2.2 The Sower - Appreciation of the poem

 

2.2 The Sower

v Appreciation of the Poem –

 

·       About the Poem- This Poem is written by Victor Hugo. This poem is about the hard work and persistence of a sower, who works tirelessly  and relentlessly.

·       About the poet – Originally the poem is written by Victor Hugo in French. It was translated into English by Torulata Dutt. She is considered to be ‘The first Indian poetess’ to write verses in English and French. She translated many poems. Her poems such as ‘Seeta’, ‘Lotus’ are well loved.

·       About the title – The title itself depicts that this poem is about the hard work of the farmer. It is appropriate to the poem.

·       Theme – The poem describes a dedicated farmer who is striving hard tirelessly with huge expectations of having good harvest. The farmer shows true perception in his assessment of scattering the precious grain in the farm. The poet expresses respect about the farmer.

·       Poetic devices – The rhyme scheme used in this poem is ‘abab’. There are many figures of speech are used in the poem such as Personification, Inversion, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Antithesis, Repetition etc.

·       Language – The language is very easy and simple to understand. The poet depicts the clear picture of the farmer through his language.

·       Special Features – This is an allegorical poem, in which the sower – character representing the qualities like dedication, perseverance. In this poem the poet uses different imagery like silhouette, twilight hastens on to rule, precious grain etc. to describe the noble work of the farmer.

·       Message – The poem gives us the message that we must look forward with optimism, one should have a powerful enough mind, positive attitude, strong determination and spirit. 

·       Your Opinion about the poem – It is a realistic poem. I like the poem very much because it depicts the real hard work of the farmer and teaches us optimism and positive attitude.