The Windhover
The Windhover is a profound sonnet celebrating the beauty of a falcon in flight, drawing parallels between the bird's majesty and Christ's sacrifice and spiritual resilience. It is a sonnet written in 1887 by the Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins, dedicated to "Christ our Lord." In the poem, the speaker recounts the awe-inspiring sight of a falcon (a "windhover") soaring through the air in search of prey. The speaker is deeply moved by the bird's aerial skill —its ability to both hover in stil...
Group Discussion
Group discussions (GDs) are essential tools in human interaction, serving as platforms for sharing ideas and evaluating individuals' talents, viewpoints, and teamwork abilities. They are structured in...
The First Circle of Hell
Canto 4 of Inferno is part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, an epic poem that traces the soul's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory, and Heaven (Paradiso). In Canto 4, Dante explores the firs...
The Drunken Boat
Arthur Rimbaud's poem The Drunken Boat (Le Bateau Ivre) is a vivid and imaginative exploration of freedom, isolation, and the boundaries of human experience. The 16-year-old Rimbaud wrote this poem to...
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is one of the most celebrated and influential works in world literature, written between 1308 and 1321. This epic poem is a profound spiritual and allegorical jour...