Key Facts Symbols Literary Devices Selected Quotations “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free” (The poet talks about the ideal country and the world.) “Where the world has not been broken…
Key Facts Symbols Literary Devices Themes Selected Quotations “I can laugh again, I thought Smiling. I had learned grief.” The speaker reflects on the realisation that they can laugh and smile again, indicating their journey of experiencing and coming to…
Key Facts Symbols The Sun: Symbolizes enlightenment and newfound perception through the lover’s eyes. Maps and Geography: Represents the superficiality of past experiences and relationships. Sleep and Dreams: Signifies awakening and completeness found in their love. Seven Sleepers: Alludes to…
A Prayer for My Daughter by W. B. Yeats Brief Biography of W. B. Yeats (1865 – 1939) William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865, in Dublin, Ireland. He was a great poet, playwright, and thinker, and one…
Key Facts Background: On His Blindness is an autobiographical sonnet in which he conveys his sentiments about being blind. The poet initially believes that he will be unable to serve God because his sight has been taken away. As the…
Key Facts Time Setting: Past, present, and future Place Setting: Primarily the Brooklyn Ferry, city, and river Symbols Ferry: Life’s journey and connections across time. River: Flow of time and link between eras. Crowd: Shared human experiences through time. Sun:…
Key Facts Background: Shakespeare composes “Sonnet 18” to celebrate love’s timelessness. Through vivid imagery and metaphor, he immortalizes his beloved’s beauty, claiming that it surpasses the fleeting nature of summer. The most famous and adorable reason for which he wrote…
Key Facts আরো পড়ুনঃ Because I Could not Stop for Death Bangla Summary Literary Devices Sonnet Form: The poem follows the structure of a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet. It comprises an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines), adhering to…
The Study of Poetry ম্যাথিউ আর্নল্ড (২৪ ডিসেম্বর ১৮২২ – ১৫ এপ্রিল ১৮৮৮) ছিলেন একজন ইংরেজ কবি, সমালোচক ও স্কুল ইন্সপেক্টর। তিনি অক্সফোর্ডে পড়াশোনা করেন, “Cromwell” কবিতার জন্য ১৮৪৩ সালের Newdigate Prize জেতেন, এবং পরে অক্সফোর্ডের Professor of Poetry হন।…
Pride and Prejudice Brief Biography: জেন অস্টেন (Jane Austen) জেন অস্টেন ১৭৭৫ সালের ১৬ ডিসেম্বর ইংল্যান্ডের হ্যাম্পশায়ার (Hampshire) জেলার স্টিভেনটনে (Steventon) জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তার বাবা, Reverend George Austen, ছিলেন একজন গ্রাম্য যাজক এবং শিক্ষক। তার মা, Cassandra Leigh Austen, ছিলেন…