Explore Ted Hughes’s “Thistles.” Discover how the poet uses prickly weeds as a powerful metaphor for … Thistles by Ted HughesRead more
Poems
Tithonus by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Tithonus though written in 1833, was not published till 1860, presumably because its mood and outlook … Tithonus by Alfred Lord TennysonRead more
Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Ulysses was first published in 1842, like Break, Break, Break and The Two Voices, soon, after … Ulysses by Alfred Lord TennysonRead more
Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes
Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes: summary, themes, analysis & meaning. Explore power, nature, and the hawk’s … Hawk Roosting by Ted HughesRead more
The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin
Stanza 1 That Whitsun, I was late getting away:Not till aboutOne-twenty on the sunlit SaturdayDid my … The Whitsun Weddings by Philip LarkinRead more
Toads by Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin (1922–1985) was one of the most important British poets of the 20th century. He … Toads by Philip LarkinRead more
Coming by Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin was born in 1922 and grew up in Coventry, England. He earned his BA … Coming by Philip LarkinRead more
The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Important Characters to Read, in the Canterbury Tales are – The Knight, The squire, The prioress, … The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerRead more
Amoretti Sonnet 75: One Day I Wrote Her Name
by – Edmund Spenser Lines 1-4 One day I wrote her name upon the strand,But came … Amoretti Sonnet 75: One Day I Wrote Her NameRead more
She Walks in Beauty by George Gordon Byron
She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that’s best of … She Walks in Beauty by George Gordon ByronRead more
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods by George Gordon Byron
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is … There is a pleasure in the pathless woods by George Gordon ByronRead more
Ode on Melancholy by John Keats
No, no, go not to Lethe, neither twistWolf’s-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine;Nor suffer thy pale … Ode on Melancholy by John KeatsRead more
Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness,Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,Sylvan historian, who canst thus … Ode on a Grecian Urn by John KeatsRead more
Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had … Ode to a Nightingale by John KeatsRead more
Ozymandias by PB Shelley
FULL TEXT OF THIS POEM I met a traveller from an antique land,Who said—“Two vast and … Ozymandias by PB ShelleyRead more
Stanzas Written in Dejection Near Naples by PB Shelley
The sun is warm, the sky is clear,The waves are dancing fast and bright,Blue isles and … Stanzas Written in Dejection Near Naples by PB ShelleyRead more
When the Lamp is Shattered by PB Shelley
IWhen the lamp is shatteredThe light in the dust lies dead— When the cloud is scatteredThe … When the Lamp is Shattered by PB ShelleyRead more
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by ST Coleridge
ArgumentHow a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards … The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by ST ColeridgeRead more
Kubla Khan By ST Coleridge
Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment. In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree: … Kubla Khan By ST ColeridgeRead more
The Progress of Poesy by Thomas Gray
INTRODUCTION I.1. Lines 1-12Awake, Æolian lyre, awake,And give to rapture all thy trembling strings.From Helicon’s harmonious … The Progress of Poesy by Thomas GrayRead more