Up Class 12 English : Poetry Short Poems

Chapter 10 The Song of the Free About the Poet : Swami Vivekanand was not only a saint and philosopher but also a poet. He lived only for a brief span of forty years, he gave his lofty ideas on religion and philosophy to the people and became immortal in the whole world. Under the …

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Chapter 9 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening About the Poet : Robert Lee Frost is one of the most distinguished American poets of 20th century. He studied classics for a brief period at Harvard, and worked at odd jobs. ‘as a teacher, a cobbler and a farmer. During his stay in England, he …

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Chapter 8 My Heaven About the Poet : Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most famous poets of India. He was born in Kolkata on May 6, 1861. He was educated mostly at home. He won Noble Prize in 1931. He had a great insight in the understanding of human life. He died in 1941. …

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Chapter 7 The Passing of Arthur About the Poet : Alfred Lord Tennyson was born at Somersby in 1809. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a reputed representative poet of the Victorian age. He was a poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892. Meaning In Hindi About the Poem : …

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Chapter 6 La Belle Dame Sans Merci About the Poet : John Keats was born in London in 1795. He was the son of a prosperous stable keeper. Once he fell in love with a French girl Fanne Brawne, but got sorrow and dejection. He lived in a world of magic romance. He was very …

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Chapter 5 A Lament Central Idea About the Poet : P. B. Shelley was born in Sussex in 1792. He studied in Eton and Oxford. He was the son of a wealthy English baronet. He passed a melancholy life. His poems are charged with high soaring imagination. In his poems we find un surpassable lyrical …

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Chapter 4 An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard About the Poet : Thomas Gray was born in London in 1716. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He worked as a professor of History at Cambridge. He was one of the most learned men of his time. He remained bachelor and died in 1771. …

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Chapter 3 On His Blindness Explanation About the Poet : John Milton was born in London in 1608. He passed M. A. from Cambridge in 1632. He devoted himself to the study of classics, art, modern language and literature. Generally his writings are autobiographical. He lost his eye-sight at the age of 44 in 1652. …

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Chapter 2 The True Beauty Central Idea About the Poet : Thomas Carew was born in 1595. He got his education at Corpus Christ College, Oxford etc. He won the favor of King Charles I and was appointed to an office at his court. He became popular for his love of poems and many graceful …

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Chapter 1 Character of a Happy Life About the Poet : Sir Henry Wotton was born in 1568. He was educated at Winchester, Oxford, Middle Temple, etc. He became agent and secretary to the Earl of Essex. He was the ambassador at the court of Venice. He served various other diplomatic missions. About the Poem …

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