What is the theme of the song poem?
‘Song’ by T.S Eliot is a beautiful poem reflecting the importance of expressing love and making the most of the love in our life. Eliot uses imagery and metaphoric elements to describe the importance of expressing our love to our loved ones and not procrastinating our feelings.
Who is the speaker in song by John Donne?
To whom is this speaker talking? What do you think might have occasioned the writing of the poem? The speaker is talking to a man who is supposed to go everywhere and do many things and then return to tell the writer if he found a woman both true and fair.
What is the theme of the poem go and catch?
The theme of John Donne’s poem “Goe, and catche a falling starre” is bitterness at a love betrayed. The speaker invites the reader to try doing impossible things, saying that even if the reader succeeds, there is one impossible thing they will never do: meet a faithful woman.
What does get with child a mandrake root mean?
impregnate
To “get with child a mandrake root”—in other words, to impregnate a creepy humanoid tuber—is less a fantasy, more a body-horror nightmare. This is a command to get involved in sexual black magic with a plant noted for its dangerous hallucinogenic properties. (See the Symbols section for more on mandrakes.)
How would you explain the conceit Donne uses in lines 25 36 What does it suggest about the nature of love?
Other couples fear separation because of physical not emotional love. How would you explain the conceit Donne uses in line 25-36? Love should be emotional, not physical and two people should love each other as one.
Which are the tasks enlisted by the poet in the poem Song Go and catch a falling star?
The poet gives some examples of impossible tasks. First task is of catching a falling star. We all know that one can pray when he sees a falling star but he cannot catch it; therefore, it is an impossible task. Second task is of getting a human-child from mandrake roots.
