The poem mainly deals with two important themes: 1. How Earth Looks First how earth looks from height. The poet explains how it looks when the flight took off, then at a distance of 10000 feet and finally from 6 miles above. All the times, the view of earth was quite difference. Only after going toRead more
The poem mainly deals with two important themes:
1. How Earth Looks
First how earth looks from height. The poet explains how it looks when the flight took off, then at a distance of 10000 feet and finally from 6 miles above. All the times, the view of earth was quite difference.
Only after going to such a height, the poet understands why people have settled in an organised way. Water and land are the reasons that led to the establishment of civilisations along rivers.
2. Division Among People
The second and the most important theme of the poem is poet’s questions why people have divided themselves from each other. He wonders why there are border, why people hate each other and why shed blood.
Earth is one, people were also supposed to be one and remain peacefully with each other. But instead, they have hate against each other. This is why there are borders.
As the poet has seen partition and riots, the poem somehow reflects his experience of worst times.
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The poet learn that the people have settled along the rivers because they needed water as well as land for existence. This led to the establishment of cities in an unorganised way. He also found that there are vast oceans and land is very less as compared to them. In the end, he fails to learn why tRead more
The poet learn that the people have settled along the rivers because they needed water as well as land for existence. This led to the establishment of cities in an unorganised way. He also found that there are vast oceans and land is very less as compared to them.
In the end, he fails to learn why there are border, why people hate each other and why there is no peace.
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