The poem follows the abab rhyme scheme except in the first two stanzas. Any Woman Summary
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The poet talks about how the cool raindrops embraced her face when she was returning from her work. She explains how she was soaked and though it was surprising she felt very comforted. It wiped out the lines of daylong tiredness from her face. First Showers Summary
The poet talks about how the cool raindrops embraced her face when she was returning from her work. She explains how she was soaked and though it was surprising she felt very comforted. It wiped out the lines of daylong tiredness from her face.
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This poem has no Rhyme scheme, it is a free verse. The little boy and the old man summary
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The central idea of the poem is to emphasize and embrace the vital role played by mothers and women in general in a household. Any Woman Summary
The central idea of the poem is to emphasize and embrace the vital role played by mothers and women in general in a household.
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The speaker in Frost's "A Prayer in Spring" offers a simple prayer to the Divine Father in a tone of contemplative joy, emphasizing on love and appreciation that is traditionally displayed during the Thanksgiving season. A Prayer in the Spring Summary
The speaker in Frost’s “A Prayer in Spring” offers a simple prayer to the Divine Father in a tone of contemplative joy, emphasizing on love and appreciation that is traditionally displayed during the Thanksgiving season.
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The poem can be interpreted in light of India's tumultuous war for independence, during which three of the qualities stated by the poet in association with the Rowlatt Act of 1919 (truth, love, and peace) were broken, as well as incidents such as the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, religious disputes, anRead more
The poem can be interpreted in light of India’s tumultuous war for independence, during which three of the qualities stated by the poet in association with the Rowlatt Act of 1919 (truth, love, and peace) were broken, as well as incidents such as the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, religious disputes, and revolutionary activities. This poem encourages Indians to forsake casteism, superstitions, and other societal ills that existed then and now in order to live in peace.
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“Woman Work” describes the pressure that women, and Black women, in particular, face to work and care for other people. The speaker must cook, clean, pick cotton, cut sugar cane, and take care of everyone around her, finding brief respite only in the freedom offered by the natural world. Woman WorkRead more
“Woman Work” describes the pressure that women, and Black women, in particular, face to work and care for other people. The speaker must cook, clean, pick cotton, cut sugar cane, and take care of everyone around her, finding brief respite only in the freedom offered by the natural world.
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Bravery is the central idea of the poem. The captain and the crew of the Titanic discarded their own safety to save the lives of the passengers that were aboard the ship. They sank with the ship just so they could save others. Their courage shall always be remembered. The Wreck of Titanic SumRead more
Bravery is the central idea of the poem. The captain and the crew of the Titanic discarded their own safety to save the lives of the passengers that were aboard the ship. They sank with the ship just so they could save others. Their courage shall always be remembered.
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It is written in Blank Verse We are the World Summary
The poem highlights the struggles of farmers and the issue of cultivating cash crops over food crops solely for more profit. Rice Poem Summary
The poem highlights the struggles of farmers and the issue of cultivating cash crops over food crops solely for more profit.
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