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This short, lyric poem is divided into eight stanzas consisting of four rhyming lines each. The rhyme scheme followed is ‘abab cdcd’ and so on and so forth. The Tables Turned Summary
This short, lyric poem is divided into eight stanzas consisting of four rhyming lines each. The rhyme scheme followed is ‘abab cdcd’ and so on and so forth.
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Repetition: For added emphasis, words have been repeated. An example would be ‘Up, up! my Friend’. The Tables Turned Summary
The central idea of this poem is Romanticism. As all Romantic poems are, this poem too focuses on nature rather than the materialistic values of humans. The Tables Turned Summary
The central idea of this poem is Romanticism. As all Romantic poems are, this poem too focuses on nature rather than the materialistic values of humans.
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The poem is written in free verse. Open thy eye and see thy God Summary
Rhetorical Question- A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Examples- Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?”, “Deliverance? / Where is this deliverance to be found?”, “What harm is there if tRead more
Rhetorical Question- A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Examples- Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?”, “Deliverance? / Where is this deliverance to be found?”, “What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained?”
Open thy eye and see thy God Summary
See lessTagore believes that God is where the common hardworking people are. God does not stay stuck in the dark corners of temples, instead he works with the men who tirelessly toil to till our fields and build our roads, and keep society going. Open thy eye and see thy God Summary
Tagore believes that God is where the common hardworking people are. God does not stay stuck in the dark corners of temples, instead he works with the men who tirelessly toil to till our fields and build our roads, and keep society going.
Open thy eye and see thy God Summary
See lessThis didactic poem is split into six stanzas. Each stanza consists of four lines, thus making it a quatrain. The rhyme scheme followed is a simple abab, cdcd, and so on and so forth. However, the present text being an extract only five stanzas with the exception of what should have been the fourth sRead more
This didactic poem is split into six stanzas. Each stanza consists of four lines, thus making it a quatrain. The rhyme scheme followed is a simple abab, cdcd, and so on and so forth. However, the present text being an extract only five stanzas with the exception of what should have been the fourth stanza.
Character of a Happy Man Summary
See lessThis poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Eye Rhyme: In order to maintain the rhyme scheme, the poem uses words that are similar but are pronounced differently. An example would be ‘are’ and care’. Alliteration: Alliteration can be observed in the following phrase: ‘feRead more
This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:
Character of a Happy Man Summary
See lessThe central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness. Character of a Happy Man Summary
The central idea of the poem is on how to achieve the key to happiness, peppered with a tinge of warning on what not to do. It is detailed throughout the poem, how a man is to lead a simple, honest life being faithful to God in order to attain true happiness.
Character of a Happy Man Summary
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The central idea of this ballad is friendship. Each stanza highlights the deep bond of friendship the King and the Englishman shared, putting aside their differences. Even in death, the King honoured this against all odds. A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh Summary
The central idea of this ballad is friendship. Each stanza highlights the deep bond of friendship the King and the Englishman shared, putting aside their differences. Even in death, the King honoured this against all odds.
A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh Summary
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