A man sits alone in a cold cottage on a stormy night. Porphyria, his lover arrives. He ignores her flirting because he’s angry with her. He decides she loves him and hence she belongs to him. He wants to preserve the moment so he strangles her with her own hair. He spends the rest of…
The narrator is addressing a woman who he’s trying to persuade in order to start a relationship. He gives examples to show everything in nature is connected to a partner. He believes it is God’s law and it should be obeyed. He asks the woman why she is rejecting God’s law by refusing to love…
A man is working in a garden when he writes a letter to his wife. The wife reflects on their different lifestyles. She wonders whether life is more fulfilling because he’s closer to nature. They feel a world apart but write letters to each other to feel connected Ideas and Themes: Nature Longing Distance Structure:…
The poem tells the story of a farmer who marries a maid and refers to their early experience of marriage. She appears to be badly affected by the experience of marriage and becomes withdrawn and uncommunicative. She attempts to run away and is found. The husband longs for her only for her to reject him. Ideas and Themes:…
The narrator imagines his parents as young and preparing a picnic in an idyllic scene. The narrator is on the opposite bank to his parents who encourage him to join them. This could be based on a real memory, a fantasy, or the narrator on the brink of death. Ideas and Themes: Family relationships Memory…
The narrator imagines climbing his grandfather using the extended metaphor of his grandfather as a mountain and himself as a climber. The narrator may have imagined this or recounted this, picking out details from observing his grandfather. Ideas and Themes: Family relationships Getting older Structure: Poem highlights the child’s progress from bottom of mountain to…
The narrator imagines her mother’s life before she was born. The speaker says the mother was her happiest in the 10 years before she was born. She remembers glimpses of her childhood. She realizes her mother was deprived of her happiness and glamour after she was born. Ideas and Themes: Family relationships Memory Structure: Begins…
The father recounts watching his son play football for the first time and feels worried about his son as he watches him walk away from him. 18 Years later he still feels upset but realizes that it’s part of nature and he must accept it. Ideas and Themes: Family relationships Getting older Memory Structure: The…
The poet recalls the day he parted with his lover. She never had any affection for him. He believes the sadness he felt then foreshadowed the sadness he feels now. A lot of time passed but even the sound of her name hurts the narrator. He hears about her other affairs and feels hurt. Even…
A couple goes for a walk in the park after days of bad weather. They walk separately as their relationship is troubled. They stop at the sight of swans who mirror their relationship and walk away hand in hand suggesting they have reconciled. Ideas and Themes: Distance Fulfillment Nature Structure: They are both separated for…
In the Renaissance era, people looked to religious leaders for advice on their lives. Some religious advisers think they are qualified to give advice to the youth, but they may not be as qualified as they seem. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, Friar Lawrence is a…
Charles Dicken’s ‘Oliver Twist’ shows how an individual’s opportunities in life can be both restricted and improved through their interactions to a large extent by showing us the different types of people that you could come across in Victorian London. The plot is about an orphan who sets out into London looking for a way…
“We know what we are, but we know not what we may be.” -William Shakespeare. In the poem of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, described as “star-crossed lovers”, die tragically. In the plot, the Capulet and Montague families have had an ancient grudge against each other which…
The two poems written by William Blake feature animals that are antithetical, one symbolizing the goodness, peace, harmony and unity in the world whilst the other the presence of darkness in the world. Blake makes a similarity between a lamb and a child which are both gentle, mild, and crooning, giving us the sense of…
The poem is a monologue in which the poet talks to himself, the spirit of the nature and at times to his sister. Wordsworth’s ”Tintern Abbey” takes on an opulence of ideas regarding nature’s ability to conserve memory, and grasp the past and the present. Through his writing, Wordsworth conveys his experiences with nature to…
Many writers, artists, and poets have a very specific style that is unique to them and resonates throughout their work. Although there are many similarities between their works, there are apparent differences between each one. William Blake, a poet, wrote two books, first one being ‘Songs of Innocence’ and later on wrote another one named…
The nature of unexpected discovery entails a journey that is transformative and concerns one’s relationship with one’s self or one’s world. Discoveries can be either sought or serendipitous and can lead to good or bad consequences, but ultimately they are all concerned with the acquisition of greater knowledge and a new perspective. In William Shakespeare’s…
As said by Tony Dungy, “The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.” But what makes a great leader? Many other people would agree that for a leader to be a great one, they must be chosen based on key…
Within the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, there are several inanimate objects which relate to the development of the main character but also the overall story. These inanimate objects reflect several aspects of the setting and of the time period in general. One of these inanimate objects is the mule…
Nathaniel Hawthorne Believed that evil was a dominant force in the world—his work is dark, gloomy and pessimistic. Born in Salem, Mass., descended from a prominent Puritan family. One ancestor was a judge at the Salem Witch Trials, another was known for his persecution of Quakers. For twelve years secluded himself in his mother’s house…