Meanings of “Better Late Than Never” The phrase “better late than never” is proverbial. It means it is better to arrive or start work late instead of not trying. Therefore, this phrase is also used to imply that people should…
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I Am!
I Am! by John Clare I am—yet what I am none cares or knows; My friends forsake me like a memory lost: I am the self-consumer of my woes— They rise and vanish in oblivious host, Like shadows in love’s…
Abandoned Farmhouse
Abandoned Farmhouse by Ted Kooser He was a big man, says the size of his shoes on a pile of broken dishes by the house; a tall man too, says the length of the bed in an upstairs room; and…
Below Par
Meaning of “Below Par” The phrase “below par” means beneath the normal or below the average capability or expectations or the set standard. In other words, the phrase “below par” means performance that is just average scores and numbers and…
Bells and Whistles
Meaning of “Bells and Whistles” The phrase “bells and whistles” means including additional traits and features of things to enhance their beauty. It also when we add other attractive features using objects to make an appliance or a person look…
Ezra Pound
Early Life Ezra Weston Loomis Pound is known as Ezra Pound in the literary world. He was born on the 30th of October in 1885 in Hailey, Idaho. His father was Loomis Pound, a federal land office official, and his…
Bell the Cat
Meaning of “Bell the Cat” The phrase “bell the cat” means to hang a bell around the neck of the cat. This is done to alert the rats if the cat is about to attack them. The phrase also means…
Behind Every Great Man There Is A Great Woman
Meaning of “Behind Every Great Man There Is A Great Woman” This proverb “Behind every great man is a great woman” has literal meanings. It means that a woman has been playing a significant role when a man has succeeded.…
Examples of How to Write a Petition or an Appeal
Petition Letter is written to a person in authority or the head of an organization, requesting immediate action or a solution for a certain cause. The petition letter is similar to a persuasive letter written in a formal style. Petitions…
Thomas Hardy
Early Life Thomas Hardy was born on the 2nd of June in 1840 in Higher Bockhampton, England. His father Thomas Hardy Sr. was a local builder, while his mother, Jemima, was a simple lady. He spent an isolated life amidst…
William Golding
Early Life William Golding was born on 19th September in 1911, in Cornwall, England. He was born to Alec Golding, a schoolmaster, Mildred, a social lady. William spent his early years at Marlborough, where his father taught as a science…
Bling Bling
Meaning of “Bling Bling” The phrase “bling bling” is shortened as ‘bling.’ It refers to a term that shows flashiness or elaborate wearing of jewelry. The hip hop culture has popularized this term for anyone who adorns a lot of…
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Early Life Christina Georgina Rossetti knowns as Christina Rossetti in the literary world was born on the 5th of December in 1830, in London England. She was a brilliant daughter of Gabriele Rossetti, a poet while her mother, Frances Polidori was…
Blackberry-Picking
Blackberry-Picking by Seamus Heaney Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot. You ate that first one…
Neutral Tones
Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy We stood by a pond that winter day, And the sun was white, as though chidden of God, And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash, and…
Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now
A Shropshire Lad 2 Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now by A. E. Housman Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my…
Behind the Eight Ball
Meaning of “Behind the Eight Ball” The phrase “behind the eight ball” means a person is in a bad situation. He or she cannot escape. It also means that the person is hard-pressed to stay where he is until a…
The Snow Man
The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice,…
Alfred Edward Housman
Early Life Alfred Edward Housman was born on the 26th of March 1859, in Fockbury, Worcestershire, England. His father was Edward Housman, a country solicitor, and his mother was Sara Jane. Soon after his birth, his family moved to Bromsgrove…
The Cloud
The Cloud by Percy Bysshe Shelley I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews…