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Unlike most of Sassoon's war poems, the verses of this one have a calming and reassuring effect, leaning on lovely pastoral imagery. But thereโs also a lingering sense of loss and sorrow throughout โ subtle yet deep and unsettling.
R. L. Stevenson's poem โSummer Sunโ was first published in 1885, as part of his collection titled A Childโs Garden of Verses. In it, the poet personifies the Sun, presenting him as โthe gardener of the Worldโ โ a kind presence that brings life, warmth, and gladness to all living things.
Iโm happy to present another title in the Grammaticus Free Library series: โSquirrelโ by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. The PDF comes with vocabulary notes and a grammar exercise on non-standard, dialectal forms used by the author.
In this post weโll get acquainted with Sara Teasdale's poem โSpring Rainโ, first published in 1917. In many ways typical of her style of writing, the poem is simple yet deep, using imagery from the natural world to reflect on the poetโs emotions and memories.
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