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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    In this poem, we find three important things which the poet is trying to depict. 1. First, the people change and so their sentiments. The people praised the patriot a lot on his victory and loyalty for the country. However after a year, the same people were either cursing him or throwing stones at hRead more

    In this poem, we find three important things which the poet is trying to depict.

    1. First, the people change and so their sentiments. The people praised the patriot a lot on his victory and loyalty for the country. However after a year, the same people were either cursing him or throwing stones at him till he died.
    The reason for such a hate among the people was some sort of misunderstanding. Once a big fan of the patriot are now haters of him. However the patriot has no complains against them as he believes that his love and loyalty for the country will finally be rewarded in the afterlife.

    2. Second important thing worth noticing in the poem is poet’s and patriot’s optimism. In spite of being betrayed by his country and the people because of misunderstanding, the patriot remains optimistic. While he is taken to be executed, he says that he will be rewarded for his bravery in the afterlife. It shows patriot and thus the poet’s belief in God. It is this belief which makes people optimistic and hopeful even in the worst and fatal situations like the one in the poem.

    3. Third important thing I find in the poem is the idea of war. It is rightly said “everything is fair in love and war”. Throughout the history, war has always harmed humanity. The patriot being a loyal soldier of his country kills other people who are also brave soldiers of their countries. However, as he is victorious, he is praised, but after a year, he too suffers the same fate. Hence war a curse on humanity.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In the Dramatic Monologue "The Patriot", Robert Browning uses imagery to show his glory in the beginning and tragic end of his life in the end. In the beginning, the patriot says that when he came back from a war after winning, there were "roses, rose...with myrtle". In addition, there were so manyRead more

    In the Dramatic Monologue “The Patriot”, Robert Browning uses imagery to show his glory in the beginning and tragic end of his life in the end.

    In the beginning, the patriot says that when he came back from a war after winning, there were “roses, rose…with myrtle”. In addition, there were so many people on the roofs of houses (to welcome him) that “house-roofs seemed to heave and sway” and the flags were waving on the top of Churches. It looked like “church-spires flamed”. All these images show how Patriot was treated by the people when he came victoriously.

    However, after 1 year, he is going to be executed because he tried to do too much for them. Now, nobody praises or supports him. There are “just a palsied few at the window set”. The word “palsied” depicts their cold behaviour towards the Patriot. However most of them have gathered to see him hanging. It is raining and he is bleeding as people are throwing stones at him.

    He describes his execution scene as follows, “Thus I entered, and thus I go!” meaning that he was not giving a moment and stoned to death.

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    Literary devices used in the poem, “The Heart of the Tree” are:- 1) Alliteration:- is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby or adjacent words. For example, alliteration occurs in the poem when the poet says, “What does he plant who plants a tree?/ He plants a friend of sun and sky.” 2) MetaphRead more

    Literary devices used in the poem, “The Heart of the Tree” are:-

    1) Alliteration:- is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby or adjacent words. For example, alliteration occurs in the poem when the poet says, “What does he plant who plants a tree?/ He plants a friend of sun and sky.”

    2) Metaphor:- is used to compare two different objects using a single similarity. For example, the poet compares the tree to a flag and a tall tower when he says, “the flag of breezes free” and “the shaft of beauty towering high” respectively.

    3) Personification:- is when an inanimate object is given human-like qualities. For example, in the poem, the poet personifies the tree by saying “a friend of sun and sky.”

    4) Metonymy:- is where one word is used instead of another one closely associated to it. For example, the poet uses the word “heaven” in the poem to represent the sky when he says, “He plants a home to heaven anigh.”

    The Heart of the Tree Poem Line by Line Summary & Explanation

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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    The conclusion or the end of the poem Daffodils is that the beauty of hills, valley and particularly the daffodils holds a significant position in the heart of the poet. According to him, whenever when he is alone and sad, the memory of watching those daffodils flash in his mind. He imagines that heRead more

    The conclusion or the end of the poem Daffodils is that the beauty of hills, valley and particularly the daffodils holds a significant position in the heart of the poet. According to him, whenever when he is alone and sad, the memory of watching those daffodils flash in his mind.

    He imagines that he is among those daffodils and dancing with them in joy and ecstasy. Hence for the poet nature is the most important thing. Worldly things do not give real pleasure or peace. Only nature can make us happy and joyful.

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    Following are the main themes in the poem Daffodils or I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: Theme of Nature Nature is the centre of all the Romantic Poets and William Wordsworth is no exception. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, nature holds the most important position. They poet describes they heRead more

    Following are the main themes in the poem Daffodils or I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud:

    Theme of Nature

    Nature is the centre of all the Romantic Poets and William Wordsworth is no exception. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, nature holds the most important position. They poet describes they he wandered in the valleys and on the hills like a cloud.

    So, instead of being in the comforts of city, the poet prefers to be in the nature. He suddenly sees a large number of daffodils which make his joyful and energetic. He imagines as if they are too many in number and are dancing in happiness. For the poet (i.e. Romantic Poet), watching them is the most pleasant thing.

    In the final stanzas, the poet says that whenever he feels sad, the memories of those daffodils flash in his mind and suddenly his mood is changed. He feels happy and joyful.

    Theme of Happiness

    In this poem, happiness is because of nature. For the poet, happiness is nothing but wandering in the green valleys, walking on the hills and watching the daffodils which are blooming along the lake. The poet keeps watching them for long and imagines as if they are dancing in joy.

    For the poet, joy in watching those daffodils is his wealth. Whenever he feels upset and sad, he thinks of daffodils and his mood is changed.

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    Imagery means describing the things visually and symbolically e.g. the flower of rose symbolises beauty, red and pink colours are associated with women etc. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, the poet makes extensive use of imagery. In the beginning, he considers himself as a cloud wanderingRead more

    Imagery means describing the things visually and symbolically e.g. the flower of rose symbolises beauty, red and pink colours are associated with women etc. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, the poet makes extensive use of imagery.

    In the beginning, he considers himself as a cloud wandering here and there on the hills (i.e. in the nature). Next, he calls a crowd of daffodils. Crowd is usually used for humans. So, the poet is giving human character to the daffodils.

    Next, he compares them to the twinkling stars in the sky. Stars are countless and spread across the sky. According to the poet, like the stars, the daffodils were also spread across the bank of lake.

    He calls their movement due to air as their dancing. For him, the daffodils are dancing in joy like the humans. The whole poem is quite symbolic. It depicts how the poet felt while being in them.

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    A metaphor is a literary device or figure of speech in which two things are compared to each other which are literally similar. However it helps to explain an idea. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, the poet uses various metaphors. e.g. The poet compares the daffodils with stars shining in tRead more

    A metaphor is a literary device or figure of speech in which two things are compared to each other which are literally similar. However it helps to explain an idea. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, the poet uses various metaphors. e.g.

    The poet compares the daffodils with stars shining in the galaxy as like the stars, the daffodils were everywhere. Next, he describes his joy in terms of wealth. For him seeing them is his wealth.

    He calls the shores of the lake as line which is also a metaphor. He calls daffodils as bliss of solitude. So these are the important metaphors in the poem I Wondered Lonely As Cloud.

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    Hyperbole is a literary device which shows exaggerated statements. In the poem I Wandered As a Lonely Cloud, the poet uses hyperbole to show that he saw many daffodils at a glance; Ten thousand saw I at a glance.  He has not counted them one by one. However as they were large in number the poet usedRead more

    Hyperbole is a literary device which shows exaggerated statements. In the poem I Wandered As a Lonely Cloud, the poet uses hyperbole to show that he saw many daffodils at a glance; Ten thousand saw I at a glance. 

    He has not counted them one by one. However as they were large in number the poet used hyperbole to depict them.

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