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Poetry is a form of expression which tries to convey a message, feelings, ideas, thoughts,
numerous and drastic reinvention over time. The very nature of poetry as an authentic and individual mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to define.
SPEAKER
The speaker of the poem
the poem.
and TONGUE.
Eg bathroom singers, day
dreamers
PABLO NERUDA
GABRIEL OKARA
Gabriel okaras
Once upon a time ,son, They used to laugh with their hearts And laugh with their eyes; But now they only laugh with their teeth, While their ice block cold eyes Search behind my shadows.
this stanza tells of the conversation between a father and the son. They refer to the other people, which gives sinister and impersonal tone.
The father telling his son How the people or they Used to laugh with the hearts.
There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with there hearts; but thats gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts while there left hand search
my empty pockets.
This shows that, again the people are fake and seems to be using the man to see what they can get.
Feel at home! come again ; they say and when I come again and feel at home, once, twice, there will be no thricefor then I find doors shut on me.
once twice no thrice
say the positive phrases and after a few visits they have all that they want from the man ; their falseness is reflected in the language they use.
So I have learned many things son I have learned to wear many faces
Home face
Office face
Street face
Host face
Cocktail face
4.
And I have learned, too, to laugh with only my teeth and shake hands without my heart
I have also learned to say, Good bye, when I mean Good riddance;
To say Glad to meet you without being glad; and to say its been nice talking to you, after being bored.
But belive me, son. I want to be what I used to be When I was like you . I want To unlearn all these muting things.
These muting things These are the pressures and constraints, which makes people behave falsely or hypocritically. So their true feelings, emotions, expressions are
Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snakes bare fangs !
So show me, son, How to laugh; show me how I used to laugh and smile
Impact on society
We, the citizens of this country respect our country, salute our country by our NATIONAL ANTHEM i.e. Jana gana mana
Ramayana in one
sentence
Dashrath na kanda, Ravana na konda ,
LIFE ISHTEY NE
It conveys sevral meanings, questions and fullstop of life.
ONLY THIS MUCH. WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIVED? ARE U SATISFIED WITH WHAT
YOU ARE?
CONCLUSION
Therefore poetry is the best form of expression of feelings, emotions etc. Which appeals to the
THANKING YOU
BY ABHISHEK N ROKHADE
B.Sc Ist sem
102
P.C.JABIN COLLEGE,hubli