Appreciation of
the poem
The Inchcape
Rock
1. About the
Poem, Poet and Title: The Inchcape
Rock' is a narrative ballad written by Southey, a romantic poet. He was a Poet
Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.
The Inchape Rock presents the story of the 14th
century attempt by the Abbot of Aberbrothok to install a warning bell on
Inchape and how Sir Ralph, the Rover removed the bell for his selfish reason.
2. Theme: The
entire century attempt of Aberbrothok to install a warning bell on the Inchcape
Rock to give direction to the sea fare Bad atmosphere. Sir Ralph, the Rover
removed the bell for his selfish reasons. The basic theme hade who did wrong
things will ultimately be punished. The poetic justice was done. The p teaches
a moral lesson 'As you sow, so shall you reap'.
3. Poetic style:
4. Language/Poetic
devices used in the poem: The poem is a
lyrical, narrative ba that tells a story of removing the Inchcape Bell on the
Inchcape Rock. It is written in 17 stan four lines. The poetic devices used by
the poet are Metaphor, Alliteration, Repetition, Personification Inversion,
Simile, Apostrophe and Onomatopoeia. The poet also used the visual and sound
image.
4. Special
features / Novelties / Focusing elements: The poem is a long narrative ballad of
stanzas. The tone of the poem is depressing and regretting. It gives
information about the Inch fell installed by the Abbot and it was removed by a
pirate Sir Ralph for his selfish purpose. The pre uses imagery to create poetic
effect on the mind of the readers.
5.
Message/Morals in the Poem:
The moral of the poem 'The Inchcape
Rock' is the explanation Karma. If you do evil, you will beget evil directly or
indirectly from your sinister work.The poem talks about the crime and punishment.
The moral lesson that teaches 'As you sow, so shall you reap.
7. Your Opinion
about the Poem: I think that the poem
is a very simple enough to understand ea gives us a message "Crime gets
its own punishment. So we want to do such activities not ham to others.
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