Appreciation of the Poem "The Planners"

2.6 “The Planners”

Appreciation of the poem.

·         About the poem, poet and title :-

The poem “The Planners” begins with what the planners do and how they achieve their goal. The poet is talking about fast developing cities. He is lamenting on the disturbing and loss of humane element in his surroundings. The title indicates there are some planners who want develop the city.

·         Theme/Summary/gist of the poem :-

The poem depicts the harsh realities of modernization. The planners are erasing the things of history and creating new thing or buildings. The poet depicts how ruthlessly the people in control of the city tear down old structures to build new one.

·         Poetic style/language, poetic devices used in the poem :-

The poet uses the free verse form of the poem to express his feelings. The poet uses simple language to show the destruction of the past and heritage.

In this poem the major figures of speech Irony, Personification, Alliteration, Paradox, and Climax etc. are used.

·         Special Features :-

Here the poet used some terms from medical field to show the attitude of the people towards past history and heritage.

·         Message/ Values/ Morals :-

The poet tries to give the message through the poem that there are very harsh effects of modernization and he also suggests us to protect our heritage.

·         Your opinion about the poem :-

In this poem the words are effectively used by the poet to depict the effect of modernization. The reader feels that the poet is expressing his own feelings and everyone sympathies with the poet.