Poetry
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Tintern Abbey—by Wordsworth
Introduction This poem appeared in the Lyrical Ballads published in 1798. Wordsworth writes: “No poem of mine was composed under…
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The Unknown Citizen
Introduction During the 1920s and 30s, many American writers left the states to become expatriates overseas, particularly in Europe. Ernest…
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The Second Coming By- William Butler Yeats
“The Second Coming” Summary The speaker describes a nightmarish scene: the falcon, turning in a widening “gyre” (spiral), cannot…
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The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer
Summary One spring day, the Narrator of The Canterbury Tales rents a room at the Tabard Inn before he recommences his…
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Paradise Lost / Summary
Milton’s epic poem opens on the fiery lake of hell, where Satan and his army of fallen angels find themselves…
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Musée des Beaux Arts —W H AUDEN
ABOUT THE POEM: The basic premise of the poem is response to tragedy. The title refers to the Museum…
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