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Poetry Explained
Poetry Explained does exactly that. The aim is to present poems — both great and maybe not-so-great — put them in context, analyse their structure and meaning, and maybe offer a word or two of criticism.
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Ballad
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A Sunday Morning Tragedy: a Poem by Thomas Hardy
This poem was highly controversial when written in…
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The Mock Wife: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A ballad that recounts a Dorset legend concerning a murder by…
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Faithless Sally Brown: A Poem by Thomas Hood
A mock-heroic ballad that makes copious use of puns and…
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