Q.3 B) POETIC APPRECIATION: (04 MARKS)
Unit 2.1 SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD
a) About the poem /Poet and the title | This poem is written by the famous American poet walt Whitman.He is called as “The father of free verses. This poem is taken from one of his famous book named ‘ Leaves of Grass” The title of the poem indicates that the poet sets up out of his world to venture. |
b )Theme | The theme of the poem is freedom. The word ”free ”here means being able to do anything he/she wants to do. The poet wants to go out from restrictions and comforts. |
| This poem is of four stanzas. The poet has used free verse. Each line is of different length. The poet himself is a narrator/speaker of this poem |
d)Language /Poetic devices used in the poem | The poem is a dramatic monologue.There are many poetic devices but no metre or rhyme. |
e)special features | The poet himself is a narrator/speaker in this poem.It is a dramatic monologue.It reflects poet’s own struggle in his journey of life. |
F ) Message, Values, moral In the poem | The moral of the poem is that along with the journey of life,one may face test of wisdom.The word,”road” symbolises mobility of progress.we must take road as a starting point of our life.we should move ahead without getting struck at a place. |
g) your opinion about the poem : | This is an inspirational poem. It inspires us to explore the world by using our abilities. We should take our life positively without any complaints or regrets. |
