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The poem "No Road" has two interpretations - one is abstract and another is literal. Both are analysed below. The narrator is addressing a person with whom he shared a good relationship but for past some time their ties received a blow. The road is an allegory of human relationship or ties. The road and vicinity are symbolically making references to the human ties. The narrator says that the road which connects them remains unused since they last used them to meet. The gates that were earlier left open to each other, also bore the brunt of their separation as they are bricked. To avoid absolute contact with each other, they cover their houses with trees. They let the destructive/ageing power of time to work on its course of erasing the roads between them. Silence prevailed in the vicinity for a long time. The space around between them has also witnessed a bit change. Strangers too come and go from the road. In spite of these shortcomings, there is no major effect on the path ...

The poem "Next, Please" written by Philip Larkin has both literal and symbolic meaning which sends a philosophical and realistic message to the readers. It makes a criticism on our unrealistic expectations. The poem uses a recurring rhyme scheme of aabb throughout the poem. According to the poet, in our long pursuit of leading a happy and desirous life, we inculcate some unsound habits in our character. We are always too hopeful about the coming future and we add various fantasizing expectations to it. We long for better prospects in future. It doesn't matter what we say as "something is always approaching us; every day" whether it's acceptable to us or not. The poet finds this common human nature quite absurd and it seems to us that he is a pessimist but we should note that he is a  practical man. The narrator standing on a bluff (a high steep bank), watches a fleet of ships arriving towards the shore. He finds them too slow, wasting precious time. He...

The poet mentions a girl named Lucy about whom he has heard from various sources. She is a mysterious character who resides alone in the woods. When the poet crosses the woods at the end of the day, he sees a mysterious figure there. It is not mentioned who is this Lucy and how can she survive in the forest on her own. She has no friends and no one to give company to her. According to the narrator, she dwells "on a wide moor". He calls this residing "the sweetest thing that ever grew/ Beside a human door", perhaps because of nature's association and we know how much Wordsworth loves nature. It is difficult to discover Lucy in comparison to fawns (young deer) and hares which roam in the green surroundings. We don't know at this point that why her face "will never more be seen". In the next stanza, we get to travel back to the story of this girl. Her father asks her to go to town to accompany her mother. He hurriedly tells her to take the lante...

Dr. Pal is one of the crucial characters of the novel "The Financial Expert". It is very difficult to either categorise under good ones or bad ones. His character is quite complicated. He selflessly helped Margayya in reaching the heights of success. He gave the manuscript of his book "Bed life" to him in return for a minuscule sum. He wanted him to earn much from the book. He is very knowledgeable and works as a journalist. In the beginning, we witness his ambitious side where he tells Margayya about his plan to launch a "sociology clinic" for solving domestic problems of husband and wife. He told him he was a sociologist. Margayya finds his ideas vulgar. Pal has no regard for a settled life. He has no fixed aim in life. He lives like a vagabond. He holds rational thoughts and emotions play no role. Perhaps, that's why he didn't marry. Money is not his concern and if he wanted money, he could earn a lot. It is undisputed because only one boo...

The poem "To the Cuckoo" is written by William Wordsworth, the famed Romantic poet who is also known as Nature poet. The poem is all about the admiration of Cuckoo bird and how its voice affects positively on the poet. It cheers the mood of the poet and takes him to his childhood memories. It again confirms Wordsworth's known love for nature. It has eight-stanza with a recurring rhyme scheme of abab. Wordsworth addresses the Cuckoo bird and praises its lovely voice which fills him with joy. He calls it a "wandering Voice" because it sings its song wherever it goes. Cuckoo flies from hills to hills mesmerizing the landscape with the song. He can hear the bird's voice while lying on the grass. It occurs to him that the cuckoo is communicating with the valley of sunshine and flowers but it also arises visionary tales in his mind, for hours he sit and visualize. For Wordsworth, the cuckoo is not just an ordinary bird, he finds something mysterious in th...

The poem is written by Nissim Ezekiel, one of the foremost Indian modern writers. The poem talks about the traits of a genuine poet, lover and a birdwatcher. It is inspired from Shakespeare's "The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet". Ezekiel points out that similar principles are required by all three of them to succeed in their works. The poem follows a rhyme scheme of abbccdedee. A true birdwatcher is one who is patient enough to stay still for a long time to get the perfect view of a bird. Same is the case with a lover who is trying to woo his beloved. Being hasty will increase the chances of failure. According to Ezekiel, the best poet doesn't write until the creative inspiration doesn't flow into his mind. He waits for long in search of creative ideas. This wait doesn't require only will but a lot of effort and travelling in order to "note the movement of a timid wing" A true lover doesn't fear loving his beloved or confessing his love to ...

The poem “The Tables Turned” hails the philosophy of “back to nature”. Wordsworth instructs his friend and perhaps the readers to learn from nature itself, it has more wisdom than the books we read which will only make us “double.” Everything a human being needs is already present in nature — good health,wealth and peace of mind. Even the great sages lag behind the Mother Nature in terms of possession of wisdom. Our human intellect, by overhauling and transforming the exquisite surrounding into something of his own choice, is destroying what truly nurture and relieve us. In a sort, Wordsworth was an environmentalist in his days, he was very ahead of his age, a foresighted being. Wordsworth's well known love for Nature and rustic arena is visible in the poem. His denouncing of the books may strike a chord in the readers' mind, particularly children's. Children, see now, why Wordsworth is your friend? The speaker addresses his friend and urges him to stop reading books....

In this sonnet, Astrophel conveys his confession of love and presents his subjugation to it even if it gives him hell. The narrator reveals that he didn't fall in love at first sight, nor was it just an attraction. It is certainly not a lame shot at him by Cupid, the angel of love. He admits that love gave wound to his heart and he would suffer till his death. It shows that his love must be deep and true. But he learned its true worth later in life when it conquered his heart. Initially, he casually liked his beloved upon seeing her. Gradually, he came to love her, but he didn't act upon his urge, thinking it might be momentary. Reluctantly, he had to bow before it, i.e. he finally understood that his love is perennial and it is wise to accept it. Now, he has lost his freedom and has become just like a Russian slave. He doesn't regret serving his beloved and suffering tyranny on the account of his affection. After falling in love, the only intelligence left of him is...

Wordsworth remembers John Milton, the famed Puritan literary master who is also known as "man of thought" during his age. The poet believes that England, his country is in dire need of Milton at the time. England has become "a fen of stagnant waters" It has lost all her ancient glory and inherent joy. Britons have become selfish and immoral. He pleads with Milton to return to his motherland and instill the old virtuous temperament in people in again. He praises Milton and calls his soul "a star" who lives far from the material people of England. His voice was majestic and magnanimous like the sea (simile). According to Wordsworth, Milton's voice is pure and unusual. Despite being a special person he is, Milton still walked and lived among common men in his pious way. He pulled the duty of reforming British people on himself.

In her short story, Once Upon A Time, Nadine Gordimer uses many symbols to present her ideas/views upon the several aspects of the society. One of the recurring symbols she employs is, of Alarms. It reflects the underlying theme of alertness and distrust in the minds of people about their security. People residing in the suburb are apprehensive of burglaries, so they install security system including alarms, barb wires. Security Alarms are widely used appliance not only in the home of the protagonist family but also in all the houses in the suburban area. Pets or other animals like mice trigger the alarms. "The alarm was often answered—it seemed— by other burglar alarms, in other houses, that had been triggered by pet cats or nibbling mice." Moreover, the people are now accustomed to the sound of alarm as it is not unusual if there is an alarm buzzing in the neighbourhood. The sound of it is compared to an insect or a frog's croak. "The alarms called to one an...

The poem was written by William Wordsworth on 3 September in 1802 standing on Westminister bridge. Unlike his other poem where he sings his hymn dedicating to nature, this poem is the praise for the urban life and its features of London. Explanation The narrator says that the view in front of him is undisputably exquisite and the person who is not moved by such sight must be soulless. The city i.e. London in the narrator's words, "wear the beauty of the morning." Here Wordsworth uses metaphor to describe the morning as a garment for the city. As the morning symbolises freshness and quietness. The man-made objects like ships, towers, domes etc. are laid open to the sky. The freshness in the "smokeless air" makes the atmosphere "bright and glittering" i.e pleasant. The first sunrays of the day falling on the earth looks charming. Rivers too flow with its own slow pace.  All these mesmerizing visuals make the narrator filled with serenity. Som...

Nora is the protagonist of the play "A Doll's house". She is married to Torvald Helmer having three children. Like an "ideal" wife, she loves and takes great care of her bossy husband and her children. She ignores her personal needs to ensure her family's comforts. She is naive and childlike and her husband frequently calls her words like "little person", "little squirrel". Torvald criticises her for extravagance which she never does. She took great pains to save husband's life and it cost her her marriage with Torvald. Besides being childish, she is an imaginative sort of person. She fancies jokingly that a wealthy suitor would allocate a part of his fortune to her after his death and she could pay the debt he took for her husband's sake. Mrs, Linde perceived this fancy of her as a real fact. Nora is like a usual wife who dedicates her life to the family. Her personal wishes take a toll at the cost of the cozy life of the fam...

The character of John in the novel "Brave New World" represents an individual of the pre-World State order. He is raised in Malpais, a place in Savage Reservation. He is an illegitimate son of Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning. Due to his upbringing, he is old-fashioned as compared to the citizens of World State. He leads his life with practices of the Tribe like flagellation, simplicity, non-materialist. He is an ardent believer in God and tries his best to persuade Mustapha Mond about the importance of God in people's life. John wants an ideal and romantic love but disgusts at the love-making prevalent in the World State. He truly loves Lenina and wants her love too but in a solemn and traditional way. He wants to marry her but Lenina was conditioned to polyamorous love. John doesn't want to involve straight into sexual love, he wants a girl like "Juliet" which wasn't possible at the time. John has lived and studied Shakespeare's works and hi...

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The poem "To his Mistress going to bed" written by a noted metaphysical poet, John Donne. It deals with the poet and his mistress's sensuous act in their bedroom. The poem is a love poem in which the poet cherish the features of the female body. He urges his beloved to shed all her clothes which conceal her exquisite naked figure. He considers all these clothing as an obstacle which prevents him from reaching his beloved. Throughout the poem, he attributes the lady as a tressure. Explanation The poet asks his beloved to come as it's bedtime for her. His manly strength is eroded by excessive rest and he intends to "labour" i.e to test his strength otherwise it will be a waste. When an enemy faces his opponent on a battlefield, it's difficult for them to just stand and watch their enemy without a fight. He requests her to remove her girdle (a women garment). He employs a simile by comparing the girdle with the "glistering" heaven zone but the...