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Answer the following questions. (1) Do you like the poem? Why? (2) What is the theme of the poem? Pick out a line in support of your answer. (3) What, in your opinion, is the dramatic situation of the poem? (4) Which line do you like the most? Why? (5) What messages does the poem convey? (6) How is the title of the poem related to its theme? (7) What attitude of the poet is revealed in the poem? |
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Answer» 1. Yes, I do like the poem. The poet expresses her desire in the form of a dream and describes the idealized place as the “magical wood in the land of sleep.” I would also like to be there. 2. The theme of the poem is the poet’s longing to dwell in an idyllic place devoid of evil or vice, ‘To quench my longing I bent low by the streams of the spirits of Peace that flow in that magical wood in the land of sleep’. 3. ‘Soul-deep in visions that poppy-like sprang’. This line brings a strong sensual imagery. 4. I like the last line most. I like it most because I like to imagine myself “standing in the light of the magical grove feeling stars of the spirits of love gather and gleam around my youth”. 5. The message the poem conveys is that we should have a world with spirits of Truth and Love and Peace all the time. 6. The title of the poem is related to its theme. The poet tells us about an idyllic place where she finds love, peace, and serenity. Such a place can exist only in one’s dream. 7. The poet longs to dwell in an idyllic place marked by the absence of any evil or vice. Moreover, she considers truth, love, and peace as the key ingredients of a peaceful world. |
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