ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY INTRODUCTION : Arthur Rimbaud wrote the fourteen-lined poem, Asleep In The Valley in 1870, when he was merely a boy of 16. At that time a war was going on between France and Germany, and every day many young soldiers of both countries were prematurely losing … Read more
SONNET NO 18 SUMMARY NO 1 INTRODUCTION: William Shakespeare is pre-eminently a playwright. He belongs to the great Elizabethan Age. Shakespeare imbibed the spirit of the Renaissance. He poetized on the variety of life. His dramas betray the varied aspects of mind. They have withstood the test of time. The characters of his … Read more
THE POETRY OF EARTH THE POETRY OF EARTH INTRODUCTION : John Keats wrote the sonnet, The Poetry of Earth on the 30th December 1816. The original title of the sonnet is ‘On the Grasshopper and Cricket’. From the date of composition, it is clear that the sonnet was composed in winter. The sonnet is … Read more
