What is the irony in the poem The Darkling Thrush?
What is the irony in the poem The Darkling Thrush?
1 Answer
You must login to add an answer.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
The irony lies in the fact that the thrush, who is singing even in desolate times, has no apparent reason for being happy or hopeful. The speaker used to believe that all reasons for hope is dying with the century but the thrush teaches him that hope needs no apparent reason. People can find hope even in the most desolate time. The speaker doesn’t share the same joy as the bird, yet he knows that the thrush is aware of some hope that he is not yet aware of.
Read summary of The Darkling Thrush