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What is the mood in the poem "When I was one-and-twenty" by A.E Housman?

What is the theme in "When I Was One and Twenty" by A.E Houseman?

What is a summary of "Is My Team Ploughing"?

In "Is My Team Ploughing" by A.E.Housman, what is meant by "whose" in line 32?

What does the incident in Housman's poem “Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree” suggest about human nature?

What is the theme of the poem: "When I Was One and Twenty"?

What is the interpretation of the last two verses of 'Because I Liked You Better' by A.E. Housman? Thanks. The first two stanzas of 'Because I Liked You Better' seem fairly straightforward. Housman is expressing (with guarded language) the homosexual feelings that he had for his friend Jackson. However, the last two stanzas seem less obvious, particularly the images of the "clover", "tall flower", etc. There is an irony within the last line but not too sure about the other images.

What is the gist of what "On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble" by A. E. Housman is about?

Do we know anything about the Roman in "On Wenlock Edge"?

What is the imagery in Housman poem "Wake Not for the World-heard Thunder?  

What is the structure and rhythm scheme of Housman's poem "Wake Not for the World Heard Thunder"?

What message is the speaker trying to convey  in "On Wenlock Edge"?

What are the similar themes on death in "Wake Not For The World Heard Thunder," by Housman compared to "Tho Art Indeed Just, Lord" ?

What are the symbols used in "Wake Not For The World- Heard Thunder," by A. E. Housman?

What does A.E. Houseman's attitude toward suffering and pain seem to be in poems? Specifically interested in: "To An Athlete Dying young", "Is My Team Ploughing?", and "When I was One-and-twenty.