Poems + Infomation

• Who is the author of the ballad "La Belle Dame Sans Merci"?


  John Keats
• What is the main theme of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci"?


  A knight who is seduced and abandoned by a beautiful woman
• What is "A Child To His Sick Grandfather" about?


  A child's concern for his sick grandfather
• Who wrote the poem "She Walks In Beauty"?


  Lord Byron
• What does "She Walks In Beauty" celebrate?


  The beauty of a woman
• What is the theme of "A Complaint" by Robert Herrick?


  Frustration with a lover's unfaithfulness
• What does "Neutral Tones" by Thomas Hardy explore?


  The loss of love and the bleakness of a relationship's end
• Who is the author of "Sonnet 43"?


  Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• What type of poem is "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning?


  A dramatic monologue
• What does the Duke of Ferrara reveal in "My Last Duchess"?


  His possessive and controlling nature
• What is the theme of "1st date - She 1st Date - He"?


  A first date from both perspectives
• What does "Valentine" by Carol Ann Duffy explore?


  The complexities of love and relationships
• What is the focus of "One Flesh" by John Donne?


  The complex relationship between a husband and wife
• What is "i wanna be yours" about?


  Wanting to be in a relationship with someone
• What metaphor does "Love's Dog" by John Fuller use?


  The metaphor of a dog to explore the complexities of love
• What does "Nettles" symbolize?


  Pain and hardship
• What is "The Manhunt" about?


  A soldier's return from war and difficulties of reintegration
• Who wrote "My Father Would Not Show Us"?


  Donald Justice
• What theme does "My Father Would Not Show Us" explore?


  A father's emotional distance from his children