Stephen Spender

LitCharts guides for works by Stephen Spender

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Stephen Spender. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Stephen Spender's poetry.

An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

British poet Stephen Spender's "An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum" illustrates the devasting effects of urban poverty. The speaker presents the classroom of the poem's title as an oppressive... view guide

My Parents

"My Parents," by 20th-century British poet Stephen Spender, appears in Spender's 1933 volume Poems. The poem's speaker reflects on his unhappy boyhood. He was born to middle- or upper-class parents... view guide