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    The poem marks the end of a year, the end of a century. It is expressed aptly through the imagery of the “cloudy canopy” covering the dying century’s tomb. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    The poem marks the end of a year, the end of a century. It is expressed aptly through the imagery of the “cloudy canopy” covering the dying century’s tomb.

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    The poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, written by Thomas Hardy acts as a poem of despair and hopelessness. The poet bemoans the loss of the dying century. He is unsure of what the future holds and this rejection of looking forward is reflected through nature in the poem. The poet says that the sky acts asRead more

    The poem, “The Darkling Thrush”, written by Thomas Hardy acts as a poem of despair and hopelessness. The poet bemoans the loss of the dying century. He is unsure of what the future holds and this rejection of looking forward is reflected through nature in the poem. The poet says that the sky acts as a canopy for the dying century and that the simple act of conception and truth has slowed down remarkably. The poet is unaware of any Hope left in the world till he hears the song of an aged thrush.

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    The central idea of the poem is hope. The poem marks the end of a year, the century is coming to an end and the desolate wintery landscape makes it even more dejected. Amidst all sadness and futility, the darkling thrush sings a song, showing hope can be found even in the most desolate times. Hope iRead more

    The central idea of the poem is hope. The poem marks the end of a year, the century is coming to an end and the desolate wintery landscape makes it even more dejected. Amidst all sadness and futility, the darkling thrush sings a song, showing hope can be found even in the most desolate times. Hope is what keeps a man going in life.

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    The bird is singing a song of some blessed Hope amidst all the gloom and despair. It is a song “of joy illimited”, an ecstatic sound of happiness which only the thrush seems to be aware of. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    The bird is singing a song of some blessed Hope amidst all the gloom and despair. It is a song “of joy illimited”, an ecstatic sound of happiness which only the thrush seems to be aware of.

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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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    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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    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. 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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    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 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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    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 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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    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. 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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