Growing up for the black man in America is a truly painful process. He is made to forget all his dreams. As he comes of age he discovers that he is destined to live in the shadow of the white man who tramples over him. ‘As I Grew Older’ is a typical Langston Hughes poem
Gieve Patel’s ‘On Killing a Tree’ is a sarcastic poem about man’s indiscriminate destruction of trees. The tree is presented as an enemy to man. Man is presented as a professional killer who thinks of all possible ways to torture the tree. The poem begins ironically, describing the crime committed by the tree. For years
Here is a summary and analysis of ‘The Road not Taken’ by Robert Frost, the celebrated poem on making choices in life. Robert Frost’s The Road not Taken is a beautiful poem about making choices in life. It discusses the very common situation of coming to the crossroads and not knowing which way to choose. Like
Stephen Spender’s ‘The Express’ glorifies the express train. The train here is a symbol of the modern industrial civilization. The glorious running of the train to its destination is vividly pictured by the poet. The whistle that announces the departure of the train is described as a manifesto. The movement of the train is like
How do you analyse a poem? There is a common notion that writing poetry reviews is for intellectual geniuses and critics alone. But the fact is that anybody who can read and enjoy a poem can write a very nice poetry review. The first step in analysing a poem is to read it many times. Reading some
