The third stanza of Dickinson's poem 788 (Publication – is the Auction) goes like this: Thought belong to Him who gave it – Then – to Him Who bear It's Corporeal illustration – sell The Royal Air – The "Him who gave it" presumably refers to the "White Creator" (i.e. God). The "Corporeal illustr...

In the story,The enemy by Pearl S Buck there is a line which says "Only the gardener was cross because he had got behind with his chrysanthemums" What is the meaning of this line.I know That chrysanthemums are flowers but what meaning does the author want to convey here? I am unable to understand...

In the lesson Poets and Pancakes by Asokamitran,the end part of the lesson says that "The reaction to Stephen Spender at Gemini Studios was no longer a mystery.The boss of the Gemini Studios may not have much to do with Spender's poetry. But not with his God that Failed" How is the mystery resolv...

I have this(these) question(s) regarding Alfred Noyes' "Midnight Express" Because I have about ten questions regarding this, I will post each individually. I don't want to give any exerpt from the story because it is so intricately interconnected that it is best to give it a quick read. But still...

In this line from The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet. "But he had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last" Who is he here?Franz or M Hamel.Initially I thought it should be Franz but my teachers and other books told me that he here refers to M Hamel I can't understand why he is referring...

The only detail I remember of the book/story was that it ended with someone/something banging/scratching on the front door, but the characters never find out what it is. In the context I heard of it, it was used to compare horror to terror.

I have this(these) question(s) regarding Alfred Noyes' "Midnight Express" Because I have about ten questions regarding this, I will post each individually. I don't want to give any exerpt from the story because it is so intricately interconnected that it is best to give it a quick read. But still...

Major spoilers follow for the short story The Residence at Whitminster from M. R. James' collection A Thin Ghost and Others. This story lists various peculiar goings-on. In order, they are: Lord Saul sacrificies a black cockrel, which suggests perhaps devil worship, or a religion such as voodoo. "...

As the year 2024 draws to a close, I think it's a good time to look at what we've read in the last twelve months and share what we think is the best book we read or the greatest literary discovery we made through Literature Stack Exchange. We learn about books and authors through topic challenges...