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Singh Song! - What is the poem about?
The poem Singh Song talks about life working in his fathers corner shop. He has just got married and keeps sneaking out of the shop to spend time with his new wife. He neglects his shop duties- customers complain that he's bad at running the shop.
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The Farmer's Bride- Summarize the poem
A farmer has been married for three years but his bride is frightened of him and other men. The relationship went wrong and he finds the rejection of him almost unbearable. He desires his wife but by the end of the poem he may be struggling to resist
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Neutral Tones- What is the poem about?
The narrator remembers a day when he and his lover stood by a pond. It's an unpleasant memory- it's clear their relationship was failing and about to come to an end. Whenever he is hurt by love he is reminded by the day at the pond.
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"I think of thee!"- Summarize the poem
The narrator tells her lover how much she thinks about him when they're not together. She's worried that her thoughts will obscure the reality of what he's actually like. She wants him to be a strong presence in her life and to be with him.
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Porphyria's Lover- What is the poem about?
A man sits in his cold cottage on a stormy night. Porphyria, his lover, arrives and makes the cottage warm and comfortable, before sitting down next to him. He ignores when she flirts and strangles her with her own hair. He is mentally disturbed .
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Love's Philosophy- Summarize the poem
The narrator is addressing a women - he's trying to persuade her to be with him romantically. The narrator shows intimate and loving ways that everything in nature is connected. He questions how the bonds in nature are together yet he has nobody.
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When We Two Parted- What is the poem about
The narrator recalls the day he and his lover parted- she didn't seem to have any affection for him anymore.
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The Farmer's Bride- Summarize the poem

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A farmer has been married for three years but his bride is frightened of him and other men. The relationship went wrong and he finds the rejection of him almost unbearable. He desires his wife but by the end of the poem he may be struggling to resist

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Neutral Tones- What is the poem about?

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"I think of thee!"- Summarize the poem

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Porphyria's Lover- What is the poem about?

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