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The speaker of the poem is leaning against the coppice gate, who is the author, Thomas Hardy himself. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
The speaker of the poem is leaning against the coppice gate, who is the author, Thomas Hardy himself.
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See lessThe environment around the poet was silent and gloomy. And it seemed as if the song sung by the thrush cut through all that silence making it sound that the nature is trembling under such a sudden song of hope. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
The environment around the poet was silent and gloomy. And it seemed as if the song sung by the thrush cut through all that silence making it sound that the nature is trembling under such a sudden song of hope.
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See lessThe original title of the poem was “The Century’s End, 1900.” It was later changed to “The Darkling Thrush” as it seemed to hold more significance in relation to the poem. “Darkling” means darkness or growing dark which is quite close to the colour of a thrush. It also symbolized the thrush bringingRead more
The original title of the poem was “The Century’s End, 1900.” It was later changed to “The Darkling Thrush” as it seemed to hold more significance in relation to the poem. “Darkling” means darkness or growing dark which is quite close to the colour of a thrush. It also symbolized the thrush bringing forth hope, through his song, amidst all the darkness.
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See lessThe song acts a source of hope and happiness contrasting the inner emotions of despair of the poet. The poet is saddened at the dying century and has renounced all hope. The song presents the idea that Hope can be found even in the most desolate times. The poet realizes that he must go in search ofRead more
The song acts a source of hope and happiness contrasting the inner emotions of despair of the poet. The poet is saddened at the dying century and has renounced all hope. The song presents the idea that Hope can be found even in the most desolate times. The poet realizes that he must go in search of the blessed hope which the aged thrush is aware of.
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See lessThe “weakening eye of the day” suggests fading and dying. The poet is watching the sunset and he sees the sun slowly disappearing, making the way for the cold night to arrive. It suggests like the end of the day with things ending as well, just like the end of the century soon. Read summary of The DRead more
The “weakening eye of the day” suggests fading and dying. The poet is watching the sunset and he sees the sun slowly disappearing, making the way for the cold night to arrive. It suggests like the end of the day with things ending as well, just like the end of the century soon.
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See lessAccording to the speaker, the sky was working as a canopy for the dying century. The simile of the thick tangled stems of the plant as a broken lure scoring the sky added more sadness and sorrow to the speaker’s depression. The sharp features of the land seemed to be the century’s dead body and theRead more
According to the speaker, the sky was working as a canopy for the dying century. The simile of the thick tangled stems of the plant as a broken lure scoring the sky added more sadness and sorrow to the speaker’s depression. The sharp features of the land seemed to be the century’s dead body and the cloud as a canopy, was covering up the body.
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See lessIn this poem, the poet compares the sharp features of the landscape to the century’s corpse; “The land’s sharp features seemed to be the Century’s corpse outleant.” This sentence seems to embody the dying century. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
In this poem, the poet compares the sharp features of the landscape to the century’s corpse; “The land’s sharp features seemed to be the Century’s corpse outleant.” This sentence seems to embody the dying century.
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See lessIn the poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, the poet Thomas Hardy reflects his feelings through nature. He uses the bleak imagery of winter and portrays his inner conflict through nature. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
In the poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, the poet Thomas Hardy reflects his feelings through nature. He uses the bleak imagery of winter and portrays his inner conflict through nature.
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See lessThe rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABCDCD. It is written in iambic tetrameter, with lines one, three, five and seven carrying four stressed syllabes and lines two, four, six and eight carrying three stressed syllables. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABCDCD. It is written in iambic tetrameter, with lines one, three, five and seven carrying four stressed syllabes and lines two, four, six and eight carrying three stressed syllables.
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The song sung by the thrush is of “joy illimited” because the bird was able to find hope in a joyless landscape. The song allowed the poet to embrace the hope he can find in his heart. The song acted as an escape from all the dejected ambience and urged the poet to go in search of the blessed hope tRead more
The song sung by the thrush is of “joy illimited” because the bird was able to find hope in a joyless landscape. The song allowed the poet to embrace the hope he can find in his heart. The song acted as an escape from all the dejected ambience and urged the poet to go in search of the blessed hope that he wasn’t yet aware of.
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