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    • PoetryPoems are not puzzles to be cracked. What you are required to do when you write about poetry is to arrive at a genuine and individual personal response to something which is carefully crafted in language. Poets are masters of language. They choose words more deliberately and consciously than is usual. After all, language is their craft. However, although we cannot all be poets, it is important to realize that what poets do is not alien to us. We are all immersed in language. We all experience the world in language. We all seek self-expression. To express exactly what you mean is not always easy (just as poetry is not always easy), but it is always satisfying and rewarding.
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Poems are not puzzles to be cracked. What you are required to do when you write about poetry is to arrive at a genuine and individual personal response to something which is carefully crafted in language.
Poets are masters of language. They choose words more deliberately and consciously than is usual. After all, language is their craft. However, although we cannot all be poets, it is important to realize that what poets do is not alien to us. We are all immersed in language. We all experience the world in language. We all seek self-expression. To express exactly what you mean is not always easy (just as poetry is not always easy), but it is always satisfying and rewarding.

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The Flea by John Donne – Summary and Analysis

Introduction John Donne, a master of wit uses unusual metaphors to convey the love between a man and a woman. The Flea is amongst such an unusual love poem, where the poet uses a flea to reveal his sexual interest with his lover. Published in 1633, the poem is about Read more…

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Summary Of In Memory of W. B. Yeats By W.H. Auden

Introduction Hello, Learners, today we are going to study W.H. Auden’s poem In Memory of W. B. Yeats. It was written in 1939 when William Butler Yeats, the famous Irish poet and dramatist died. Before we attempt a detailed analysis of the poem let us discuss the significance of elegy Read more…

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No Where To Play By Ticola Tyson Summary and Question Answers

No Where To Play By Ticola Tyson The poem is the lament of a child yearning for open spaces to play in. She is having a hard time to find the perfect place to play. The poet says that in big towns and cities there are hardly any open places Read more…

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The Road Not Taken Summary, Explanation, Language and Style and Solved Questions

Central Idea:-A human being gets many opportunities in life. These choices and decisions shape up the life of humans. It affects not only his future course of life on this earth but also his spiritual life after death. Summary of The Road Not Taken The poem “The Road Not Taken’ Read more…

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Summary and Question Answers of Wandering Singers by Sarojini Naidu

WANDERING SINGERS BY SAROJINI NAIDU The poem “Wandering Singers” by Sarojini Naidu is about a band of folk singers who wander from town to town and village to village to spread the message of love through their singing. The poem depicts the carefree life of contented wandering singers who have Read more…

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Do Not Ask of Me, My Love By Faiz Ahmad Faiz – Summary and Question Answers

Do Not Ask of Me, My Love By Faiz Ahmad Faiz About The Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a very fine poet who combined in his poetry depth of feeling, warmth of thought, vitality of imagination and revolutionary idealism. But this progressivist‘s zeal is inevitably punctuated by a strong element Read more…

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Daffodils by William Wordsworth– Summary, Analysis and Questions

Daffodils by William Wordsworth Introduction The poem ‘Daffodils’, also known by the title ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, is a lyrical poem written by William Wordsworth in 1804. William Wordsworth is a wellknown romantic poet who believed in conveying simple and creative expressions through his poems. He once said, Read more…

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Know Then thyself By Alexander Pope – Summary and Paraphrase

About The poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was born to prosperous London linen-merchant. Since Pope’s father converted to Roman Catholicism, Pope was not allowed to be taught by Catholic priests. Being a voracious, avid reader, Pope studied the works of Latin, English, French and Italian poets. Pope was a versatile genius. Read more…

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Understanding and Summary of The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams was a rebel. The Red Wheelbarrow is revolutionary for its simplicity. While many of his contemporaries wrote poems that locked up meaning like precious jewels in secret rooms, Williams wrote poems that captured ordinary moments and ordinary objects, such as a red wheelbarrow. Think of The Red Read more…

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Poetry must get its hands dirty

Poetry must get its hands dirty It is amazing to look at just how much poetry and literature have changed throughout the years. For instance, during the romantic era, why did poets such as Byron sell so well? Of course, the confines of society were very different; socially the public Read more…

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