12th Eng Poem- Slow learners Para

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Our Casuarina Tree

 Poem : Our Casuarina Tree 

 Poet : Toru Dutt 

Theme : Remembering childhood days.

 ▪ The poet gives a vivid description of the casuarina tree. 

 ▪ The tree has a strong creeper. It is compared with a python. 

▪ There are birds and bees on the tree. 

▪ There is a huge tank near the tree. 

▪ The water lilies bloom in the tank.

 ▪ She remembers the tree because of happy memories of her childhood.

 ▪ She had been playing under the tree with her brother and sister who were dead.

 ▪ The memories of her brother and sister bring tears to her eyes. 

▪  She wants to consecrate the tree

 

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All the World’s a Stage 

Poem : All the World’s a Stage 

Poet : William Shakespeare 

Theme : Different Stages of life 

• Man’s life is divided into seven stages: 
•  An Infant is taken care by a nurse. 
• A school boy goes to school unwillingly. 
• A romantic lover is attracted by his lady love.  He composes songs for her. 
• A soldier seeks short-lived fame.  He is short-tempered. 
• A judge behaves wisely. He is fat. 
•  In the old age, a man is thin. He is unmindful of others’ comments. 
• In the last stage, a man has second childishness. He lives without eye sight, taste and everything. 
  

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Ulysses 

Poem : Ulysses 

Poet : Alfred lord Tennyson 

Theme : Looking for Adventure and Experience

 

Genre : Dramatic Monologue 

* In this poem, we see an aged Ulysses. 

* He overcame struggles successfully. 

* He led armies victoriously in the Trojan war. 

* Ulysses hates his responsibilities to his subjects and family.

* He is confident of his son’s perfect rule.

* He vows to set forth on new adventures. 

* His determination to continue living life is admirable.

* Thus we can deduce that the king of Ithaca wants his listeners to defy their own inevitable mortality and continue living life to the fullest.