POETIC APPRECIATION 12STD.

Unit 2.2 Indian Weavers

    Sarojini Naidu a Nightingale of India has artistically woven the poem named “Indian Weavers”. She was an important figure in India’s Struggle for Independence. Sarojini Naidu’s work as a poet earned her the sobriquet of Nightingale of India.

 It is a short poem consisting of three stanza having four lines each. Each stanza of poem represents the three important events of human life. 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 poet uses a number of literary devices to express her ideas like smile, imagery, metaphor etc. The poem has the rhyme scheme AABB. The poem consists of a discussion between the poet and the weavers. By using symbols of clothes and times of the day, Sarojini Naidu has sum up the life of human beings in three main stages.

Imagery mode and Interrogative tone of the poem attract us to reflect our thinking and opinion toward poem. 

 

Unit 2.3 Inchcape Rock 
  

 Robert Southey the Scottish poet has composed the poem Inchcape Rock. It is a ballad noting the legends of the Inchcape Rock, in the north sea about 18  km off the east coast of angus, Scotland.
     poem narrates about the glorious work of the Abbot of the Aberbrothok and devilish mind Sir Ralph the Rover. To aware and save the ship from the dangerous rock, Abbot of the Aberbrothok had installed the warning bell. The Sir Ralph the Rover was devilish and cunning by mind so he cut the bell in jealousy which leads the wreck of Sir Ralph the Rovers ship in return journey.
     Poem is written in ballad form so it is narrative and bit lengthy. The first two lines and last two lines of each stanza rhymes with each other. It follows the AABB rhyme scheme for each stanza. Poet has enriched this poem by using various figure of speech for enlightenment like alliteration, simile, repetition, Apostrophe, etc.
The Inchcape Rock is didactic in nature. It’s a ballad convening the glorification of the adventurous work of Abbot of the Aberbrothok and sinful deed of Sir Ralph the Rover. Southey had tried to reform the nature of human mind and aware the reader through his poem by delivering the message of As you sow, so shall you reap.
Poem has captured my mind by its didactive  tone and scenic description. Imagery quality of poem creates trills and adventurous effects. Poet has arranged the words successfully to convey his message through his poem.

 

Unit 2.4 HAVE YOU EARNED YOUR TOMORROW

 

The poem ‘Have You Earned Your Tomorrow’ is an inspirational poem written by Eder Guest in a simple tone.

         Tomorrow never come. One should focus on the present tome and should work something good for the humanity is the major theme of the poem.

          The poem is divided into four stanzas of quatrains. The first line rhymes with the second line and the third with the fourth in each stanza. He has used the consistent rhyme scheme throughout the poem.  The first two lines of the first stanza are rhymed with last two lines of the second and the fourth stanzas. The poet raised questions in the poem. There are eleven questions in the poem. It shows the unique style of the poem. Alliteration and interrogation are the poetic devices in the poem.

The poem has the underlying message that it is up to us whether we will have a better future or not. Therefore, we should consider our actions and deeds carefully and plan accordingly for a better future.

 

Unit 2.5 FATHER RETURNING HOME

    Dilip Chitre a celebrated bilingual poet is known as a translator with a remarkable work in Marathi and English.

The poem ’Father Returning Home’ is taken from his eye- shining work ‘Traveling in a cage’. It sketched the portrait of a suburban father as a daily commuter.

Dull and monotonous routine of father is the base of poem which shows the father being alienated in his home. Father is lonely even his children refuse to share their joys and sorrows with the father they don’t want their father to be a part of communication. In this materialistic world man remains isolated.

The poem irregular rhyming words and rhyme scheme. The poem is composed in two stanzas. First stanza gives the vivid description of father and his routine. Second stanza draws our attention to the painful loneliness of the father. Poem is enriched with Simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia and synecdoche, transferred epithet figures of speech.

                       Generation gap, lack of communication with older ones, Disrespect nature of children and loneliness of man on duty attracts the reader towards poem which remains the underlying message of poet.