Song of Myself‘ is an outstanding poem which has been composed by American poet Walt Whitman. In this poem, the poet expresses his sentiment of humanity. This poet talks about himself in this poem. He enjoys himself and sings for the self.According to the poet, every autum belongs to him to every human being. He says all men are born equal and everything in all human being is the same even their blood is of the same colour. They take the same mind and breathe same air.Nature soothes everyone in the same way. The poet feels that his good health will be continued untill his death. He is above caste and creeds. He accepts that life is no bed of roses. It is full of difficulties and also happiness.The poet Walt Whitman feels that life is the finest gift given by God. He says that everyone should think that there is nothing in life. So always be happy and try to make others happy.Thus, the poet wants to say that there is no differences between the two human beings.
Sweetest Love I Do Note Goe
John Donne, an eminent metaphysical poet is known for his strong, sensual style in his religious and love poems. He is a bold and passionate poet and his poetry reflects conceits and paradoxes, so very characteristic of ea metaphysical poet. The poem, ‘Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe’ is a love poem in which the poet is comforting his a wife, his beloved that he is not parting from her. He is not tired of the relationship, but is travelling only because he wants to. He asks his beloved not to cry and grief on his departure but let him go happily. He explains to her that one day we have to part, so why not give it a trial and be ready for the final departure. He comforts her that she is very dear to him, is the source of his existence, so this parting should not affect her. He assures her that he will return back from his journey like the sun which returns everyday to spread brightness and light in this world. He says that he is pained by her sighs because it shows that she does not trust him. Finally, the poet gives her encouragement that he will never part with her as they are two bodies and one soul and will always be together in spirit, if not in physical form.
1. How do sighing and weeping affect the speaker? Ans. In John Donne’s poem “Sweetest Love I Do Not
Ans – Sile and Goe”, the speaker explains to his beloved that he has to spe leave. However, he is not leaving his beloved forever. It is monly temporary, which is why he does not want his lover to
be too upset.
2. Why does the poet want to go away from his beloved? Ans. The poet want to go away from his beloved because
Ans – thee death is certain. He wants to amuse himself. The poet wants to keep himself happy before death. He tells his beloved that this parting is nothing in comparision to the ast. final parting which comes with death.
3. In what way will the lovers be remain united?
Ans. -True lovers live in each other’s consciousness. est Death can never triumph over them. In the event of his dhe death, she merely has to think of their relationship as that of lovers who are sleeping together but turned away from one another. Love will ultimately thus, overcome death.
4. How does the beloved waste the speaker’s life?
Ans. The speaker wants to complete his desire under his valuable time of life but his beloved gets depressed and start crying. She does not allow the poem to go away from her. So the beloved wastes the speaker’s life by taking the best hour of him.
5. What will make the speaker’s journey speedier?
Ans. The speaker’s journey would only be speedier if his beloved – his wife, is ready to part with him happily, let him go on his journey with a smile, this would make the speaker be happy and he will speed up his journey to return back to his beloved.
