Yashwant Handibag

The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth About the Poet:  William Wordsworth is an important poet in Romantic Period in English literature. He belonged to the Lake District in England and spent his most of life among the beautiful lakes and mountains of the Lake District. He wrote poetry about the beautiful English countryside and English nature. Some of his poems are immortal records of the attraction that he had for the beauty of nature and its impact on the soul.  Summary of the Poem:            The Solitary Reaper is one of his poems on the captivating power of the countryside. It is about simple, rustic folk who had no art or artifice, but lived quiet and subdued life in the lap of nature. These people do their assigned duties without question or dissatisfaction. The picture of the solitary reaper who sings in a musical and lilting tone as she cuts and binds the grain is haunting in its power not only for the poet but also for the reader. The way Wordsworth evokes the scene and i

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost About the Poet: Robert Frost is one of the most popular American poets of the twentieth century. He was born in San Francisco but moved to New England after his father's death. Sometime he worked as a bobbin boy and as a reporter. Later in life he moved to Cambridge and studied at Harvard for two years. He loves country life and recorded its charm and beauty in some wonderful poems. His poems are simple, straightforward and extremely sincere in tone. He became popular as one of America's most honoured poets. His poetry is about nature and everyday experiences. Summary of the Poem:  The present poem is one of the favourite ones of the former prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It records a moment of sheer delight and beauty. The poem refers to the beauty of nature as drawing human beings away from their duties and commitments, but a sense of one's responsibilities should be enough to keep a person attached to his go

One Day I Wrote her Name by Edmund Spenser About the Poet:  Edmund Spenser is best known for his long epic poem, The Faerie Queene which is about Elizabeth I. Spenser was influenced by Gabriel Harvey, who was a prominent educationist at that time. Harvey's ideas helped Spenser to revive English literature. Spenser was influenced by Latin, Italian and French traditions of literature and it can be seen in his poetry. His works include a sonnet sequence, Amoretti .  Summary of the Poem:  One day I Wrote her Name is a sonnet. It is taken from Spenser's collection of sonnets, Amoretti. It is a love poem in which the poet speaks of his love for his beloved which he tries to record on the shore of the sea. The setting of the poem is seashore and the poet and his beloved are having good time on the seashore. They are in love with each other and the poet wants to express his love by writing her name on the sand on the beach. The poet writes her name upon the sand but the waves