Some people (academics perhaps) might think it rather sentimental to describe poems as ‘friends’, yet when poetry sustains your emotional life you know it’s true. The Poetry Exchange is a ...
Love is like the wild rose-briar, Friendship like the holly-tree ... thy brow He still may leave thy garland green. Note: this poem is included for reference purposes, please refer to your ...
But if you do write about a poem and its context, be careful to include only details that reveal something about the poem. Emily Brontë was born in 1818 in Yorkshire. She had four sisters and a ...