William Wordsworth’s “The Solitary Reaper” captures a single moment that stays with you. A traveler hears a Highland girl singing…
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Introduction Alexander’s Feast by John Dryden is one of the greatest English odes ever written. It celebrates the emotional power…
IntroductionAndrew Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress is one of the most famous metaphysical poems in English literature. It captures a…
Introduction: Gerard Manley Hopkins – A Revolutionary Victorian Voice Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) remains one of the most distinctive and…
Introduction Maya Angelou’s When Great Trees Fall stands as a profound meditation on loss and remembrance that resonates deeply with…
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “The Sea and the Skylark” stands as one of the most compelling examples of Victorian nature poetry,…
“The Haunted House” by Felicia Dorothea Hemans offers readers a captivating glimpse into early 19th-century Gothic literature. This haunting poem…
Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” stands as one of literature’s most powerful examinations of humanity’s capacity for destruction. In just…
Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) wrote “Any Woman” during Ireland’s literary revival. Born in Dublin, she published over 100 novels and numerous…
Journey to the Interior is one of Atwood’s most thought-provoking explorations of the human psyche, using the metaphor of a…