Notes For West Bengal Students

  1. Substance of the poem:-   The poet Robert Browning takes a long journey through the sea to meet his beloved in the darkness of the night, secretly. The sea is grey in colour and the land is black. The speaker moves on through the sea. There is a yellow half-moon visible in the sky. It looks large in size and very low. The waves are very active and playful shining having just risen from their sleep and are dancing in enjoyment. The waves look like fiery ringlets. The speaker moves on until his boat reaches the slushy sand. The speaker disembarks from his boat and walks a mile on the warm sea-scented beach. He crosses three fields to reach his destination. He knocks at the window pane of the farmhouse. His ladylove responds by lighting a match within. He observes this. The voice of the lady love fades away, and only the sound of the beating of the lovers’ hearts could be heard.  2. Central idea of the poem:- Meeting at night describes a journey of a flower who goes to...

ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY A small green valley where a slow stream flows And leaves long strands of silver on the bright Grass; from the mountaintop stream the Sun's Rays; fill the hollow full of light. A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed, A pillow made of fern beneath his head, Asleep; stretched in the heavy undergrowth, Pale in his warm, green, sun-soaked bed. His feet among the flowers, he sleeps. His smile Is like an infant's - gentle, without guile. Ah, Nature, keep him warm; he may catch cold. The humming insects don't disturb his rest; He sleeps in sunlight, one hand on his breast; At peace. In his side there are two red holes. There is a small green valley where a river chants, wildly, catching rags of silver on the water plants; Where the sun shines from the proud hill’s height, There is a small valley brimming with the sunlight. A young soldier sleeps, open-mouthed, bare head, His nape by the cool watercress of the river bed. Asleep; under the sky, upon the grass,...

The central idea of the poem -  A war brings destruction even Nature cannot protect people from the harmful effect of War. The dead soldier sleeps well after the hardship he had to undergo during the war. He looks innocent, smiling lying in the lap of the nature mother. It creates a feeling of pain and anger among the readers as the soldier dies prematurely.  War has nothing of its own, it destroys humanity, and brings loneliness, and sadness. It should be avoided. कविता का केंद्रीय विचार- युद्ध विनाश लाता है प्रकृति भी लोगों को युद्ध के हानिकारक प्रभाव से नहीं बचा सकती। युद्ध के दौरान जिन कष्टों से गुजरना पड़ा, उसके बाद मृत सैनिक चैन की नींद सोता है। वह प्रकृति मां की गोद में लेटे मासूम, मुस्कुराते हुए दिखते हैं। यह पाठकों के बीच दर्द और गुस्से की भावना पैदा करता है क्योंकि सैनिक समय से पहले मर जाता है। युद्ध का अपना कुछ नहीं होता, यह मानवता को नष्ट कर देता है, और अकेलापन और उदासी लाता है। इससे बचना चाहिए. Write a note on the images used in the poem by the poet Rimbaud? ...