POETIC APPRECIATION OF THE POEM
THE INCHCAPE ROCK
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1)About the poem/poet/title |
The poem ,’ The inchcape rock is a ballad. It is
about a dangerous rock near the scotish coast. Robert southey was inspired by
the story of a pirate who cut the bell on the Inchcape Rock placed by the Abbot
of Aberbrothok .The title gives the hint that the rock is an important
element of the poem. |
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2)The theme |
The theme is about an Abbot and a pirate
. The Abbot is concerned about human beings and help to save the sailors. He put the Inchcape Bell on a buoy to
warn ships day and night of the terrible Inchcape Rock , during storms. The
rock was very perilous.
But the Rover, in a fit of jealousy and anger, on a spring day, cut
the bell just to trouble the Abbot of Aberbrothok. |
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3)Poetic style |
The poem is a ballad, a story told in
stanzas of four lines, with aabb rhyme. The story is narrated in a beautiful way
and easy language. The poet has used many old English words(archaic words)
like “ blest’”quoth” ‘canst’ “ methink” etc. |
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4)Language/ poetic devices used in the
poem |
The language is very easy since it is
a story. The use of metaphor, Repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia, Exclamation
add colours in the poem. |
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5)Special features |
The poem clearly depict the
personality traits, Nature, human behaviours of characters as the story move
ahead. It brought a tragic end, ruin to the pirate and sailors. |
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6)Message, values, morals in the poem |
The poem gives us a message that those
who do wrong things will meet with due punishment. The values will remain
forever. The story has a moral and useful in modern times. |
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7)Your opinion about the poem. |
I like the poem because it is a like a
moral story. It is applicable and has current relevance too. |
