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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The first phrase is the one in which the poet's mother was young and had a sweet face. This was the best phase of her. The second phase is the one in which poet's mother is grown up and is seeing her old photograph and laughing. But deep inside, she is missing her youth and is thus sad. The third phRead more

    1. The first phrase is the one in which the poet’s mother was young and had a sweet face. This was the best phase of her.
    2. The second phase is the one in which poet’s mother is grown up and is seeing her old photograph and laughing. But deep inside, she is missing her youth and is thus sad.
    3. The third phase is the current one in which the poet’s mother is dead and the poet is missing her laugh.
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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    "This circumstance" refers to the current situation in which poet's mother is no more and the former missing the latter very badly. According to the poet, now she is living with the pain of her mother's separation. She is grieved but helpless. She cannot express her sorrow and is silent. Play quiz oRead more

    “This circumstance” refers to the current situation in which poet’s mother is no more and the former missing the latter very badly. According to the poet, now she is living with the pain of her mother’s separation. She is grieved but helpless. She cannot express her sorrow and is silent.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The theme of the poem revolves around the loss, mortality and separation. In the poem, poet's mother grows up quickly and misses her youth which is lost now. On the other hand, after the death of her mother, the poet misses her laugh and becomes sorrowful. According to her, humans are short-lived anRead more

    The theme of the poem revolves around the loss, mortality and separation. In the poem, poet’s mother grows up quickly and misses her youth which is lost now. On the other hand, after the death of her mother, the poet misses her laugh and becomes sorrowful. According to her, humans are short-lived and transient. We change quickly unlike the sea which is immortal.

    This transient and mortal nature of humans lead of separation and loss. Poet’s mother die and now she lives with the memories of her mother. She is unable to express her sorrow. Hence she remains silent in the end.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem A Photograph carries the message of mortality and transient nature of human beings. The whole poem is about loss, separation and sorrow. Unlike sea, we humans change quickly and die one day. In addition, the poem also carries the message of bearing the pain. In the poem, the mother learns tRead more

    The poem A Photograph carries the message of mortality and transient nature of human beings. The whole poem is about loss, separation and sorrow. Unlike sea, we humans change quickly and die one day.

    In addition, the poem also carries the message of bearing the pain. In the poem, the mother learns to live with the pain of loss (of her youth). Similarly, the poet has learnt to live with the loss of her mother. She is sad but still she is living.

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  1. Aritra Shoshi
    Aritra Shoshi
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    The main theme of the poem is the clash between science and religion. The poem conveys the message that as the world is advancing in science and technology it's people are losing their faith in religion. Read summary of Dover Beach

    The main theme of the poem is the clash between science and religion. The poem conveys the message that as the world is advancing in science and technology it’s people are losing their faith in religion.

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  1. Sunita Malik
    Sunita Malik

    According the poet, the bird (goldfinch) looks alert and abrupt like a lizard in the poem The Laburnum Top. Read summary of this poem.  

    According the poet, the bird (goldfinch) looks alert and abrupt like a lizard in the poem The Laburnum Top.

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