Appreciation of the poem " Nose Versus Eyes"

Appreciation of the Poem “Nose versus Eyes”

·         About the Poem, poet. And title –

The poet William Cowper was one of the most famous poets of 18^th century. His poems deal nature and everyday life. His poems are famous for satirical work. The poem “Nose versus Eyes” is a satire on the juridiciary system. He mocks on the blind justice in humorous manner emphasizing upon the lack of empathy and common sense. The title “Nose versus Eyes” depicts the sensory organs symbolize human behavior.

·         Theme/Summary/Gist of the poem –

The theme of the poem is satire on greedy human behavior. The people grab the things of other persons and deprive them from those things.

            There is also satire on proceedings of the court and blind justice of the court in a humorous way.

·         Poetic devices/Language, poetic devices used in the poem –

The poem is in stanza of four lines with rhyme scheme 'abab'. Each stanza has the same rhyme scheme.

            In the poem the figures of speech – personification, Alliteration, Inversion are used. The human sensory organs are personified here.

·         Special features –

In this poem the words from legal field are used. There is a criticism on judiciary system.

·         Message/ Values/ Morals in the poem-

Here the poet tries to tell us that people grab things of other persons and make them deprived of his own things.

·         Your opinion about the poem –

It is humorous poem which makes satire on justice. It is also simple to understand.