English verse for 3rd year

 

               ENGLISH VERSE FOR 3rd YEAR

                                CONTENTS

    S.NO      POETRY                                      POETS

01.    Leisure                                       William Davies

02.    Tartary                                       Walter De La Mare 

03.    New Year Resolutions             Elizabeth Sewell

04.    Women Work                            Maya Angelou

05.    The Rebel                                  D.J Enright

06.    Patriot into Traitor                   Robert Browning

07.    The Huntsman                         Edward Lowbury

08.     One Art                                     Elizabeth Bishop

09.    The Solitary Reaper                William Wordsworth

10.    All the World's A Stage           William Shakespeare

11.    Departure and Arrival             T.S Eliot

12.    A poison Tree                           William Blake

13.    Because I Could not Stop       Emily Dickinson

          For Death

14.    Lights Out                                  Edward Thomas

15.    After Apple Picking                  Robert Frost

16.    The Vanishing Village              R.S Thomas

17.    When I Have Fears                   John Keats

18.     Kubla Khan                                S.T Coleridge

19.     Hawk's Monologue                  Ted Hughes

20.     Say This City Has Ten             W.H Auden

           Million Souls 

21.     Politics                                      W.B Yeats

22.     Snack                                         D.H Lawrence

23.     Images and Impressions   

Poem no 1:       Leisure

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “Leisure” written by William Davies.

Context:

              In this poem the poet has condemned the materialistic attitude of man which keeps him busy all the time physically as well as mentally. He never feels free and gets no time to enjoy the beautiful scene of nature. Man’s life becomes really miserable if he aims at earning money alone without caring for enjoyment or pleasure.

Poem # 2:     Tartary

 

Reference:

                    These lines have been taken from the poem “Tartary” written by Walter De La Mare.

Context:

               In this poem, the poet has imagines himself as the lord of an imaginative land “Tartary” with supreme power and authority. He regards this place full of natural beauty, richness, fertility, delights and pleasure. He wants to enjoy the various comforts and luxuries of the land all alone.

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Poem # 3: New Year Resolutions

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “New Year Resolutions” written by Elizabeth Sewell.

Context:

               Traditionally, new year is the time of making new resolutions but the poetess promises that she will peep into herself to know what she really is? She wants to take stock of her past misdeeds and wrongs in a rational manner. She also resolves to face and live with reality.

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Poem # 4:      Woman Work

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “Woman Work” written by Maya Angelou.

Context:

              Maya Angelou has depicted the tough life of a working woman in the poem. In the first part of the poem, she feels extremely tired after doing her domestic work because she has no time to relax herself. In the second part of the poem, being helpless, she invites the elements of nature to help her and to sooth her tired body.

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Poem no 5:      The Rebel

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “The Rebel” written by D.J Enright.

Context:

               In this poem, the poet tells us about the behaviour a rebel wo displays his individuality by opposing the established customs and traditions of the society. He does not follow the other people blindly. In the end, the poet says that we should bear with the rebels in our society because they provides a spice of variety in our dull and tuneless life.

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Poem # 6:    Patriot into Traitor

 

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “Patriot into Traitor” written by Robert Browning.

Context:

              In this poem, the poet has told the story of the rise and fall of a political leader. A year ago, he was considered a patriot but now has been branded a traitor. When he came to power all welcomed him, he served them fully but now he is out of power. His deeds were considered misdeeds. People are taking him to the gallows, but he hopes to get his real reward from God.

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Poem # 7:     The Huntsman

 

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “The Huntsman” written by Edward Lowbury.

Context:

               In this poem, the poet has narrated the story of an African huntsman Kagwa. One day he saw a talking skull of a man and reported it to the king. The king sent his two guards with Kagwa to verify his statement. They succeeded in discovering that skull but it said nothing. They killed the hunter according to the king’s instructions.

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Poem # 8:        One Art

 

Reference:

                    These lines have been taken from the poem “One Art” written by Elizabeth Bishop.

Context:

               In this poem, the poetess tells a very useful technique to spend a happy life. She advises us that we should develop a spirit of acceptance and resignation, this attitude will make life easy. We should tolerate the loss of things with a smiling face. We must practice this art by losing one thing or other everyday.

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Poem # 9:   The Solitary Reaper

 

Reference:

                   These lines have been taken from the poem “The Solitary Reaper” written by William Wordsworth.

Context:

              In this poem, the poet says that he happened to meet a young Scottish girl in a valley. She was singing and working at the crops. Her song was melodious and more attractive than that of a cuckoo or a nightingale. The poet did not understand the song but it became the permanent source of joye for him.

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Poem # 10: All the World’s A Stage

 

Reference:

                    These lines have been taken from the poem “All the World’s a Stage” written by William Shakespeare.

 

Context:

                In this poem, the poet divides human life into seven stages. He says that all the human beings are just like actors, they play their roles and leave this stage through the door of death. These stages are a baby, a school boy, a lover, a soldier, a judge, an old man, and a very old man. He has describes the important qualities of each stage in a realistic style.