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Disabled, Wilfred Owen Poem Analysis/Annotations
Disabled, Wilfred Owen I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS He sat in a wheeled…
Read MoreSingh Song!, Daljit Nagra Poem Analysis/Annotations
Singh Song!, Daljit Nagra I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I run just one…
Read MoreBayonet Charge, Ted Hughes Poem Analysis/Annotations
Bayonet Charge, Ted Hughes I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Suddenly he awoke and…
Read MoreStorm on the Island, Seamus Heaney Poem Analysis/Annotations
Storm on the Island, Seamus Heaney I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS We are…
Read MoreOzymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley Poem Analysis/Annotations
Ozymandias, Pery Bysshe Shelley I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I met a traveller…
Read MoreClimbing My Grandfather, Andrew Waterhouse Poem Analysis/Annotations
Climbing My Grandfather, Andrew Waterhouse I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I decide to…
Read MoreWinter Swans, Owen Sheers Poem Analysis/Annotations
Winter Swans, Owen Sheers I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS The clouds had given…
Read MoreBefore You Were Mine, Carol Ann Duffy Poem Analysis/Annotations
Before You Were Mine, Carol Ann Duffy I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I’m…
Read MoreMother, Any Distance, Simon Armitage Poem Analysis/Annotations
Mother, Any Distance, Simon Armitage I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Mother, any distance…
Read MoreFollower, Seamus Heaney Poem Analysis/Annotations
Follower, Seamus Heaney I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS My father worked with a…
Read MoreEden Rock, Charles Causley Poem Analysis/Annotations
Eden Rock, Charles Causley I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS They are waiting for…
Read MoreWalking Away, C. Day-Lewis Poem Analysis/Annotations
Walking Away, C. Day-Lewis I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS It is eighteen years…
Read MoreThe Farmer’s Bride, Charlotte Mew Poem Analysis/Annotations
The Farmer's Bride, Charlotte Mew I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Three summers…
Read MoreLetters From Yorkshire, Maura Dooley Poem Analysis/Annotations
Letters From Yorkshire, Maura Dooley I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS In February, digging…
Read MoreSonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’, Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poem Analysis/Annotations
Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee!', Elizabeth Barrett Browning I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR…
Read MorePorphyria’s Lover, Robert Browning Poem Analysis/Annotations
Porphyria's Lover, Robert Browning I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS The rain set early…
Read MoreLove’s Philosophy, Percy Bysshe Shelley Poem Analysis/Annotations
Love's Philosophy, Percy Bysshe Shelley I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS The fountains mingle…
Read MoreWhen We Two Parted, Lord Byron Poem Analysis/Annotations
When We Two Parted, Lord Byron I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS When we…
Read MoreAbsence, Elizabeth Jennings Poem Analysis/Annotations
Absence, Elizabeth Jennings I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I visited the place where…
Read MoreStewart Island, Fleur Adcock Poem Analysis/Annotations
Stewart Island, Fleur Adcock I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS ‘But look at all…
Read MoreFirst Flight, U.A. Fanthorpe Poem Analysis/Annotations
First Flight, U.A. Fanthorpe I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Plane moves. I don’t…
Read MoreHome-Thoughts, from Abroad, Robert Browning Poem Analysis/Annotations
Home-Thoughts, From Abroad, Robert Browning I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Oh, to be…
Read MoreAdlestrop, Edward Thomas Poem Analysis/Annotations
Adlestrop, Edward Thomas I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Yes. I remember Adlestrop—The name,…
Read MoreWhere the Picnic Was, Thomas Hardy Poem Analysis/Annotations
Where the Picnic Was, Thomas Hardy I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Where we…
Read MoreI started Early – Took my Dog -, Emily Dickinson Poem Analysis/Annotations
I Started Early - Took my Dog -, Emily Dickinson I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR…
Read MoreLondon, William Blake Poem Analysis/Annotations
London, William Blake I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I wander thro' each charter'd…
Read MoreComposed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, William Wordsworth Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, William Wordsworth I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE…
Read MoreTo Autumn, John Keats Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
To Autumn, John Keats I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Season of mists and…
Read MoreWhat Were They Like, Denise Levertov Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
What Were They Like, Denise Levertov I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Did the…
Read MoreNo Problem, Benjamin Zephaniah Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
No Problem, Benjamin Zephaniah I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I am not de…
Read MoreThe Class Game, Marey Casey Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
The Class Game, Marey Casey I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS How can you…
Read MoreCatrin, Gillian Clarke Poem Summary, Context, Analysis
Catrin, Gillian Clarke I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I can remember you, child,As…
Read MoreHalf-Caste, John Agard Poem Analysis/Annotations
Half-Caste, John Agard I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Excuse mestanding on one legI'm…
Read MoreThe Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson Poem Analysis/Annotations
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR SUMMARY…
Read MoreExposure, Wilfred Owen Poem Analysis/Annotations
Exposure, Wilfred Owen I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Our brains ache, in the…
Read MorePoppies, Jane Weir Poem Analysis/Annotations
Poppies, Jane Weir I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Three days before Armistice Sundayand…
Read MoreBelfast Confetti, Ciaran Carson Poem Analysis/Annotations
Belfast Confetti, Ciaran Carson I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Suddenly as the riot…
Read MoreWar Photographer, Carole Satyamurti Poem Analysis/Annotations
War Photographer, Carole Satyamurti I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Grand-dad, they say you’re…
Read MoreCousin Kate, Christina Rossetti Poem Analysis/Annotations
Cousin Kate, Christina Rossetti I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I was a cottage…
Read MoreThe Man He Killed, Thomas Hardy Poem Analysis/Annotations
The Man He Killed, Thomas Hardy I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS "Had he…
Read MoreExtract from The Prelude ‘Boating’, William Wordsworth Poem Analysis/Annotations
Extract From The Prelude 'Boating', William Wordsworth I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS She…
Read MoreThe Destruction of Sennacherib, Lord Byron Poem Analysis/Annotations
The Destruction of Sennacherib, Lord Byron I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Like…
Read MoreA Poison Tree, William Blake Poem Analysis/Annotations
A Poison Tree, William Blake I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I was angry…
Read MoreMy Father Would Not Show Us, Ingrid de Kok Poem Analysis/Annotations
My Father Would Not Show Us, Ingrid de Kok I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE…
Read MoreThe Manhunt (Laura’s Poem), Simon Armitage Poem Analysis/Annotations
The Manhunt (Laura's Poem), Simon Armitage I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS After the…
Read MoreNettles, Vernon Scannell Poem Analysis/Annotations
Nettles, Vernon Scannell I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS My son aged three fell…
Read MoreLove’s Dog, Jen Hatfield Poem Analysis/Annotations
Love's Dog, Jen Hatfield I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS What I love about…
Read MoreI Wanna Be Yours, John Cooper Clark Poem Analysis/Annotations
I Wanna Be Yours, John Cooper Clark I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS I…
Read MoreOne Flesh, Elizabeth Jennings Poem Analysis/Annotations
One Flesh, Elizabeth Jennings I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Lying apart now, each…
Read MoreValentine, Carol Ann Duffy Poem Analysis/Annotations
Valentine, Carol Ann Duffy I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS Not a red rose…
Read More1st Date – She & 1st Date – He, Wendy Cope Poem Analysis/Annotations
1st Date – She & 1st Date – He, Wendy Cope I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN…
Read MoreHow do I love thee? (Sonnet 43), Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poem Analysis/Annotations
How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43), Elizabeth Barrett Browning I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR…
Read MoreMy Last Duchess, Robert Browning Poem Analysis/Annotations
My Last Duchess, Robert Browning I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS That’s my last…
Read MoreNeutral Tones, Thomas Hardy Poem Analysis/Annotations
Neutral Tones, Thomas Hardy I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS We stood by a…
Read MoreA Complaint, William Wordsworth Poem Analysis/Annotations
A Complaint, William Wordsworth I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS There is a change—and…
Read MoreShe Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron Poem Analysis/Annotations
She Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS She walks…
Read MoreA Child to his Sick Grandfather, Joanna Baillie Poem Analysis/Annotations
A Child to his Sick Grandfather, Joanna Baillie I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS…
Read More“La Belle Dame sans Merci”, John Keats Poem Analysis/Annotations
La Belle Dame sans Merci, Jon Keats I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS O…
Read MoreMy Parents, Stephen Spender Poem Analysis/Annotations
My Parents, Stephen Spender I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE ANALYSIS My parents kept me…
Read MoreBecause I Could Not Stop For Death, Emily Dickinson Poem Analysis/Annotations
Because I Could Not Stop For Death, Emily Dickinson I MORE POETRY ANALYSIS FULL POEM - SCROLL DOWN FOR LINE-BY-LINE…
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