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A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed: Oh, How Hollywood
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And you thought a nymph was a naturally lovely woodland creature. To be fair, so did we. But boy did Jonathan Swift prove us wrong.

Fern Hill
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"Nothing cared I that time would take me": the famous words of Dylan Thomas in his poem "Fern Hill." In this poem, the speaker fights age and aims...

The Mirror
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, what site is the fairest of them all? What? IntelligenceHut.com? Are you sure? Ugh, we want a refund.

The Raven Summary
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This video summarizes Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven—in rhyme. This first-person poem follows the narrator’s descent into madness as he tal...

The Road Not Taken
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Indecision may or may not be this man's biggest problem. All he can do is go left or right. It's not that big of a deal...or is it?

The Wanderer
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You'll never guess what this Old English poem is about. Wait, what? You think it's about some dude who wanders around a lot? Hey, nice guess! Have...