Text of the Poem: A Poison Tree I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And … Read more
Text of the Poem The Tiger (The Tiger) Tyger Tyger, burning bright,In the forests of the night;What immortal hand or eye,Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies.Burnt the fire of thine eyes?On what wings dare he aspire?What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art,Could twist the … Read more
Text of the Poem Leisure What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No … Read more
The Rape of the Lock is a mock-epic and a piece of social satire where Alexander Pope depicts the society of that time. The Rape of the Lock covers many themes, major themes in “The Rape of the Lock” are beauty and appearance, religion and morality, immorality and pursuits of upper class, victory and defeat, … Read more
Branches of Linguistics | Micro Linguistics & Macro Linguistics Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language. First we should know that what is language? Language is a method of communication across human beings, either written or spoken, consisting of the use of words in a structured way. In simple words, language is a … Read more
Aristotle Conception of Tragic Catharsis in Poetics The concept of “Catharsis” is mentioned only once in Aristotle’s Poetics, specifically in the fourth chapter. However, this single mention has sparked numerous interpretations and controversies. Aristotle does not provide an explicit definition or explanation of the term within the Poetics itself. It is possible that he addressed … Read more
What are three kinds of plot according to Aristotle? Plot plays a vital role in storytelling, shaping the structure and progression of a narrative. Aristotle, the renowned Greek philosopher and scholar, analyzed various aspects of tragedy in his Poetics, including the concept of a tragic plot. He focused on construction of plot. He compared tragedy … Read more
The Tragic Plot and Its Constituent Parts Aristotle’s Poetics talks about many topics like fine arts, poetry, tragedy, comedy, epic poetry, etc., but tragedy is the most discussed topic among all. Aristotle really goes into detail about tragedy and discusses constituents of tragedy in a detail. However, when it comes to talking about tragedy, there … Read more
Why Tragedy is Superior to the Epic according to Aristotle Poetics generally deals with the concept of imitation, fine arts, and tragedy. Many subjects were left unexplained like lyrical poetry, comedy, and some important terms like catharses. But we can see that Aristotle shed light on epic poetry and compared it with tragedy. He proposed … Read more
Poetry is a form of imitation, where the imitated objects/characters can be either superior, inferior, or similar to a real life. Aristotle made a clear distinction between comedy and tragedy; as tragedy involves imitating individuals who are superior to their real-life counterparts. Therefore, tragedy presents its characters in an idealized form, depicting life as it … Read more
What Is Irony? Irony is a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality. We use irony to create a contrast between appearances and underlying truths. For example, the difference between what something appears or someone says to mean very different from its literal meaning. Irony is associated with both humor and tragedy. The … Read more
At the opening of Lord of the Flies, we meet with two boys: Ralph and Piggy. They are talking about the situation in which they are trapped. Their discussion provides the background of their situation and depicts some glimpses of a nuclear war where a group of boys was being evacuated to an unnamed destination … Read more
The novel, Animal Farm is comprised of ten chapters. Here is chapter wise summary of Animal Farm explained briefly. You can check a quick plot overview of Animal Farm here. Summary of Chapter 1: The owner of the Manor Farm, Mr. Jones falls asleep after consuming alcohol as he is an alcoholic and ruthless person. … Read more
Definition and Example of Simile Definition of Simile The word simile came from a Latin word “similis” which means “like or likeness”. Simile is an expression of likeness/similarity/resemblance between two or more different objects or events. The word simile compares two separate things, concepts, ideas, or objects by a connecting word such as “as” or … Read more
Introduction to the poem | After the Last Bulletin Richard Wilbur is one of the most famous modern poets whose subject is mainly the philosophy and psychology of human race. Although he falls into the category of modern poets, he was not in favour of modernism. According to Wilbur, human beings are eager to gain … Read more