Thomas Hood's introduction

Thomas Hood is an English poet who is famous for his humorous poems. At the same time, he also wrote some serious humanitarian poems such as Song of Shirts (1843). This poem was inspired by the poet's indignation at the tragic labor fate of garment workers. Bridge of Sighs (1844) describes the story of a homeless girl who threw herself into the river. Hood is a talented poet who combines sadness and humor. In pursuit of effect, his humorous poems often use puns. For example, in the poem "Disloyal Sally Brown", he wrote: "He died in his own shop, only in his early forties; They told the sexton about the death, and the sexton sounded the death knell. " Unfortunately, although Hood is humorous, his life is full of misfortune. He has been struggling with poverty and illness. This poem was later proved to predict his own fate, and Hood himself only lived for 45 years.