Poem-4
To
The Pupils - Henry
L. Derozio
(1807-1831)
Central Idea
“A teacher burns like candle to light
his students.”
The poem ‘To The Pupils’ describes the joys of a teacher. He gives knowledge
and guides his pupil. He shapes their career.
The pupils are like buds in the beginning.
Then their minds open gently like flowers. Their talents develop as young
birds, trying their wings to fly
A teacher feels happy and
fully satisfied, when he sees his pupils –worshipping,
truth and wining fame. Then he thinks that his life has not been useless.
Note: “An ideal teacher is an assets for the pupils.”
Explanation
1.
Expanding ………….………………………………………………………………….. strength.
Reference: These lines have been taken from
the poem “To The Pupils” composed by Henry
L. Derzio, A Great Philosopher Of His Time.
Context: Here the poet describes about
the joy of a teacher when he sees his pupils growing up in knowledge, making
progress and winning fame in life.
Explanation: The poet says that student grow
up in knowledge day by day. Their minds are like buds in the beginning. These
buds open the petals and blossom in to
flower. They try to develop their mental abilities and powers like young birds
who try to learn how to fly in summer season.
Note: There is a fine use of simile in
the line:
Expending like the petals of young
flowers.
2. What
joyance……………………………………………………………………………vain.
Reference-Context: Previous.
Explanation: The poet says that a teacher
gives knowledge to his pupils and watches all his activities carefully. He is
very happy when he feels that his pupils will earn name and fame in future.
They will get the garland of honour in future. Then he thinks that he has done
his duty well. And he lived his life meaning fully.
Note: A good teacher always removes
the darkness of ignorance from students
life.
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Poem-5
O
Captain! My Captain! - Walt
Whitman
(1819-1892)
Central
Idea
“In this world great and brave
man but once in a millennium.”
In the poem O
Captain! My Captain! The poet has
expressed his deep sorrow of the heart on the death of American president
Abraham Lincoln.
The poet has compared Lincoln to
the captain of the ship of American state and the country as a ship.
The Poet calls the captain and
says that the big crowd praises the strong ship. The people come with flags,
bugles and garland.
The captain is lying dead but he
was completed a hard journey. He people enjoy freedom in life. But the Poet
mourns the death of the captain. He does not leave the deck of the ship and
walks on it with great pain.
Explanation
1.O captain!
……………………………………………………………………… cold and dead.
Reference: These lines have been taken from
the poem ‘O captain! My captain’ composed
by Walt Whiteman; A Famous Poet Of U .S .A.
Context: Here the poet says that the
crowd is eager to welcome the captain but he is unable to rise. As he has been
shot dead .Thought he won the peace for the poor people.
Explanation: The poet asks the captain to getup and listen to the happy
bells. He further asks him to see the waving flags and hear the bugles.
Some people have come
with bunches of flowers and garlands . They are over joyed .Their faces want to
see the captain. The poet does not believe that the captain is dead .
So he puts his arm under
the captain’s head. But he does not feel it. He does not getup due to being
life less.
The poet becomes very sad to see the
captain lying dead and cold on the deck of ship.
2.Exult,o shore !..........................................................................................................cold
and dead.
Reference –Context:
Previous.
Explanation: The poet says that when the
public was giving him highest praise, Lincoln was shot dead. All the people
of U.S.A. were very happy to get peace
in life . only the poet is very sad and upset on his dead .
The poet asks the public to
enjoy peace in their life and to ring the bells. He walks with sad heart on the
deck where the captain of the ship is lying cold and dead. The brave captain
liberated the poor from the bands of slavery successfully.
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Poem -6
Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold
(1822-1888)
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Central
Idea
“Loyal lover and lass are hard to
find in life”
In this poem the poet is very sad
to the great fall in the value of man’s life. He thinks that there is great
unrest in religious and social life too.
So he has come with his beloved near the
sea-port of kent (Dover Beach).there he
watches the rise and fall of sea-waves. He advises her to be sincere with each
other in love. As the world is very big and full of variety. There is no real happiness,
true love, light of knowledge, stability and true mental peace in the life of
people. They are very selfish and greedy, They have lost the aim of life.
Due to their ignorance, they are
fighting with one another like the soldiers who quite in the darkness of the
night.
So
he tells his beloved that only true love can become a source of comfort and
consolation in life.
Note: The poet tells that a man
should have sincere lover in life. So that he may pass a peaceful life in the
world.
Explanation
1. Ah!
Love………………………………………………………………………………….so new.
Reference: These lines have been taken from
the poem ‘Dover Beach’ composed by Matthew Arnold, A Famous American Poet.
Context: Here The poet feels sorry for
religious, social and moral unrest of
his age .He thinks that true love can bring comfort and peace in life.
Explanation: The poet says that he is very sad
to see that religious faith has gone from the world. So he advises his beloved
to be sincere in love.
He says
that the world looks out worldly charming and wonderful. It seems just like a
dream land and full of variety.
But this is not the fact what we see that is
unreal and full of darkness.
Note: Dover beach-The sea -port
of ken in England where the poet is
stood and presents a fine picture of Victorian age.
2.Nor Certitute………………………………………………………………………………..night.
Reference and context –(Previous)
Explanation: The poet says that there is no
happiness or true love of light of
wisdom in men’s life. The world is true of uncertainty. There is no peace of
mind and care for our suffering. The people have lost the real aim of life.
He compares the world with a battle fields.
The people are like ignorant soldiers , they fight in dark battle field.
In the darkness they make no
difference between friend and enemy. These is a great confusion. no one knows
who is killing or getting killed. There are only terrible sounds.
This position fills the heart of the post
with great sorrow.
Note: There is a fine use of
simile in the line :
We are there as on a darking plain swept with
confused alarms of struggle and fight.
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