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This line in this poem means that the the process of germination is dead. The speaker feels that because of extreme cold, the rhythm of conception and truth has slowed down remarkably. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
This line in this poem means that the the process of germination is dead. The speaker feels that because of extreme cold, the rhythm of conception and truth has slowed down remarkably.
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See less“The Darkling Thrush” is, to some extent, very much like Victorian poetry in terms of style, content and purpose. This poem follows the pattern of a short lyric poem as often seen in Victorian poetry. The poem is also like an internal monologue, voicing the thoughts and emotions which the speaker isRead more
“The Darkling Thrush” is, to some extent, very much like Victorian poetry in terms of style, content and purpose. This poem follows the pattern of a short lyric poem as often seen in Victorian poetry. The poem is also like an internal monologue, voicing the thoughts and emotions which the speaker is undergoing at that moment. Written in an almost elegy style as if bidding farewell to the dying century is upsetting for the speaker.
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See lessThe poet has given up all hope when, at the beginning of the poem, he laments the dying century. He is saddened at the “ancient pulse of germ and birth was shrunken hard and dry.” He believes with the dying century all things good and beneficial are coming to an end. However when he hears the song oRead more
The poet has given up all hope when, at the beginning of the poem, he laments the dying century. He is saddened at the “ancient pulse of germ and birth was shrunken hard and dry.” He believes with the dying century all things good and beneficial are coming to an end. However when he hears the song of an aged thrush, singing a “full-hearted evensong” amidst all this desolation, the poet realizes that the thrush is aware of some blessed hope which he is yet to find. This serves as a waking call to the poet who needs to look beyond his pessimism in life to find that single ray of hope. The poet learns the message that hope can be found even in the most desolate times.
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See lessIn this poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, nature seems to reflect the poet’s inner conflict. The gloom of the poet’s mentality is reflected in the bleak and desolate wintery scene. The sky seems to be working as a canopy for the dying century. The wind blowing seems to lament the death of the century andRead more
In this poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, nature seems to reflect the poet’s inner conflict. The gloom of the poet’s mentality is reflected in the bleak and desolate wintery scene. The sky seems to be working as a canopy for the dying century. The wind blowing seems to lament the death of the century and with it all things good and beneficial. When the poet hears the voice of an aged thrush, singing amidst all the gloom, he portrays the fact that nature’s music never dies. Nature seems to resonate the poet’s emotion and not the other way around. The poet has sought relief and comfort through nature in this poem.
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See lessThe happy song by the thrush acts as the turning point in the poem. Before hearing the song, the poet laments the dying century and along with it, all things beneficial. The song serves as a symbol of hope one can find even in the most desolate times. The thrush, sings its heart out, without caringRead more
The happy song by the thrush acts as the turning point in the poem. Before hearing the song, the poet laments the dying century and along with it, all things beneficial. The song serves as a symbol of hope one can find even in the most desolate times. The thrush, sings its heart out, without caring about the surroundings and the dying century. The poet realizes that the thrush is aware of some blessed hope which he is yet to find. The song represents that one should always look past the pessimism and look for hope and happiness in all aspects of life.
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In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, the poet paints a desolate winter scene at the close of day. The people all around had retired indoors. The area all-around was as pale as a ghost and the pale sun (the weakening eye of day) looked desolate and grey in the dregs of winter. The poet is leaning upon aRead more
In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, the poet paints a desolate winter scene at the close of day. The people all around had retired indoors. The area all-around was as pale as a ghost and the pale sun (the weakening eye of day) looked desolate and grey in the dregs of winter. The poet is leaning upon a coppice gate as he looks at the scene around him. The bare trees looked like the strings of broken lyres. The sharp features of the landscape appeared to be the corpse or dead body of the dying century. The canopy of clouds seemed to be the crypt of the century’s corpse and the sound made by the wind seemed like its death lament. The process of birth and growth seemed to have stopped in the harsh winter. Every being on earth seem to reflect the sense of apathy felt by the poet. Man has lost the sense of fellowship and kinship which keeps a community together. Since the world outside (by extension the spiritual, emotional and social) did not give the sense of community and warmth, Man had retired indoors to seek warmth within himself.
See lessThe word which describes the darkling thrush’s song is ecstatic. The song is of “joy illimited.” For the speaker, it is like hearing the bird find some blessed Hope and expressing it through its song. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
The word which describes the darkling thrush’s song is ecstatic. The song is of “joy illimited.” For the speaker, it is like hearing the bird find some blessed Hope and expressing it through its song.
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See less“The Darkling Thrush” was written at the end of the 19th century. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
“The Darkling Thrush” was written at the end of the 19th century.
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See less“The Darkling Thrush” was included in a collection entitled Poems of the Past and the Present. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
“The Darkling Thrush” was included in a collection entitled Poems of the Past and the Present.
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The word “dregs” means the last of something. So over here “Winter’s dregs” means, the desolate end of winter, like a bleak “weakening eye of the day.” Read summary of The Darkling Thrush
The word “dregs” means the last of something. So over here “Winter’s dregs” means, the desolate end of winter, like a bleak “weakening eye of the day.”
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