Poem 20- In Broken Images: Book 3

 

Poem 20-  In Broken Images

Word	Meaning	Synonym
1.      Images	a representation of something	Impressions, mental picture, vision
2.      Assume	suppose to be the case, without proof.	Guess, suppose, imagine
3.      Relevance	state of being closely connected	Relation, connection, applicability
4.      Confusion	the state of being bewildered or unclear	Tumult, bewilderment, puzzlement
5.      Dull	lacking interest or excitement	Stupid, dreary, unintelligent
6.      Continue	persist in an activity or process	Maintain, keep up

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “ In Broken Images” written by “Robert Graves”

Context:

In this poem, two types of characters having different ways of thinking are presented. The first type of person has a quick understanding. He has clear and obvious images. The other type of person is not so intelligent. He has not a sharp and quick mind. He is not ready to trust his images without proof.

Explanation:

In the given lines, the poet compares and contrasts two persons one who trusts in his clear images one who mistrust his broken images. The person who is clear about his thinking when fails, questions his senses. But, a person who is doubtful about his broken images uses his sense for the reason for his failure. After that, he covers the causes of his failure and succeeds.

Short Question

Q1. What is the state of mind of two persons?

The person who thinks in clear images becomes dull. While the other who thinks in broken images becomes sharp and wise over time.

Q2. Why does a person question his senses when he face daily him?

When the fact fails him quick person questions his senses considering his understanding faulty and wrong. He cannot grasp the matter at all.

Q3. Who is in a new confusion of his understanding?

The quick one how thinks his concepts clear and does not bother to understand the real facts is in the confusion of his understanding.

Q4. Who is in an understanding of his confusion?

The dull person who thinks that his concepts still need improvement and understanding is in an understanding of confusion.

Q5. What is the Moral lesson of the poem “ In Broken Images?

Inquisitive nature leads towards true understanding and a person learns gradually. Slow and steady wins the race.

 

 

Poem 19- A Man of Words And Not Of Deeds : Book 3

 

Poem 19- A Man of Words And Not Of Deeds

Word	Meaning	Synonym
1.      Deed	an action that is performed intentionally	Act, achievement, action
2.      Weed	a wild plant	Unwanted plant, herb, bush
3.      Roar	cry uttered by a lion	Thunder, loud sound, howl
4.      Crack	break or cause to break	Break, fracture, decompose
5.      Penknife	a small knife with a blade that folds into the handle	Small pocket knife
6.      Bleed	lose blood from the body	In truth, in fact

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “A Man of Words and Not of Deeds” written by “Charles Perrault”

Context:

In this poem “A man of words and not of deeds” the poet throws light on the life of an impractical man. He is a man of words not of deeds. A man who just talks and does nothing is like a wild weed that is useless and fruitless.

Explanation:

In the given lines, the poet says that a person who does nothing and remains idle all his life is useless for his fellow being. He can be compared with the forest full of weeds that never bore fruit. In the same way, his life is not beneficial for his society. The idea is that man should lead a purposeful life. And the purpose of his life should be to serve humanity.

 

Short Questions

Q1. How does the life of a person pass through different phases?

A talkative person who does not believe in action suffers a lot. His life is like a garden full of weeds and snow.

Q2. What happens when a life is not of deeds but woods?

When life is not of deeds but words, it results in destruction. All the abilities of idle person rust. He becomes inactive, idle, and useless.

Q3.What is the condition of the garden when the weeds start growing?

When the weeds start growing the condition of the garden gets worse. It becomes a garden full of snow. It becomes useless for everything.

Q4. What is the moral lesson of the poem?

Not words but actions make life beautiful. Heaven never helps the men who do not work. So, actions should speak louder than words.

Q5. What is meant by “ like a bird upon the wall”?

Like a bird upon the wall” means that the worse circumstances do not let the idle person work and he sits like a bird on the wall to wait for the favorable circumstances.

Q6. What is meant by ‘ like a stick across your back?

Like a stick across your back, means the punishment of the circumstances that an idle person had to dace. The cold attitude of the people hurts the idle person.

 

 

Poem 18:- Love—An Essence of All Religions : Book 3

 

Poem 18:- Love—An Essence of All Religions

Word	Meaning	Synonym
1.      Thrones	a ceremonial chair for a sovereign	Stiff, spikes, prickles
2.      Stake	a strong wooden or metal post	Wooden post to death, death pole
3.      Misfortune	bad luck.	Bad fortune, blow, disaster, misery
4.      Wrath	strong vengeful anger	Anger, fuss, indignation
5.      Mercy	compassion or forgiveness	Kindness, pity, humanity

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “Love—An Essence of All Religions” written by “Jalaluddin Rumi”

Context:

In this poem, the poet throws light on the importance of love. Love has a mysterious power in itself. Love changes everything. Love has a miraculous effect on everything. Through Love thorns become a beautiful rose and vinegar becomes sweet.

Explanation:

In the given lines, the poet says that love is so powerful. It can change sore things into sweet. Love has a mysterious power in itself. Love changes everything. Love has a miraculous effect on everything. That is why every religion emphasis the need for love among human beings.

 

                                                            Short Question

Q1. What is the effect of love as described in “ Love—An Essence of All Religions”?

Love has a healing effect. It changes miseries into pleasures, tears into laughter, thorns into roses and anger into mercy.

Q2. What is the moral lesson of the poem?

The poem teaches us the miraculous effects and power of love. Love can change this world into heaven.

Q3. What is meant by Through love the king becomes a slave”?

Through love, King becomes a slave means that even the wisest among us bow to Allah Almighty. Hazrat Yousaf was a slave and later on became the king of Egypt.

 

Poem 17 – The Delight Song : Book 3

 

Poem 17 – The Delight Song

 

Word	Meaning	Synonym
1.      Luster	a glow of reflected light	Glow, sheen, gloss, radiance
2.      Meadow	a piece of grassland	Grass field, grassland
3.      Cluster	a group of similar things	Group, bunch, clump
4.      Roaring	making or uttering a roar.	Thundering
5.      Glitter	shine with a bright,	Sparkle, flash, shine, twinkle

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “The Delight Song” written by “N Scott Momaday”

Context:

The poet says that when a man is happy, everything looks him happy. When a man is glad, he finds delight and pleasure in everything. He has an optimistic point of view regarding life.

Explanation:

In these lines, the poet expresses his happy mood. He feels like a bird d who flies in the air and touches the heights of the skies. Then he compares himself with a horse that gallops the plains in no time. He becomes a shadow that follows a child. So, we can see that the poet is in a happy mood.  He has an optimistic point of view regarding life.

 

Short Question

Q1. What do you understand when the poet says, “I Am the shadow that follows a child?”

Children are carefree enjoy life. They enjoy every time of life. The poet likes this height of innocence and wants to be like the shadow of a child.

Q2. How can the crust of snow glitter?

when sunlight falls on the hard outer surface of the snow, It reflects and the crust shines on glitters.

Q3. What is the dream of the poet?

All the unique and colorful objects of Nature that are in harmony with his internal happiness are part of a poet’s dream.

Q4. What is the effect of man’s good relationship with the earth and the lords?

Man’s good relations with the earth and lords are the source of happiness and relaxation for a man. They enjoy life to its height.

Q5. What is the theme of the poem?

Our relation with nature, people, beauty and worldly things is a source of everlasting happiness. We should enjoy our life to its height.

 

Poem – 16: God’s Attributes : book 3

 

Poem – 16:  God’s Attributes

Word	Meaning	Synonyms
1.      Scare	cause great fear or nervousness in;	Frightened, terrify, horrific
2.      Foul	wicked or immoral.	Offensive, vulgar, immoral
3.      Discourse	verbal interchange of ideas	Discussion, talk, conversation
4.      Plot	the main events of a story	Conspire, scheme, plan
5.      Attributes	a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic	Properties, traits, characteristics

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “God’s Attributes” written by “Jalaluddin Rumi”

Context:

The poem reveals the significance of God’s attributes for human beings. The poet believes that these attributes are not just titles. Indeed, they can contribute a lot to developing human personality and character.

Explanation:

In these lines, the poet tells us how God’s attributes restrain us in daily life. When God says Himself hearing, it saves us from the use of foul language like backbiting. In the same way, when He says Himself All-Knowing, it saves one from plotting against others. It helps a person not make an evil plot against anyone.

Short Questions

Q1. How many attributes are mentioned in the poem?

Three attributes of God Almightyhave been mentioned in the poem, “Seeing, Hearing and Knowing” to the end.

Q2. What makes one scared of sinning?
God’s attributes Seeing makes us scared of Sinning. We avoid sinning because it may displease God.

Q3. What is the effect of God’s attribute “Hearing”

God’s attribute “Hearing” makes us care about our daily conversation. We avoid immoral and vulgar talks and becomes conscious about the selection of the words

Q4. What is the effect of God’s attribute “Knowing”

God’s attribute “Knowing” makes us careful to make some evil plans, having ill intentions and planning against others. Hence, it has a reforming effect.

Q5. How these attributes help us in refining our characters?

God’s attributes “Seeing” makes us scared of Sinning. God’s attribute “Hearing” makes us care about our daily conversation. God’s attribute “Knowing” makes us careful to make some evil plans.

 

Poem 15- He Came To Know Himself: Book 3

 

Poem 15- He Came To Know Himself

Word	Meaning	Synonym
1.      Naught	nothing.	Nothing, zero, none
2.      Enmeshed	cause to become entangled in something.	Entangled, engaged, involved
3.      Alighted	descend from the air and settle.	Landed, came down, descend
4.      Cascade	a small waterfall,	Waterfall, shower, contract
5.      Gallows	execution by hanging.	Scaffold, a platform for execution, death post

 

Reference:

These lines have been taken from “He Came to Know Himself” written by “Sachal Sarmast”

Context:

The poem stresses the need for self-realization. The knowledge of self-realization leads to God’s love. A person forgets everything when he loves God.

Explanation:

The poet says that when a man comes to know Allah, he sees nothing but only Him. He sees Him everywhere. In his daily routine, in his happiness and sorrows, he remembers Him. He then becomes Mansur and gets ready to accept gallows and becomes Hazrat Yousaf who presented himself as a slave to be sold in the bazaars of Egypt. He wants to say that only true love can console one from all other worries and carries of life.

 

Short Questions

Q1. Why does the poet emphasize how to know himself?

According to the poet, self-realization is the realization of God Almighty. So to know one’s creator, it is necessary to know oneself.

Q2. What makes one entangled in love?

Self-realization enables one to realize God almighty and His supremacy. This superiority of God makes on entangled in love.

Q3. Why did Mansur Mount the gallows?

Mansur had a love for Allah Almighty. People could not grasp the reason for his strange love and Mansur was hanged.

Q4. What is the bare truth?

According to the poet, God transforms himself into Love and transcends Himself in the hearts of the beloved ones. They do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, status, and worldly benefits.

Q5. What is the theme of the poem?

The theme of the poem is a mystic belief that God comes in the form of a beloved. They do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, status, and worldly benefits.