POEM: TRAVEL
Paraphrasing
Stanza 1:
I want to get up and go to the land of golden apples. I want to go where the parrots island is
situated. Where the lovely birds and animals exist. Where the lonely boat makers build their
boats. Where the high rising mosques and minaret have the first rise of the sun.
Assonance: I should like to rise
Allusion: Golden apple, Crusoes
Alliteration: Golden apple grow, building boats, mosque and minaret
Enjambment: Where below another sky/Parrot islands anchored lie,
o Where in sunshine reaching out/ Eastern cities, miles about,
Stanza 2:
I want to go to the place where the gardens are sandy. Where many valuable things from near
and far are brought for sale in the market. Where the Great Wall of China encompasses. On its
one side there is a desert with sand and wind. On the other side, there are cities echoing with
sounds of bell, drum and people’s voice. I want to go to the forests that are burning hot and that
are wide as England. They got trees as tall as spire. They are full of apes and cocoanuts. And
there the Negro’s huts are located.
Alliteration: Sandy garden set, hunters’ huts
Assonance: hunters’ huts
Simile: Where are forests, hot as fire,/ Wide as England, tall as a spire
Oxymoron: near and far
Enjambment: And the rich goods from near and far/ Hang for sale in the bazaar,—
o And with bell and voice and drum/ Cities on the other hum;—
o Full of apes and cocoa-nuts/ And the negro hunters’ huts;—
Stanza 3:
I want to go where the wild crocodiles in the Nile are lying and waiting for something to eat.
Where the flamingo bird feeds on the fish. Where the devouring tigers in search of a hunt in the
jungle exist. Where a passerby is enjoying a comfortable journey in a covered litter carried by
bearers. Where an abandoned city lies in the desert.
Alliteration: flamingo flies
Oxymoron: near and far
Enjambment: Where the knotty crocodile/ Lies and blinks in the Nile,
o Lying close and giving ear/ Lest the hunt be drawing near,
o Or a comer-by be seen/ Swinging in a palanquin;—
Stanza 4:
The abandoned city where all the children whether poor or rich have grown and now have left
the city. There are no inhabitants. Streets and houses are all empty. There is no movement of a
child or even a mouse. When its night time, it’s completely dark. When I grow up, one day, I will
come with a camel caravan to the same city to bring the signs of life. I will light a fire in the dark
and dusty dining room.
Alliteration: Some deserted city stands, camel caravan, dusty-dining room
Oxymoron: Sweep and prince
Enjambment: There I’ll come when I’m a man/ With a camel caravan;
o Light a fire in the gloom/ Of some dusty dining-room;
Stanza 5:
There I will see the pictures of heroes, fights and festivals engraved on the walls. I will find toys
of the old Egyptian boys in the corner.
Alliteration: Fights and festivals
Enjambment: And in a corner find the toys/ Of the old Egyptian boys.
Imagery:
visual imagery (one that you picturize in your mind are used)
Auditory imagery (sounds that you imagine), what it can be like.
Q. Can you find out imageries used? Write them down.
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