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Famous Poems Worth Reading. Not sure where to start? See our pick of some of the best poems ever created, or find a poem using our Poem Explorer Tool or the Poetry Archives.
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These poems were selected for their ease of understanding, their clear representation of various poetic techniques, and their interesting historical backgrounds. If you’re looking for a powerful, but easy, poem to analyze, this article is for you.
Short Famous Classic Poems To Memorize. 1 ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by William Wordsworth. 2 ‘Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare. 3 ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost. 4 ‘Death Be Not Proud’ by John Donne. 5 ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Summary. Told in two stanzas, ‘Palanquin Bearers’ is a poem in which the men carrying the palanquin bearing a new bride express their happiness on the occasion of her marriage. In the poem, the palanquin bearers sing happily, praising the woman that they are carrying.
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Summary ‘Leisure’ by William Henry Davies highlights the importance of leisure in one’s life and how the hectic modern life has alienated one from nature. In this poem, Davies talks about the importance of being close to nature.
Summary ‘Lucy Gray‘ by William Wordsworth tells the tragic story of a young girl named Lucy Gray, who disappears in a snowstorm while attempting to help her mother. Though her footprints are found leading to a bridge, Lucy is never seen again, and her presence lingers as a ghostly figure in the wilderness.
‘Windigo’ by Louise Erdrich is a dark and mysterious poem the describes the abduction of a child by a menacing man/dog creature, the windigo. The poem takes the reader through a series of images that describe the landscape and the windigo in dark and foreboding terms.
Summary. ‘Stealing’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a dramatic monologue that details the life of a young delinquent. A trademark of Duffy’s is to be able to slip into the voice of a different character and she shows that in this poem creating a strong narrative voice that is remarkably different from her own.