Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem, “To Night” expresses the poet’s love for the night. He does it by personifying the night as someone with character and of a free spirit. Besides the night, the day is also personified, but it is treated like an unwanted guest. Unlike most people, the speaker does not show any desire … More Desire the Night
“Song of Myself” is a poem that is part of the verse collection, “Leaves of Grass.” It is written by Walt Whitman, a well-regarded 19th-century American poet, essayist and journalist. Upon reading the poem for the first time, one may see it as a means to promote ecocentrism based on the prominent use of first-person … More The self and all of mankind
Hope comes from the Late Old English word, “hopa”; it means confidence in the future. Hope has a place in our hearts; it does not discriminate based on our secular or spiritual background. Its universal symbols include the anchor, ginkgo tree, rainbow, dove, and so forth. A bird is used as a symbol/extended metaphor for hope … More Hope
‘A Bird, came down the Walk’ by Emily Dickinson speaks out to nature’s beauty as the speaker interacts with the bird. The use of visual imagery allows us to ‘see’ the bird, “bit an Angle Worm in halves” and drink “from a convenient grass.” The speaker observes the bird moving from one need to another; … More Dickinson’s poem, “A Bird, came down the Walk”
“Daffodils” (or “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”) is one of the first poems I read and remains my favourite. During times of loneliness and sadness, I always turn to this piece of writing to lift my spirits. The power of imagination is fulfilled by taking in the beauty of nature and establishing a state … More Wordsworth’s poem, “Daffodils”
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