Explanation about poem no written by thomas hood
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The poem is a hymn of hate to the month of November. Personally speaking, this is one of my favorite months, but the speaker couldn't disagree more. There's absolutely nothing about November that he likes. It seems to cast a pall of darkness over everything, depriving him of all the wonderful activities he enjoys and the lovely sights and sounds of summer.
Though the speaker greatly exaggerates the many things he detests about this time of year, he reveals in this long litany of woes a glimmer of truth. For instance, he rails against the lack of "afternoon gentility," which would appear to be a reference to the fact that the rich and privileged show a clean pair of heels during November and head off to warmer climes abroad. The speaker laments their absence, indicating that he isn't one of them or at least isn't quite as rich as they are. November's bad enough for the speaker as it is; but what's even worse is that he feels trapped. Unlike the social elite, he...
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☑ Type of Work and Year Written Thomas Hood's "November" (also entitled "No") is a lyric poem centering on the fog and gloom of a November day in London. He completed it in 1844. The copy on this page appeared in the third volume of The Works of Thomas Hood, published in London by Edward Moxon and Company