Exposure by Wilfred Owen - Full Poem + Explanation
Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ is such a true and devastating poem about the numbing reality of war. Here’s the poem itself, plus a brief explanation of the meaning of each line and stanza.
London by William Blake - Full Poem + Explanation
Read Blake’s political poem about the hypocrisy of London, which appears to be one of the most civlised and advanced cities in the world yet it allows many of its people to live in dire poverty.
Who is the Speaker in ‘Kamikaze’ + Structural Analysis of the Poem
Beatrice Garland’s ‘Kamikaze’ can be a bit confusing a first - and one of the common questions I get asked as a tutor is ‘who is the actual speaker?’. It’s not an easy question. There are a lot of different voices in the poem, so it’s important to get it right if you’re analysing it for an essay.
La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Read the Full Poem
Read Keat’s tragic poem about a trickster faery lady who lures a poor knight into her life by pretending to be a damsel in distress.
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning - Read The Full Poem
Here’s Browning’s dark and powerful dramatic monologue about a psychopathic Duke who wants to send a message of dominance and control to his new wife’s family, by alluding to the fact that he murdered his previous wife because he couldn’t control her.