Appreciation of the poem

Sub: English (LL) 1.1. Walk a little slower…… Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Walk a little slower…’

(2) Author/Poet: The poem is by an anonymous (unknown) poet.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of the stanzas is ‘abcb’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

“I’m following in your footsteps
And I don’t want to fall.”

(5) Theme / Central Idea The importance of the father as a role model is the central idea
of the poem. The child in the poem wants to observe and imitate
the led by his/her father. Hence the child requests the father to
be more considerate towards his/her needs.

(6) Figure of speech: The figure of speech in the poem is ‘metaphor’.

(7) Special features: This poem is a dramatic monologue. Dramatic monologue is a

kind of poem in which a single character other than the poet
speaks to a silent listener. The speech does not reveal the poet’s
own thoughts. Instead, the thoughts of the character speaking
are expressed. In this, a dramatic monologue differs from a
lyric.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like this poem for its sheer simplicity. There is not a single
difficult word in the poem. This helps me understand the poem
fully. Even the implied meanings are easy to guess.

1 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 1.3. ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers - Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Hope is the thing with feathers--’

(2) Author/Poet: The poem is written by Emily Dickinson.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of the first 2 stanzas is ‘abab’ whereas in the
third stanza is ‘abbb’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

(i) ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers-
(ii) And sweetest – in the Gale - is heard -

(5) Theme / Central Idea The central idea or theme of the poem is the role played by hope
in our lives. According to the poetess, hope – the little bird that
nests in our soul – keeps us going even in the most difficult of
times and demands nothing in return.

(6) Figure of speech: Personification: Here, the lifeless and abstract idea of ‘hope’ is
portrayed as a ‘living little bird’.

(7) Special features: This poem is full of implied meanings. It tells you the
importance of hope and helps you to survive in any difficult days
or occasions.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like the poem for its positive message. According to the poet
hope is not easily defeated. It sustains us. Hope also encourages
us to move forward. This message, I think, is very important for
a young person.

2 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 2.1. Comparisons Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Comparisons’

(2) Author/Poet: The poem is by an anonymous (unknown) poet.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of the first 6 stanzas is ‘abcb’. The last
stanza has six lines and its rhyme scheme is ’abcbdb’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

The world is full of opposites.
Night time midnight, day time noon.

(5) Theme / Central Idea The central idea of the poem is given in the last but one line of
the poem. The poem celebrates the diversity in the universe. The
poem also reminds us that all sorts of people and things are
needed to make our world beautiful.

(6) Figure of speech: Simile: This poem is full of similes. The comparisons are made
explicit with the use of ‘as’ throughout.

(7) Special features: The structural quality is a special feature of this poem. The
quatrain stanzas and their ‘abcb’ rhyme scheme flows with
force of ballad. The last couplet of the poem gives us the poet’s
viewpoint. Here, in the conclusive lines, the pace of the poem
slows down and poet’s argument sinks deep down in our hearts.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like this poem because it made me think for the first time the
extreme diversity in the world around me. I think the poem
helped me in looking at the world around me in a different light.

3 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 2.4. Please Listen! Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Please Listen! ‘

(2) Author/Poet: The poem is by an anonymous (unknown) poet.

(3) Rhyme scheme: There is no rhyme scheme. This poem is an example of ‘free
verse’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

Irrational feelings make sense when
we understand what’s behind them.

(5) Theme /Central Idea The central idea of the poem is the need of an adolescent to be
heard patiently. The poem also reflects on our habit of giving
advice or offering help without hearing out the problems of
teenagers fully.

(6) Figure of speech: The poet has used figures of speech, such as Tautology,
Alliteration, Repetition etc.

(7) Special features: This poem is a soliloquy. Soliloquy is a dramatic speech

uttered by one character. The soliloquist thus reveals his or her
inner thoughts and feelings to the listener. The implied absence
of a specific listener distinguishes soliloquy from a dramatic
monologue.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like the poem because I can personally relate to the poem. I
have undergone the speaker’s plight many a time. So I can
identify with the speaker’s feelings very easily.

4 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 3.1 Coromandel Fishers Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Coromandel Fishers’

(2) Author/Poet: This poem is written by Sarojini Naidu.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘aabb’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

(i) He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast
our lives.
(ii) But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance
of the wild foam’s glee;

(5) Theme /Central Idea The theme of the poem is that when human beings come
together for a common purpose, no force or adversary can
block their way. There could be risk in any challenging
enterprise, but human progress depends on facing them
courageously.

(6) Figure of speech: The poet has used several figures of speech in the poem such
as Alliteration, Repetition, Personification etc.

(7) Special features: This is a didactic poem. A didactic poem is an instructive one.
It is aimed at imparting certain advice or some moral
principles. “When we come together for a common purpose
and put our faith in God, we can accomplish great things” –
This is the moral principle of this poem.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like this poem because it imparts a very positive message. It
says that if we trust in God and do our work promptly, success
is ours.

5 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 3.3 To a Butterfly Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘To a Butterfly’

(2) Author/Poet: The poem is written by William Wordsworth.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘aabbcbccb’. The rhyme
scheme of the second stanza is: ‘aabbcacca’

(4) Favourite line/s: The lines I like the most in the poem are:
Float near me; do not yet depart!
Dead times revive in thee

(5) Theme /Central Idea The speaker of the poem (hear the poet himself) is grown-up
person who looks back to his childhood days. The sight of a
butterfly reminds him of the present childhood days he spent
together with his sister chasing butterflies on the countryside.
This is the theme of the poem.

(6) Figure of speech: The poet has used figures of speech such as Alliteration,
Tautology, Repetition, Exclamation etc.

(7) Special features: This poem is a lyric. A lyric poem expresses the mood or
emotion of a single speaker. Here the poet himself, looks back
to his childhood days with great fondness. The sight of a
butterfly reminds him of the pleasant childhood days he spent
with his sister chasing butterflies on the countryside.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like this poem for its simplicity. The happy days of childhood
are portrayed here with great effect in a few lines.

6 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 4.1 What is Success? Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘What is Success?’

(2) Author/Poet: The author of the poem is the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The poem is an example of ‘fee verse’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

To win the respect of intelligent people.
To find the best in others.

(5) Theme /Central Idea The theme of the poem is quite evident from the title of the poem
itself. As the answer to the question posed in the title, the poet
defines success as precisely as possible in the following lines.

(6) Figure of speech: The poet has used figures of speech such as Euphemism and
alliteration.

(7) Special features: This poem is an example of ‘free verse’. The lines of a ‘free
verse’ do not have any steady rhythm. The lines are of irregular
length and lack clear cut stanza divisions. ‘Free verse’, in
short, does not conform to any rhyme scheme.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like this poem because it defines ‘success’ in a very special
way. Here, ‘success’ is not just an individual accomplishment.
It is not taking advantage of others around us. It is, instead,
giving back to society; it is about making society a better place
by our little contribution.

7 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)

 Appreciation of the poem
Sub: English (LL) 4.3 Silver Std.-9th

(1) Title: The title of the poem is ‘Silver’

(2) Author/Poet: The author of the poem is Walter de la Mare.

(3) Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme for the first two stanzas is ‘aabb’. The
rhyme scheme for the final stanza is ‘aabbcc’.

(4) Favourite line/s: My favourite lines from the poem are:

Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;

(5) Theme /Central Idea The poem is about a moonlit night. The silvery light of the
moon covers the whole earth and everything on it looks silvery.
The poem stands out for its rich visual imagery.

(6) Figure of speech: The poet has used figures of speech such as Personification,
Repetition, and Simile.

(7) Special features: This poem is a very rich in its visual imagery. The poem rolls
out before us like a landscape painting. A dense silence runs
through the poem. The moon and the mouse are the only
moving objects in the poem. The rest of the things mentioned
in the poem are at rest in their silvery beauty.

(8) Why I like the poem: I like the poem for its pleasing rhyme scheme ‘aabb’. I also like
the great sound effect the poem produces when we read it
aloud.

8 | By Suresh Kisan Harad (sir)