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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker who rejected power of king, wealth of old man and smile of beautiful lady accepted the child's offer of nothing. After that he felt liberated and independent from the clutches of fake pleasures of the world and worldly things. He becomes a free man. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker who rejected power of king, wealth of old man and smile of beautiful lady accepted the child’s offer of nothing. After that he felt liberated and independent from the clutches of fake pleasures of the world and worldly things. He becomes a free man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Rabindranath Tagore who is a Nobel Prize laureate, an Indian poet and author wrote the poem The Last Bargain. Read summary of this poem.

    Rabindranath Tagore who is a Nobel Prize laureate, an Indian poet and author wrote the poem The Last Bargain.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The king wanted to make the speaker his servant by showing his might and power. He thought that like others, the speaker will also submit himself before his power. However the speaker found that the power of king is not eternal and will go away one day. Read summary of this poem.

    The king wanted to make the speaker his servant by showing his might and power. He thought that like others, the speaker will also submit himself before his power. However the speaker found that the power of king is not eternal and will go away one day.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The central idea of the poem The Last Bargain is that all the worldly pleasures including power, wealth and beauty are worthless and short living. For eternal peace one should give up the desire to acquire material things. The person without desires and without power, wealth and beauty is  peacefulRead more

    The central idea of the poem The Last Bargain is that all the worldly pleasures including power, wealth and beauty are worthless and short living. For eternal peace one should give up the desire to acquire material things. The person without desires and without power, wealth and beauty is  peaceful because he has no fear of losing these things.

    Those who desire worldly things become servants of power, wealth and beauty. They cannot enjoy what a free man can enjoy.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker simply accepted the offer of nothing which the child gave and thus became a free man in the poem The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker simply accepted the offer of nothing which the child gave and thus became a free man in the poem The Last Bargain by Rabindranath Tagore.

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    Alliteration- King came; He held my hand; my money; one by one; Sun, Sea, Sand;  waves waywardly; made me a free man. Symbolism- Morning Stone paved road Sword in hand  Mid-day  Crooked lanes  Smile  Evening  Dark  Bag of gold Hedge Nothing   Playing with shells   Synecdoche- Bag of gold; SmileRead more

    Alliteration- King came; He held my hand; my money; one by one; Sun, Sea, Sand;  waves waywardly; made me a free man.

    Symbolism-

    • Morning
    • Stone paved road
    • Sword in hand 
    • Mid-day 
    • Crooked lanes 
    • Smile 
    • Evening 
    • Dark 
    • Bag of gold
    • Hedge
    • Nothing  
    • Playing with shells

     

    Synecdoche- Bag of gold; Smile

     

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