He Had Such Quiet Eyes - -by Bibsy Soenharjo

The poem He Had Such Quiet Eyes is about the naivety of a young woman who fell in love too hastily. The poet describes the man’s quiet eyes as two pools of lies/Layered with thinnest ice. One immediately sees the vivid image of a cool, young man... 


Nature - by Hugh Doston Carberry

Overview

This poem can be taken quite literally. The poet tells us that Jamaica does not have the four seasons of winter, spring, summer and autumn. Nature records the poet’s observations of the amazing beauty of nature in his homeland. Even though it doesn’t have the four seasons...

 Critical Analysis- What it really means

This lovely poem by Hugh Doston Carberry is a celebration of the beauty of nature. The first four lines spell out the difference between the Jamaican climate and the climate in temperate countries: Jamaica, like Malaysia, doesn’t have the four seasons; instead it is a tropical country with sunshine and seasonal rains. The four seasons are capitalized....

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