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Abou was not happy on hearing the Angel’s reply as he, too, had hoped his name to be there in the book of gold amidst other’s “names of those who love the Lord.” Read summary of Abou Ben Adhem
Abou was not happy on hearing the Angel’s reply as he, too, had hoped his name to be there in the book of gold amidst other’s “names of those who love the Lord.”
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See lessAbou spoke a little low the previous night to the Angel as he was disappointed to not find his name in the list of “names of who love the Lord.” Read summary of Abou Ben Adhem
Abou spoke a little low the previous night to the Angel as he was disappointed to not find his name in the list of “names of who love the Lord.”
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See lessAbou Ben Adhem is a simple man with no high demands from life. He is a man of peace, has an “exceeding peace of mind” and loves his fellow men more than God. He is bold as he is seen not scared from speaking to an Angel. He has a charming personality and even in times of distress speaks “cheerfully.Read more
Abou Ben Adhem is a simple man with no high demands from life. He is a man of peace, has an “exceeding peace of mind” and loves his fellow men more than God. He is bold as he is seen not scared from speaking to an Angel. He has a charming personality and even in times of distress speaks “cheerfully.”
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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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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.
See lessThe following literary devices have been used in the poem “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud“. Simile lonely as a cloud as the stars that shine Hyperbole Ten thousand saw I at a glance stretched in never-ending line Personification a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils dancing in the breeze. Tossing theirRead more
The following literary devices have been used in the poem “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud“.
The poem On His Blindness by John Milton is about poet’s journey from mourning over the loss of his eyesight to his submission and acceptance of God’s Will. The poem is a sonnet. Stanza 1 In the first stanza, the poet thinks how he used to write poetry by using the talent which was given to him. HowRead more
The poem On His Blindness by John Milton is about poet’s journey from mourning over the loss of his eyesight to his submission and acceptance of God’s Will. The poem is a sonnet.
In the first stanza, the poet thinks how he used to write poetry by using the talent which was given to him. However, it is useless now as he has lost his eyesight and this talent is rather a burden for him which he has to bear.
In this stanza, we find the poet’s sorrowful condition because of his inability to use his talent. Without his eyesight, the talent of writing poetry is nothing but a burden for him.
In Stanza 2, the poet is questioning himself how God will treat him on the Day of Judgement because of his inability to use the talent of writing poetry. The poet in this stanza seems to be frightened of Day of Judgement.
In this stanza, he tries to calm himself by telling himself that God will not inquire about his talent as He Himself has taken away his eyesight. Thus the poet seems to have accepted his fate. According to him, by bearing the burden of blindness, he will be serving God.
In the final couplet, the poet quotes the example of angels. Some angels serve God by obeying His orders who other serve just by standing and waiting.
The poem also reflects the poet’s firm belief in God.
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The Angel wrote down Abou’s name per his request in the book of gold and vanished into the night. The next night, the Angel appeared again and showed Abou that his name topped the list of the names “whom love of God had blest.” Read summary of Abou Ben Adhem
The Angel wrote down Abou’s name per his request in the book of gold and vanished into the night.
The next night, the Angel appeared again and showed Abou that his name topped the list of the names “whom love of God had blest.”
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