Kedar N. Sharma
Kedar N. Sharma is an experienced literary expert and analyst with a postgraduate degree in English Literature. With many years of experience, he specializes in poetry and literary analysis. His strong knowledge of literary terms and critical theory adds depth and value to his contributions to PoemSense.
The New World by Amiri Baraka | Critical Analysis
October 16, 2026
The poem ironically portrays a picture of an American city in the evening. The city looks radically different in the evening than it looks during the day. The so-called civilization, sophistication and decency vanish and...
Amiri Baraka | Biography
October 16, 2026
Amiri Baraka also known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 7th 1934. He earned a B.A. from Howard University and an M.A from Columbia University. From...
Break Break Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson | Summary
October 5, 2026
The first stanza of the poem Break, Break, Break, by Alfred Lord Tennyson presents the picture of the poet sitting near his friend’s grave on the sea-beach as he says “Break Break, Break, On thy...
Break Break Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson | Literary Analysis
October 5, 2026
Break, Break, Break provides almost a perfect example of a masterly lyric. It has somber music, vivid pictures, and profound feeling, expressed in a style marked by simplicity, economy, and directness of appeal. Alfred Lord...
Break Break Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson | Critical Analysis
October 5, 2026
Break, Break, Break is an elegy by Alfred Lord Tennyson on the death of his friend Arthur Hallam. The author imagines to be standing near the cliff on the seashore and addressing to the sea...
Alfred Lord Tennyson | Biography
October 5, 2026
Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in Lincolnshire and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he soon became known for his poetic ability that won him the friendship of the young poet Arthur Henry...
Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope | An Overview
October 5, 2026
Alexander Pope’s Essay on Criticism is an ambitious work of art written in heroic couplet. Published in 1711, this poetic essay was a venture to identify and define his own role as a poet and...
Belinda by Alexander Pope | Critical Analysis
October 5, 2026
The portrait of Belinda is an extract from the classical mock-epic or mock-heroic poem The Rape of the Lock, a description of make-up being made by the heroine of the poem, Belinda, as she prepares...
Chaucer to Pre-Romantic Poetry
Belinda by Alexander Pope | Summary
October 5, 2026
Belinda is an extract taken from the mock epic ‘The Rape of the Lock’ in which the main character Belinda is doing her make up before going to a place where all the high-class people...
Alexander Pope as a Satirist
October 5, 2026
Posterity has remembered Alexander Pope for his satires. Undoubtedly, while shaping his growth in the direction demanded by classicism, the feeling for which he strengthened more and more within himself. Pope developed his talent for...
