|Summary|Analysis

The Leech Gatherer|Summary|Analysis

Introduction

The Leech Gatherer|Summary|Analysis

The famous poem "Leech Gatherer" also have another name Resolution and Independence. It was composed by the great nature poet Wordsworth in 1802. It is the story of the meeting of Wordsworth with a Leech Gatherer. It is said that Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy met an old man in 1800. That old man was a Leech Gatherer. Thus after two years, the poet composed this poem.

Summary

The poet describes his meeting with an old man in this poem. The old man was a Leech gatherer by his profession. The poet says that the cool wind was blowing that night. It was raining heavily the whole night but the morning was very clear and pleasant. 
The raindrops were lying on the grass. They were shinning on the blades of grass. The sky was also looking very bright and clear.The sun was shining brightly. The birds were singing with their sweet voices and the whole atmosphere was very delighted and charming. 
Hares are was running here and there happily. The poet further says that that morning he was wandering upon the mars enjoying the charming atmosphere. The poet was very happy to remember his old days.
The poet was hearing the sweet voice of skylark in the sky and he was seeing hares playing happily but suddenly he thought that such happy moments would not last for
long. He may become lonely and poor in the future. That's why he became very pessimistic or painful about it.

The poet further says that he has passed his whole life enjoying. The poet thinks about the tragic fate of Chatterton and Burns. They both were genius and had passed
their life in happiness but their old days were very painful. Therefore they took their lives.
According to the poet at the beginning of the poetical career, the poet always is happy but in the old age, they are sad and depressed.
 The poet also very sad that time therefore he went to a lonely place to get rid of his depressive thoughts but suddenly he saw an old man there. He was looking very week as he was suffering from some chronic disease.

He was bending upon a wooden stick. The old man told the poet that he had gone to the pool to gatherer leeches. It was his profession. It was boring work but this time
he could not find any leech there.

 The poet could not hear his voice clearly as he was standing far from him. When the poet saw the old man he forgot the pain of other poets.
The poet asked him about his living. The old man told him that he travelled far and wide to catch leeches.

 He also told the poet that leeches had become now very less
because they were slowly dying. but he had to gather them wheresoever he could find them for his living.
The old man was very happy and behaving nicely. 

After seeing him the poet feels ashamed to see such a stable mind of a week man. The poet prayed to God to help him and him decided to remember this old man whenever he would pass through this moor.

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She Was a Phantom of Delight|Summary&Analysis|Wordsworth

She Was a Phantom of Delight|Summary&Analysis|Wordsworth

She Was a Phantom of Delight|Summary&Analysis|Wordsworth

Introduction

The poem "She Was a Phantom of Delight" was composed in 1804 by the great nature poet Wordsworth. This poem was written in the praise of his beloved Mary Hutchinson. 

She was her cousin and beloved. The poet had been knowing her since childhood. The poet was so much attracted to her. She seemed to the poet like a phantom of delight(a vision of great happiness). Her eyes shone like stars. Her hair was dusky. She was a slim and beautiful girl. She was a kind lady. She knew all household works very well. She cared for others. 
For the poet, she was a perfect woman, wife and girl. She had both divine and worldly qualities in her character. The poet fell in love with her in first sight. Finally, the poet got married to her on October 4th 1802. The poet compares the beauty of Mary Hutchinson to the natural objects in an impressive way. 

Analysis...She Was a Phantom of Delight, stanza wise

Stanza--1

In this stanza, the poet admires his beloved Mary Hutchinson whom he loved too much. According to the poet, she looked like a vision of great joy. She came to the poet to brighten his life. Her eyes shone like the stars of twilight. Her hairs were dusky(light black). 

Stanza--2

In this stanza, the poet says that all her body parts were fresh. She was full of liveliness and zeal. She looked as fresh as the spring season. She was full of freshness, beauty and charm. She was fresh like morning. She was a slim lady. 

Her movements were very light like dancers. Her features were very attractive. The poet further says that she stole his heart with her beauty. She was a divine lady but had a body of flesh and blood.

Stanza--3

In this stanza, the poet praises her beloved that she was not only very charming but also a virtuous lady. She was expert in doing all household chores. But she was a freedom-loving person like a young girl. she was very active as an unmarried girl. 

Her face showed the innocence of her past life. It meant that she would be innocent in her future too. She was extremely beautiful and god-like a fairy but still, she understands human emotions. She performed all her duties very well.

 Stanza--4

In this stanza, the poet says that she is also a lady of this human world. She understood all emotions as sorrows, praises, blames, loves, kisses, tears and simple tricks. She was very calm in her nature. She was now a matured lady. She had grown serious now with her growing age.

Stanza--5

Here poet says that she was an intelligent lady with a stable mind. But she had ordinary desires. She had the ability to perform her duties well. She had every quality in suitable proportions.

 She had all the qualities of an ideal woman like endurance foresight, strength. She was expert in warning, impressing and guiding others. She had both qualities like worldly and divine. Thus she was a simple lady with divine qualities.

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A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal|Summary|Analysis

A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal|Summary|Analysis

Introduction

A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal|Summary|Analysis

The famous poem "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" was composed by the great nature poet Wordsworth. It was written in Germany in 1799 and published in 1800. It is a poem 

of eight lines. It is one of the most popular poems of Lucy poems by Wordsworth. 

This poem is related to Lucy. Lucy was a real girl or imagination to the poet's mind. Nobody knows about the reality of Lucy Gray. She may be a real character or may an imaginary girl. 

The poet was very much emotional when he wrote this poem. Death of Lucy filled his heart with pain. This poem is a tribute to Lucy by Wordsworth. It was written in the form of elegy on the death of Lucy Gray.

Stanza wise Summary...A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

Stanza--1

The poet was very much impressed with Lucy. When he saw the charm of Lucy, he fell into light sleep (slumber). It seemed as his soul was sealed by a slumber (light sleep). That time he was not aware of his surroundings. He had no sensation and perception as humans have. 

According to the poet, Lucy is dead now so she has become only a non-living thing lying in her grave. She is not a living human being now. The  passage of time could ruin her. She would remain fresh all the time. It seemed Lucy would ever remain beautiful and young. 

Stanza--2

As Lucy had died so she had no movements. She could not do anything now. She had lost her power of feeling, throbbing and breathing. She had no sensations and perceptions as humans have. She could not speak and listen. 

She had become lifeless like other natural objects of nature. She was lying in her grave and had become a part of Earth but she could move with the movements of the earth. Like other objects as rocks stones, trees and mountains.

Thus the poem shows the sorrow of the poet over the death of Lucy. It shows a lively picture of the poet's pain. The theme of the poem is humble. 
The poet expresses his deep emotions in the poem A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal. The language of the poem is simple but attractive. Wordsworth has used figures of speech..personification and alliteration. Thus the poem also touches the hearts of readers.

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"O Captain! My Captain|Summary|Analysis

"O, Captain! My Captain|Summary|Analysis

"O Captain! My Captain|

Introduction

The popular poem "O Captain! My Captain" was composed by the great American poet Walt Whitman. This poem was first published in 1865. It was published in the fourth edition of the popular poem 'Leaves of Grass'.It was composed of the sad death of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of America. 

This poem is written in the form of elegy. In this poem, the country of America is compared with a ship returning from its long voyage and Abraham Lincoln is compared to the captain of the ship.

The poet gives his tribute to Abraham Lincoln through this poem. The poet says that he is shocked to see blood drops on the ship. It seems his captain is lying dead overboard(on the ship).

The poet further requests his captain to awake and see the people who have come there to welcome his captain after the victory. They are standing and waiting at the seashore with bouquets and ribboned wreaths in their hands. 

After some time the poet knows that it is a dream or his imagination only because his captain has died and he will never awake. Therefore the captain does not answer. His pulse is still. His heartbeat has stopped. He is lying cold and dead overboard. 

The poet further says that the ship has come safely after the victory but its captain has died. It means that the country is safe now but it's prime minister Abraham Lincoln has died.

Analysis...Stanza wise....."O, Captain! My Captain

Stanza--1

In the first stanza, the poet says that the ship has returned victoriously from its long fearful voyage. It was a fearful trip. Here the poet expresses his sorrow on the death of Abraham Lincoln. He further says that people have gathered at the seashore. 

The bells are ringing near the port but when he sees blood drops on the ship and his captain dead body over the board the poet becomes very sad.  The murder of Abraham Lincoln was the personal loss for the poet. 

Stanza--2

In the second stanza, the poet addresses the captain to rise up and see the people who have gathered there to welcome his captain. The people are looking very happy after the victory. So they are waiting for their captain. The poet again says that the bells are ringing again and people are shouting and enjoying the moment of victory.

They are standing with bouquets and ribboned wreaths in their hands. The poet further says that it was a dream because my captain is lying dead on the ship. He can not awake now. 

Stanza--3

In the third stanza, the poet says that my captain does not answer. His lips are pale and his pulse is still. He does not feel my touch but the victor ship is safe. Its long voyage has completed but still, bells are ringing. It seems to him full of grief because his captain is not alive now. He is lying dead on the ship. His body is cold.

Theme

The present poem was written just after the death of Abraham Lincoln. He was the president of America. He was killed just after the civil war. After electing as the President of America, Abraham Lincoln declared the abolition of slavery from America. 

After this, he was murdered in a theater. That time Walt Whitman became very sad to know about the murder of his president. After it, he composed this elegy "O Captain! My Captain to express his sorrow and deep grief on the death of his president. 

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My mother essay...paragraph in English for students

Essay on Mother| Paragraph on my mother

My mother essay

Mother is the most important person in all families. Without her my life is incomplete. I can not think of my life without her. A mother brings up children selflessly. She cares them wholeheartedly. She inculcates good manners in her children. She helps them in their need. She guides them when they are in problems. 

For me, my mother is the whole world. Even I can not imagine my life without her. She sacrifices her life for her children and family. I can not write her love in words.  

She is the incarnation of God on the earth. A child speaks the first word from his mouth is a mom.

Qualities of my mother

Mother: The backbone of our family

Mother is the person who always works like a backbone in our life. She does all her duties with a smile on her face. She starts doing works in the early morning and keeps doing until her children are fast asleep in the bed. She gets up early in the morning makes breakfast for us. Even she wakes up early every day and does all the household chores. She never says that she is tired. I respect and love my mother so much. 

Mother: The first teacher of the child

It is said that the mother is the first teacher of child and home is the first school for a child. She is the best teacher for me always. In childhood, she teaches her children the difference between right and wrong. 

She always inculcates good qualities in us. She makes us a responsible citizen of society. She scolds us when we commit mistakes. It is also important for children.

Mother as a guide:

Mother is also a guide for her child. She always guides her child. She always helps her children in their need. My mother is a great personality. She always loves me and guides me. She supports me in every situation of my life. She takes time for me from her busy routine.

Mother: as a motivational person

My mother is a great motivational person for me. She always motivates me to do good works. She inspires me to do good things in life. My mother is a lady of strong willpower. She motivates me to do work hard. Therefore she is my role model.

Mother: a good friend

Mother is always a good friend for her children. My mother is also a good friend. She understands me better than any other person. Therefore a child calls his mother first when he needs something. I tell her my secrets and problems and she always gives me the best suggestion. She understands my all problems without saying a word.

Conclusion

At last, I want to say that no one can take place of a mother. She is a great personality in the world. Therefore mothers Day is celebrated all over the world. On this day, children try to impress their mother and give her beautiful gifts. I also make her breakfast this day to give the rest to my mother. Thus she is the most caring, loving, respected person for me in this world.

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Essay...paragraph on pollution for students

Essay....paragraph  on pollution for students

Essay on Pollution&its types: its causes, effects and steps to control

Introduction:

In the present era, pollution is the main problem in the life of human beings. Human beings itself responsible for the increase in pollution in our environment. Man has especially involved directly or indirectly for the creation of pollution in its life. Due to the increase in pollution, so many poisonous gases enter in our healthy environment and results in the destruction of our life. Due to which the life of most valuable gift in nature i.e. human life is being lesser by absorbing polluted air and water. Pollution causes due to increasing of poisonous gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, benzene etc. in the atmosphere.

Types of Pollution:

a) Air Pollution: 

Air pollution occurs due to dangerous gases emitted by vehicles, industries, refrigerators, air conditioners and open garbage burning. These gaseous releases carbon dioxide, carbon mono oxide, nitrous oxide, benzene in the environment. Due to which human beings feel difficult to breathe and thus results in many diseases like asthma etc.

b) Water Pollution:

The waste materials of factories, industries when entered in the mainstream and river, gets polluted the healthy water with their contaminated contents. Also, the poor sewage system of our cities & towns polluted our healthy water. It causes many diseases like cholera etc.

c) Noise Pollution:

It occurs due to the heavy sound of vehicles, loudspeakers & radio. In big cities, the sound of vehicles like car, buses, trucks etc are passing within a second and create noise pollution continuously. It posses the stress on human beings through physical and mental health.

d) Soil Pollution:

It occurs due to heavy doses of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides & pesticides used for the growing of crops in the field. The heavy use of these chemicals releases nitrogen gases in the soil, which results in the soil contaminated and the quality of the soil destroyed. The use of plastic polythene is also caused by soil pollution. The plastic polythene when leftover in the field, can not be destroyed even after thousands of years, thus destroyed the quality of the soil.

How to control Pollution:

• i) The industrialization of the country should be well planned.
• ii) The waste materials of the industries should not be leftover near the river or stream.
• iii) There is a proper sewage system of industries and there is a mandatory option for recycling of water in industry.
• iv) The sewage system of any city or town should be well planned and it will ensure that the waste material which contains many dangerous contaminants should be destroyed at a specific place.
• v) They should be limited use of petrol and diesel vehicles in public places.
• vi) Everyone should know the condition of its vehicles, so that the old vehicles, which releases poisonous gaseous, condemned well in time.
• vii) There is a total ban on the use of plastic polythene.
• viii) The farmers should aware of the optimum use of fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide & pesticide for the growing of the healthy crop.
• ix) People should aware of afforestation. Everyone should plant at least one tree plant on their birthday. If our environment has too many plants, it will automatically control pollution. Because of afforestation the air, water, noise & soil pollution collectively.

Conclusion:

While considering the problems due to pollution, the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, Government of India has taken up many steps to control pollution. Be the good citizen of a country, it's our responsibility to follow up the rules & regulations made by the government of India for the control of pollution. Due to which, we will save our environment and at the same time, we also left over the healthy environment our future generation, so that they will breathe in the open atmosphere, free of cost.

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Mending Wall|Robert Frost|Summary&Analysis

Mending Wall|Robert Frost|Summary&Analysis

Mending Wall|Robert Frost

The famous poem "Mending Wall' was composed by the American poet Robert Frost. It was composed in 1913 and published in the second volume of his poems "North of Boston" in 1914. This poem is written in blank verse. It has 46 lines. It is a narrative poem. 
It describes the story of two villagers of New England. In this poem, the poet describes the customs, beliefs and traditions of the villagers living in the countryside. 

The poem "Mending Wall" is a poem related to the mending or repairing of a wall between two fields in a village. There are two farmers who are owners of these two farms. In this poem, one farmer is a young man and the other is an old man. So there is the difference between their thoughts.
Their thinking was totally different from each other. There was a conflict between them related to the mending of a wall between their farms. Actually, the old farmer wanted to make a wall between their fields but the young farmer did not want. 
Therefore there was the dispute between them. In this poem, there was a conflict between the thinking of two generations new and old. 
According to the young farmer, there is no need for the wall but the old farmer favours the need for a wall between their farms. As we study the poem it shows the practice of repairing the wall between two farms.

The young farmer says that there is a supernatural power at work to remove the wall between their field. Therefore frost brings down the stones of the wall. The young man also says that it is not the work of hunters. 

The poet further says that every year in spring season the holes appear again in the walls and both the farmers repair the wall on their respective sides. 
On the other hand, the young farmer says that there is no need for making the wall as their fields are already divided by nature. Their crops are different. one has apple trees and other has pine trees in their field. 

The young man again asks the old man why this wall is needed between their fields. After all, they are good neighbours. They do not need this type of barrier between them. After some time the old man comes with two stones in his hands. He seems to the young man like a wild beast of the stone age.

According to the young man, the old man was uncivilized. The old man believed in orthodoxy because according to the old man there should be wall to keep good relations with neighbours. The old man always said that "Good fences are good neighbours". 

Thus the poet shows the narrowness of old people. As we are living in the age of science and modernity. There is no space for old narrow ideas and orthodoxy. There is a need for universal brotherhood.

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The Road Not Taken|Robert Frost|Summary&Analysis

The Road Not Taken|Robert Frost|Summary&Analysis

The Road Not Taken

The poem "The Road Not Taken" was written by the very popular American writer Robert Frost. This poem is about a traveller who has a problem in choosing his road or it was a real experience of the writer while travelling somewhere. When the writer was ready to go somewhere, he saw two separated roads. Here the writer was confused in choosing the right road for him. Both roads got lost into the forest of yellow coloured trees. 

The writer could not decide which was the right way to travel because he could not travel through both the roads at the same time. He was in great confusion so he thought about it for a long time. In the beginning, he thought that one road better than the other but he could not see clearly far enough because after some distance It was lost into bushes and trees.

After it, he saw the second road carefully but it also looked the same as the first road. According to the poet, the second road was better because the grass on it had not been worn out because the travellers had not walked on it very frequently. On the other hand, both the roads were similar.

The poet had only confusion that the second road was better than first. As both the roads were covered with leaves and now the poet was confused in making the right choice. It was the morning time and it was now important for him to chose a road. At last, he decided to make his travel by the second road. He left the first road for some other day.

He knew that it had become difficult for him to return to that place from where he had started. In this way, the poet was describing his decision of choosing the second road for travel and leaving the first road. He also said that in future he would regret for his wrong decision. 

Actually, the poet had chosen the road which had been less travelled by a large number of travellers. According to the poet, his decision might be wrong in future and for it, he would be responsible because he had chosen according to his own choice.

Thus the poem is also related to the journey of a human being. Sometimes we are also in the same situation of life where we have to choose one option and take a decision immediately and we are in confusion which option will be right for us. Actually, the road in this poem symbolizes our life. 

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The Lady of Shalott|summary|analysis

The Lady of Shalott|summary|analysis

The poem "The Lady of Shalott" was written about a lady who lived on the island of Shalott. The poet calls her the Lady of Shalott. She lived there alone. There were four towers in the living place of the lady of Shalott. It was surrounded by four grey walls.
There is also a beautiful small garden around her living place. The lady of Shalott lived a life of seclusion. She did not know the hard realities of life. Her life was unreal. She always became busy in weaving a magical web. Someone told her that if she stops weaving, she will fall prey to a curse. Many boats passed through the river to Camelot but no one had ever seen the lady of Shalott. It seemed as no one knew her.
Only reapers could hear her songs in the morning when they went to the field. No one had seen her with his eyes. Thus she lived a lonely life. She saw outside people through a mirror that hangs before her in her room. She saw everything reflected in the mirror. She saw in the mirror the fields of barley and rye, the river, village men and women and sometimes girls doing their works. She saw in her mirror a group of young girls, a shepherd boy, a servant boy wearing red clothes, a row of knights going from the road but she was happy in weaving the beautiful scenes that she saw in the mirror. But now she had become tired of seeing only their shadows. She wanted to see all these things in real.

One day she saw Sir Lancelot in the fields of barley. He was sitting on his horse. His horse was decorated with beautiful stones. The lady of Shalott was so much impressed after seeing his reflection. Therefore she left weaving her web and looked down to Camelot where Lancelot was going. As soon as, she saw Lancelot the curse came upon her. Her web floats outside and her mirror cracks from side to side. 
After it, The wind blows fast, the wood grows pale and it begins to rain. The lady of Shalott leaves her home and finds a boat in the river. She writes her name on it. and lies in the boat. She loses the chain of the boat. People hear her song. she keeps on singing till her death. In this way, she dies singing her last song. After it, people see her dead body lying in the boat and read her name written on it. The people come to know her identity as the lady of Shalott.

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Sailing To Byzantium|Summary&Analysis|Yeats

Sailing To Byzantium|Summary&Analysis|Yeats

The famous poem "Sailing to Byzantium" was written by William Butler Yeats. It was first published in the 1928 collection"The tower".It is divided into four stanzas in Ottava rima. Yeats expresses his thoughts and feelings on immortality in an impressive way. The poet was about 60 years old when he wrote this poem. This phase of age is mostly spiritual for all human beings. In the same way, Yeats was very spiritual at this through the use of various poetic techniques. 
It describes the metaphorical journey of a man pursuing his own vision of eternal life. This poem is one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century. The poet expresses his thoughts of old age. According to the poet, at an old age, spiritual work is required to keep mind calm. He says that the old man should leave the country of the young and travel to Byzantium, the holy city. Here the poet expresses his mind that saints will appear in the fire in the holy place of Byzantium to purify the soul of the poet. 

Analysis.....Stanza wise

Stanza-1 

That is no country---------intellect.

Here in this stanza, the poet expresses his feelings in his country. He says that there is no place for old people in his country. His country where he lives has changed completely. The young people in the country do not like old things and people. They are busy loving their young partners. They are busy with physical pleasure. Although there is beautiful natural surrounding. The birds are singing melodious songs. Birds are sitting on the trees but the young people do not give attention to their songs. They seem to the poet like dying generation who are busy in lust and physical love.

The poet expresses his thought with the example of Salmon fish which live in the sea and is always busy in reproducing new fish. As the animals are busy in giving birth to new animals and birds are busy in giving new life to their chick. Like this people are also busy in giving birth to a new generation. They are busy with physical pleasures. They do not feel pleasure in the natural beauty. 

They are surrounded by material and physical pleasure. They born and die with this pleasure. They do not feel other natural pleasure of earth.

Even they do not like old things, old buildings, old monuments, old culture and art. They only like their own new culture. They do not understand the importance of old things. Although old things have a great culture, art and history. They neglect old people. They do not respect their intellect and experience. They do not understand the beauty of the old culture and art.

Stanza--2

 an aged -------------Byzantium.

In this stanza, the poet exposes the physical appearance of an old man. The old man looks like a useless thing. He looks like a torn coat hanging on a stick. There is no respect for old people in the country. The old people are only petty things for the young man of the country. The poet says that he wants to sing songs in louder noise and wants to clap with his hands joyously. His body has become very weak. Still, he wants to do singing and clapping for his happiness. The poet further says that there is no place for old people to enjoy but there are old monuments for study. Monuments have its own glory. therefore the poet wants to go to the holy city of Byzantium. He sails the sea for the holy city of Byzantium. Thus he goes to the holy city of Byzantium.

Stanza--3

O sages---------eternity.

In this stanza, the poet addresses the sages who are standing in the holy fire. When the poet enters the holy city of Byzantium he sees the sages. He compares the sages to the figure stands in the gold mosaic work. The poet requests the sages to come from the holy fire and spin in the gyre to educate his soul. The poet wants to learn spiritual singing of soul from the sages. The poet asks the sages to guide him for purification of his soul.

 He says that his heart has become tired of sensual desires. So he prays the saints to come and purify his heart. The poet says that he has worldly desires like animals and he has become animal in his behaviour but now he wants to be a purified man. The poet further says that the worldly desires and matters have profaned his soul, therefore, he does not know how to purify his soul. He prays the saints to purify him. He wants to become an immortal art. Now the poet has become sick of the cycle of birth and death. He wants to escape from this cycle and wants to be permanent. 

Stanza--4

Once out--------------to come.

The poet says when he gets purified he will become the golden bird. The Grecian goldsmith made the golden bird to sing and make the king awake. He further says that he wants to be such a piece of art as a golden bird awake the king. He says that he would awake the king. He would sit in the golden tree and sing the stories of kings and queens and he would sing the stories of past, present and future of the people who would come to the holy city of Byzantium.

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On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer..Summary&analysis

On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer

Summary

The famous poem "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer" was written by the great English Romantic poet John Keats in 1816. It was written in the form of a sonnet. Keats composed this sonnet after reading the translation of Homer's work. It was written by an English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan age. His name was George Chapman. It was given to him by his friend, Cowden Clarke. Keats and his friend Cowden Clarke sat up together till daylight to read it and the next morning, Mr Clarke found the sonnet on the breakfast table. Thus Keats composed the famous sonnet after reading the translation of Homer's work. 

Keats was very much impressed with George Chapman's work of translation. He feels a great enjoy while reading it. In this poem, Keats pays a great tribute to Chapman's translation of Homer. Keats gave great attention to Homer"s poetic genius. He considered Homer'work like a kingdom of pure gold. After reading Chapman's translation he felt a never-ending joy in his heart. Keats was grateful for Chapman who introduced to him the glorious regions of Homer's genius. 

Poem Analysis stanza wise

Stanza--1 Much have -----------bold. (lines 1-8)

In the sonnet "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer", the poet shows his never-ending pleasure. The poet says that he has read many literary books. but when he read Chapman's translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, he became so much inspired that he composed this sonnet. The poet says that he always wanted to read Homer's literary work but he did not know the Greek language. He felt so much pleasure after reading Chapman's translation of Homer's work. Chapman had translated Homer's work very effectively.

Keats further says that he has read many books of romantic and classical tales. He has travelled in many countries of the thought of writers. Through their books, he has travelled in the mind of many writers. He has travelled in the different countries of imagination and fancy. Those books of different authors have given him great pleasure. After reading these books he feels pleasure as a poor man feels at the sight of the realm of gold. 

Keats further says that he has been a great lover of Greek art and culture. He always wanted to study and read the Greek authors. He always has a curiosity for Homer's works but the reading of Chapman's translation filled his passion in full intensity. He read the works of Homer but he did not realize a great satisfaction for it but when he read the translation of Homer written by Chapman, he realized the quality of pure serenity of the poetry of Homer. Therefore Keats appreciates Chapman for his bold approach to Homer. 

The poet says that now he has reached the kingdom of Homer after reading the translation of Chapman. Before it, he had no opportunity to visit Homer's kingdom. He compares his joy to an astronomer. He feels the same pleasure as an astronomer feels when he discovers a new planet. 

Stanza--2

Then felt I---------Darien(lines 9-14)

In these lines, the poet expresses his great joy after reading the translation of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. He says that he has never felt such a great joy. He sees the new world of imagination after reading Chapman's Homer. He was highly impressed with Homer. he compares his excitement to the joy of an astronomer. as an astronomer feels excited when a new star falls within the range of his telescope. Like this, he feels a great pleasure after reading Homer's translation through Chapman. In the same way, when Corten looked at the Pacific with his eyes. He discovered the new land. His fellow sailors became very excited after seeing a new land. like that the poet has no limit for his excitement after reading this work of translation. 

Thus this poem is rich in poetic expression. It has beautiful phrases. The poet has presented his great expressions and thought in beautiful language. The poem is filled with wonder, thrill and great excitement. Thus the poem reveals that Keats was the great lover of Greek art and Hellenic spirit. It is written in Italian form. It has fourteen lines. It has an octave of eight lines and a sestet of six lines. The rhyming scheme is abba, abba, cdc, dcd. It is written in Iambic pentameter. Thus the poem presents the best poetic talent of John Keats.                                                                  

                                                        

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Success Is Counted Sweetest|Summary&Analysis|Emily Dickinson

Success Is Counted Sweetest|Summary&Analysis

Summary

Success Is Counted Sweetest|Summary&Analysis

The famous poem "Success Is Counted Sweetest" was composed by the poetess Emily Dickinson in 1859. This poem was published anonymously in 1878. Only seven poems were published in the lifetime of Emily Dickinson. This poem is also one of them. The main theme of this poem is a contradiction of two ideas. in which one idea is superior to the other. In this poem, the poetess describes two opposite ideas success and failure in an impressive way. She says that there is always some equal good behind every evil and second example she gives about the idea of defeat and despair. She shows these two opposite ideas in a superior position. She was a great American poetess of the 19th century. She liked to express her ideas in a paradoxical way. This poem is an example of his pessimistic nature.

Analysis....Success Is Counted Sweetest

Stanza--1

In this stanza, the poetess describes two opposite ideas Success and failure in a great way. According to the poetess, there is always some good thing behind every evil. She says that only failure persons can experience the taste of success in a true manner. And those who succeed in reality never can experience a true taste of success. According to every failure, it has some good thing behind it as compensation. The poetess further explains her ideas by giving the example of a thirsty man. She says that only a thirsty man can experience the true value of water. In the same way, the true value of success can be understood only by the person who has failed. Thus the poetess says that we should have an extreme thirst to feel the taste of nectar. 

stanza--2

In this stanza, the poetess defines the value of victory by giving the example of soldiers. She is paradoxical in her thought. She explains the importance of victory with the help of soldiers. She says that the soldiers who are defeated in the battle can understand the true value of victory. She defines two opposite ideas victory and defeats in an impressive way. She says that the true value of victory can be understood only by defeated soldiers not by Victorious soldiers because, after victory, victorious soldiers may hoist the flag of victory but in reality, they do not know the real meaning of it.

Stanza--3

In this stanza, the poetess again explains the example of a dying soldier or defeated soldier. She creates a scene of war and tries to explain the true value of victory. She says that a dying soldier knows the true value of victory. Therefore he feels a great sorrow in his heart. He also feels extreme grief to his dying ears when he hears the sounds of victory from the distant camps of the victorious side. The poetess was pessimistic in her nature. Therefore she liked pain and despair. According to her, pain and death is a gateway to immortality.                   

  

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Night Of The Scorpion|Nissim Ezekiel|Summary&Analysis

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Night Of The Scorpion

The famous poem "Night Of The Scorpion" was composed by the popular writer Nissim Ezekiel. It was first published in 1965 in his work "The Exact Name". It is a narrative poem. In this poem, the poet narrates an incident in which a scorpion bites a lady. The lady lives in a village. After this incident, the villagers come there to show their sympathy to the lady. 

They come with their lamps to search for the scorpion. The villagers are superstitious. So they believe that the poison will spread with the movement of the scorpion. Therefore they search for the scorpion immediately. Some villagers believe that the pain of the lady is the result of her sins done in the previous birth. And some others believe that the pain of the lady will reduce the sufferings of her next birth. Thus everyone had their own opinions about it. But at last, after twenty hours, the woman gets well. She prays thanks to god to save her children from the scorpion. 

Analysis 

Stanza--1

In this stanza, the poet describes an incident in which a woman was stung by a scorpion. The poet remembers the night on which his mother was stung by a scorpion. The poet says that the incident is still fresh in his memory. He says that it was a rainy season when a scorpion stung his mother because there was no suitable place for him to hide. So he sat under a rice bag. Unconsciously when his mother lifted the rice bag, at that time the scorpion stung her. 

According to the poet, the scorpion did not want to bite her but he did it in fear. After it, the poison moved quickly in the body of her mother. After hearing the incident villagers came there with lanterns in their hand to help the lady. According to the villagers, the poison will spread in her body with the movement of the scorpion. 

Stanza--2

Here the poet describes the pain of his mother after biting of the scorpion. The poison spreads rapidly in the body of her mother. The villagers are superstitious. They believe that the pain of lady is the punishment of her sins done in the previous birth. Some other villagers say that it may reduce the pain of her next birth in advance. Some villagers have an opinion that the poison will purify her blood from worldly desires. Thus many villagers came to help her but none could reduce her pain. They came to show their sympathy for the lady. It was all useless for the pain of the lady. She was still crying in pain. 

Stanza--3

The poet describes the incident further by saying that the lady is still crying with pain. The poet says that the villagers had applied their home remedies and other methods to cure her mother. But all were useless. Now his father was trying to cure her mother. His father was not a superstitious person. He tries to cure his mother by some medicines. For it, he applies different types of powder and mixture on her toe.

He also uses many types of herbs to reduce her pain. He also uses paraffin on her toe to reduce her pain but all efforts prove ineffective. All treatment given by his father proves useless. At last, after twenty hours of pain, she gets well. She shows her love to her children and says thanks to God because the scorpion did not sting her children in place of her. She was thankful for it. 

Thus the poem shows the superstitious belief of villagers. It creates a sensuous word picture around the readers. The poet narrates the whole incident in an impressive way. It is a highly imaginative poem. The language of the poem is very simple. The poem is written in narrative style. The poem passes a satire on the superstitious villagers. At last, we can say that the poem is the masterpiece of the poet.

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My Last Duchess by Robert Browning.... Summary & Analysis

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 Summary

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

The popular poem "My Last Duchess" was composed by Robert Browning. It was first published in 1842 in his Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is a dramatic monologue written in 28 rhyming couplets. It is written in iambic pentameter. A dramatic monologue is a kind of soliloquy in which only one person speaks throughout the poem. The poem is a conversation between the Duke of Ferrara and the ambassador. The only speaker in the poem is Duke of Ferrara. In this poem, Duke is talking to the ambassador who has brought a proposal of marriage to the Duke of Ferrara. Duke tells him about his last duchess who was very kind, virtuous and generous. The narrator of the poem is the Duke of Ferrara. 

Analysis

Stanza--1

In this stanza, the duke is talking to the ambassador who has brought a proposal of marriage for him. The Duke shows him the portrait of his last Duchess. This portrait is painted by Fra Pandolf. He has completed this portrait in a day. In this portrait, Duchess seems to be alive. Fra Pandolf is a very talented painter. The Duke appreciates the painting of his last duchess. When the ambassador sees the portrait, a question comes in his mind but the Duke understands his question before his asking. Because the same question had been asked to the duke by many other visitors.

The Duchess had liveliness on her face and had a shine in her eyes. The duke says that most of the visitors ask him the same question as the ambassador wants to ask after seeing the portrait. He is not the first person to ask this question. The Duke tells him that his last duchess was very kind and innocent. He felt lucky of having such a nice wife but she had also a weakness in his character. She was so generous that she could smile at the least favour done to her. So the duke did not like her such type of behaviour. He was very dictatorial. 

Stanza--2

The duke is talking to the ambassador. He appreciates his last duchess by saying that she was very beautiful. She was so gorgeous that no painter could paint her charming beauty by his art and brush easily. He felt very lucky to have such a beautiful wife but she was so kind that she could be impressed very easily by an ordinary person. Therefore the duke did not like her. She could not keep the difference between the duke and another admirer. She behaved in same manners to both whether it was the duke or another foolish admirer. She responded in the same way after getting gifts from other ordinary persons as she responded to him when he offered him some costly gifts of ornament. She forgot the dignity of a duchess and gave equal smile to all these admirers. Therefore the duke did not like her cheap behaviour. She should have the dignity of a duchess. 

Stanza--3

The Duke further says that he did not like her excessive kindness for ordinary people. It was not good for the honour of a royal family. She could destroy the nine hundred years old honour of his royal family. She was unable to differentiate between the duke and his servants. The duke could not bear such a silly behaviour of his wife. She behaved the same with other ordinary people as she behaved with the duke. He asked her to improve her manners but she was unable to do it. So he decided to put her to death. Because she was intolerant for him. 

Stanza--4

In this stanza, the duke points out that the duchess in the portrait seems to be alive. There is a smile on her face in the portrait but in reality, all her smiles stopped after killing her. The duke further tells the ambassador about his nine hundred years old reputation. He demands dowry in a very cunning manner by saying that a big amount of dowry will suit his reputation. When the duke reaches on the ground floor, he shows him the statue of Neptune(Sea-God) riding a sea horse.

The duke tells him that it is prepared by Claus of Innsbruck. The duke shows him this statue as a symbol of his strict nature. The duke tells him that he is very strict in his nature and will not tolerate the cheap manners of his future wife. He indirectly advises him that his future wife would also meet the same end if she behaves like his last duchess. Thus the poem is rich in the element of human psychology. The language of the poem is coarse and rude. But the style is charming and musical. Overall the poem is one of the best poems of Browning.

                                                                                                                  

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