Characters walk the reader through different events in the plot. They signify various attributes linked to human lives and society. Characters in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair signify various aspects of humanity, showing different thematic strands like the myth of…
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Thomas Stearns Eliot
Early Life Thomas Stearns Eliot was born on 26th September in 1888 in St. Louis Missouri, U.S. He is mostly addressed as T. S. Eliot. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a brilliant son of Henry Ware Eliot, a prosperous businessman and…
Bean Counter
Origin of “Bean Counter” The phrase “bean counter” is mostly used for an accountant but in a disapproving way. It is used for accountants who are very fussy and excessively concerned about a correct statistical record. Meaning of “Bean Counter”…
Sea Fever
Sea Fever by John Masefield I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and…
To My Mother
To My Mother by Edgar Allan Poe Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of “Mother,” Therefore by that dear…
Baby Blues
Meanings of “Baby Blues” The phrase “baby blues” means postnatal depression or anxiety that mothers feel after childbirth. Another meaning of the phrase also has a literal meaning, a pale shade of blue color. Origin of “Baby Blues” The phrase…
Examples of Symbolism in Song Lyrics
Symbolism is a representation of an idea or a theme using symbols. They can be objects, colors, or general expressions. The music itself is symbolic of emotions, good and bad feelings, dreams and messages. It is to convey the specific…
The Albatross
The Albatross by Kate Bass When I know you are coming home I put on this necklace: glass beads on a silken thread, a blue that used to match my eyes. I like to think I am remembering you. I…
William Butler Yeats
Early Life William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865, at Sandymount in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. He was a brilliant and intelligent child of a legal practitioner and a famous painter, John Butler. His mother, Susan…
I Remember, I Remember
I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood I remember, I remember, The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a…
Be Enthralled
Meaning of “Be Enthralled” The phrase “be enthralled” or to be enthralled means to become captivated of something on account of concentrating on it. It also means to be bewitched by something. Origin of “Be Enthralled” The phrase “be enthralled”…
Ted Hughes
Early Life Edward James Hughes, famously known as Ted Hughes, was an intelligent child of William Henry and Edith Hughes. He was born on the 7th of August in 1930 in Mytholmroyd in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His family moved to…
A Bird, Came Down the Walk
A Bird, Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson A Bird, came down the Walk – He did not know I saw – He bit an Angle Worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw, And then, he drank a…
Bless You
Meaning of “Bless You” The phrase ‘bless you’ is derived from the phrase, God bless you. It is mostly used when sending God’s blessings to someone or wishing someone good luck. The phrase is also often used when someone sneezes…
Beck and Call
Meaning of “Beck and Call” The phrase “beck and call” means to be meek to a person and be available at someone’s call or request. It also means become a person’s obedient servant willingly or unwillingly. In other words, it…
Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
Meaning of “Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder” The proverb ‘beauty is in the eyes of the beholder’ has its literal meaning. It means the person who sees things evaluate the beauty of those things on the standard…
Volta
A turn of thought or argument in poetry is called the volta. It is a rhetorical shift. In some ways, it is a dramatic change in emotions or thoughts that the poet is expressing in the poem. Different poets and…
Beat Around the Bush
Meaning of “Beat Around the Bush” The phrase “beat around the bush” means to talk about different things instead of the actual topic. It means to evade the mentioned point that is being discussed in a group. Often the phrase…
Langston Hughes
Early Life Langston Hughes was born on the 1st of February in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He was a brilliant son of James Hughes, a practicing lawyer and Carrie Langston, a school teacher. He was an unfortunate child as his…
John Donne
Early Life John Donne was born into a Roman Catholic family on the 22nd of January in 1572 in London, United Kingdom. His parents were John Donne, a wealthy Londoner, and Elizabeth Heywood. Thomas More, a famous catholic martyr, was…