Poetic Appreciation of the Poem 2.2 Indian Weavers

Walt Whitman 

Poetic Appreciation Song Of The Open Road 

Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the following poem. 

The poem ‘Song of the Open Road’ is taken from the well-known poetic volume ‘Leaves of Grass’ by Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman is the pioneer of the poetic form of Free verse that's why he is called the father of free verse. The title of the poem is significant and apt because the road signifies mobility. 
The present poem is a beautiful fusion of human feelings like the softness of heart, self-awareness, and liberty. The Poet used simple language to elaborate on dom. As the poem is in the free verse there are neither rhyming pairs nor rhythm. But the poet used figurative language and the prominent figures of speech are Repetition as well as personification as many words are repeated, and the poet personifies the nonhuman objects. It enlightens us with the poet’s self-realization about the journey of life. It's our choice which way we should go because the road never leads us, we have to decide. That's why good fortune or luck is not required as we are good fortune or luck. 
The poem is about self-realization and consistency in life. the poet is against staying in one place for too long.
The special features of the poem are its pictorial quality and imagery which appeals to our sense organs. The Poet can create pictorial quality through his beautiful descriptions of nature and various elements of nature. 
People should take the road as a point to start over towards something new. The journey of life should be mobile and always on the road to moving on.

The poem gives us the moral of life we should keep moving ahead despite of any obstacles and difficulties in life. I love this poem because it's a self-motivational poem that helps to bring good discipline into our life.

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Poetic Appreciation of the Poem 2.2 Indian Weavers

Poetic Appreciation of the poem "Indian Weavers" 

Sarojini Naidu 

Q.Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the following poem. 

Sarojini Naidu is a celebrated poetess known as the "Nightingale of India". The short poem "Indian Weavers" is composed by the poetess in the year 1920. Apart from being a poetess, she was a writer as well as a strong political activist. 

Though the poetess highlights the craft and skill of the weavers. She speaks about the three important stages in a man's life which are birth, marriage, and death, and relates them to different colors and different times of the day. The poet talks about three types of dresses that the Indian Weavers weave at three particular times of the day. Metaphorically each time and the dress weaved in that time symbolizes a particular stage of life.

The poem has three stanzas of four lines each. The rhyme scheme of the poem is AABB as the first line rhymes with the second and the third line rhymes with the fourth. The poem is in conversation mode as the poetess asks the questions to the weavers and the Indian Weavers answer the questions the poetess. The language is very simple to understand but it's a figurative language because the poetess used many figures of speech like Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, and Imagery. The prominent figure of speeches similes The Special Feature of the poem is the poetess had created a beautiful picture of the artistic work of the Indian Weavers. At the same time, it has implied meaning because the poetess not only talks about the various time of the day but also about the three important stages in human life, different colors, and their significance in life. The moral of the poem is as the day passed through various phases we humans too passed pass through different phases of life and every phase has its importance. I like the poem very much as it depicts the real picture of human life and various phases in human life.

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2.3 The poetic appreciation of the poem "The Inchcape Rock" by Robert Southey

 The Poetic Appreciation of the poem "The Inchcape Rock"

 Robert Southey 

Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the following.

 

The famous ballad “The Inchcape Rock” is written by the renowned English poet Robert Southey. The basic theme of the poem is that those who do bad things will ultimately be punished accordingly and poetic justice was done.
This is the ballad of seventeen stanzas of four lines each with the regular rhyming couplet with the rhyme scheme, AABB. As the poem has four lines of stanzas which are also known as quatrains. The present poem is about an attempt by the Abbot of Aberbrothok to install the warning bell 🔔 on Inchcape which was removed by a pirate, Ralph. The pirates met with an accident on the same rock on his return journey.  Poet tells the above story in the narrative style. Though the language looks simple, it has many old English words. The poet has used various images and symbols to create a live beautiful mental picture before the eyes of the readers. The poet also enriched the beauty of the poem with various figures of speech.  Prominent figures of speech in the poem are personification, alliteration, repetition, Inversion, simile, metaphor apostrophe, and Onomatopoeia.
The poem, The Inchcape Rock, teaches a moral lesson- “As you sow, so shall you reap.” The poem proves the principle that crime gets its punishment. I like the poem very much as it depicts the phenomenal picture before our eyes at the same time it conveyed the ultimate truth of life, "If we have done something bad with someone we have to face the same bad situation” it's rightly said, "As you sow so shall you reap.”

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Poetic Appreciation of the poem 2.4 Have you earned your tomorrow?

Poetic Appreciation: Have You Earned Your Tomorrow?   

Edger Guest 

Q. Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the poem Have You Earned Your Tomorrow. 

Answer

The poem, 'Have You Earned Your Tomorrow' Is the inspirational poem of the well-known British American poet Edger Guest. The poet used to write in very simple language optimistically. That's why he is known as a Peoples' Poet. A similar simplicity and optimism can be seen in the present poem. The poem is in a question form, the poet has been asking the questions to readers. It is quatrains as it has four lines stanza structure. The poem has four stanzas of four lines each with a regular rhyme scheme. The first line rhymes with the second and the third line with the fourth. Hence the rhyme scheme of the poem is AABB, ccaa, ddee, faa. The specialty of the poem is that it has eleven questions in one, hence the prominent figure of speech in the poem is Interrogation. There is one more noticeable figure of speech in the poem which is Alliteration.

The main theme of the poem is an inspiration. It's an inspirational poem that enables the readers to do the self Introspection and helps us with self-improvement. The poet is asking the readers that have they secured their future by helping others or doing their duties for others. The poet said that today's good deeds will be the treasure of tomorrow. It also focuses on the karma philosophy that earns your tomorrow by doing good to others today. The questions in the poem are telling us to do good to others or to make someone's day. 

The moral of the poem is that "As you sow so shall you reap" whatever you have done today same thing you are going to get back. For expecting a good future from the future we should be good, and do good to get good returns. I like this poem very much as it helps us with self-improvement.

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2.5 Poetic Appreciation of the poem. Father Returning Home.

Poetic Appreciation:- Father Returning Home 

 

Dilip Chitre 

Q. Answer Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the following poem. 

‘Father Returning Home’ is the famous poem by Dilip Chitre, taken from 'Traveling in the cage'. He is known as a bilingual poet. He has translated ‘the popular Marathi Abhangas (Spiritual Poem) 'Says Tuka into English. He received the Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for his remarkable contribution to poetry as well as to Translation. The present is an autobiographical poem where the poet shows the complete solitude and lethargic life of an old man in modern society by depicting a picture of his father returning home from work. Thus the main theme of the poem is "Man's Isolation from materialistic man-made World". The poet expressed his feelings for his working father. He realized that his father was neglected and uncared for despite being the lone bread-earner for the family.
Though the poem ‘Father Returning Home’ has autobiographical touch, it goes beyond its autobiographical significance. As is an account of every old man in a suburban area who does hard work for his family but leads a monotonous life where no one to converse with him, understand his feelings, or look after him.
The poem consists of two stanzas the first stanza is 12 lines and the second stanza is 13 lines. It is a free verse where there is no rhyme and no rhythm. The poem is very symbolic the very structure of the poem is also symbolic as the lack of rhythm symbolizes that the poet’s father was uncared for life. The language is easy and simple but full of imagery and symbolism. It is in first person narrative where the poet himself is the speaker who narrates the isolated life and monotonous routine of his father. The prominent figures of speech in the poem are Alliteration, Simile, and Onomatopoeia. The poet expresses his feelings for his old father, but every old father has almost the same condition so we can take the moral from the poem that 'we must look after the elderly members in our family and society' I like the poem very much as it depicts the real picture of monotony and lethargic life of the elderly hard-working person in the modern society. 

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Poetic Appreciation of the poem 2.6 "Money"

 Poetic Appreciation of "Money"

Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the following poem. 

The poem "Money" is the poem taken from the famous poetic volume of W. H. Davies "The Collected Poem" published in the year 1916. The poet has an identity as Welsh Poet and writer as he was born and brought up there. The poem deals with the theme that "the real happiness is not in being rich but for the real happiness one must become poor" because the poet has an experience that whenever he had money he had many friends but they were interested in his wealth but after becoming poor he had very few friends but all of them are true. The poet realized that real happiness we can feel only when we become poor. 

 The poem has five stanzas of 4 lines each with a regular rhyme scheme where only the second and fourth line rhyme with each other, thus the rhythm scheme is abcb. The poet enriches the poem with many figures of speech like Simile, Repetition, Inversion, Antithesis Onomatopoeia, etc. The language used by the poet is very simple and easy to understand. The special feature of the poem is that the poet used the used interjection... O!" in the very first and last stanzas to show the intensity of his feelings. The moral of the poem is money may be very important but the most important thing in life is true friends which we can get only in poverty. So we must value people and not money. I like the poem very much because this poem tells the harsh reality of life. 

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2.7 She Walks Into Beauty

                                

Summary of the Poem. 

The poem "She Walks in Beauty" has three stanzas of six lines each. The poem tells us about female beauty. The speaker of the poem describes the internal and outer beauty of a woman. The present poem is considered a love poem but the poet never openly expresses his feelings. He focuses on the captivating beauty and purity of the woman. The speaker is completely fascinated by the beauty of the woman. The speaker emphasizes not only just about outward appearances but also her inner beauty or virtues with purity. The poet firmly believes that beauty comes from within and the body is merely a reflection of that inner beauty. Thus by describing her outer appearance as well as her inner beauty the poet elevates her to the level of divinity. There is a beautiful amalgamation of physical characteristics and moral depiction in each stanza.

The main themes of the poem are pure beauty and the harmony of mind and body.

Lord Byron uses phrases like "tender light" to describe and compare beauty, as he creates lovely imagery for her charming features, the eloquence of speech, and purity of love. While using classical diction, Byron emphasizes beauty.  Furthermore, the balance of light and dark candidates beauty's perfection, where even minor changes can detract from it. The thematic thread of beauty and harmony runs.

Poetic Appreciation of the poem "She walks in beauty".

The poem "She walks in Beauty" is composed by the renowned English poet Lord Byron. The poem has three stanzas of six lines each. The poem tells us about the female beauty of the unnamed woman. The poet has used several poetic devices to describe the unparalleled beauty of the woman. The poet used figures of speech like Similes, "like the night", alliteration "stray skies", metaphor, and personification (the poet personified the organs of a lady.

The poem has the regular rhyme schemes ababab as there are rhyming pairs in every alternate line.

Though the present poem is considered a love poem, the main theme of the poem is pure beauty and the harmony of mind and body.

The poet speaks about the physical and spiritual beauty of a woman. He praised her beauty. At the same time, he also speaks about the perfect amalgamation of day and night light and dark. Another theme is about inner and pure beauty which enhances outer beauty. Her inner beauty is so pure that it takes her to the level of divinity due to her purity and innocence.

The poem gives an excellent message to the readers that to look beautiful from the outside one must be beautiful internally.

I like the poem as it gives the valuable moral of life.

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"Small Town and Rivers"

The poem "Small Towns and The River’ is composed by the Indian poetess Mamang Dai. The theme of the poem is mortality, life vs death, eternity, nature, and spirituality. The theme of mortality is the dominant theme of the poem. 

The poem describes a landscape and Nature where the river is a dominant phenomenon. The poem has figurative language, the poetic device like various figures of speech used by the poet like Alliteration, Antithesis, Inversion, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Repetition, Simile, and Transferred Epithet to enhance the beauty of the poem. Personification is a prominent figure of speech in the poem where human qualities are attributed to the river "the river has a soul", The poem describes the love for nature and the attachment of the poetess to her hometown. The poetess also believes in spirituality, the people from the northeast believe that the soul of their beloved is immortal and dwells in the company of nature. The special feature of the poem is that along with regular figures' speech the poem is known for Imagery and Symbolism. The poetess also showed her concern about the development and the destruction of nature due to modern development.

The poem gives the message to the readers that we must protect and preserve the beauty of nature.

I like this poem as its about nature and the protection of nature.

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