The three pillory scenes in “The Scarlet Letter” hold significant meaning and serve as pivotal moments in the novel, shedding light on various themes and character developments. Each instance of the pillory represents a different stage of the characters’ journeys and provides insight into the consequences of their actions. Overall, the three pillory scenes in …
Ans: In the celebrated poem “To a Skylark”, Shelley calls the skylark ‘the scorner of the ground’. He describes the singing bird as the scorner of the ground because it goes upward and sings there:“Higher still and higher/ From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire;! The blue deep thou wingest,/ And singing still …
Ans. In Shelley’s celebrated poem “To a Skylark” we get a pessimistic picture of human life. The joyful and happy life of the skylark is contrasted with miserable human existence on earth. Man is always unhappy because he is never satisfied with his lot. Man loves but his love brings bitterness when it is satisfied. Again, …
Ans: The skylark in Shelley’s “To a Skylark” is a happy and joyful singing bird free from “the weariness, the fever and the fret” that are quite common in human life. In contrast to the joyful and happy life of the skylark, the life of human beings on the earth is sorrowful and miserable. Neither the …
Ans. Shelley’s “To a Skylark” is about a skylark, a miniscule bird that is famous for its song. To Shelley, the skylark is a ‘blithe Spirit’ which sings ‘full throat” in “Profuse strains of unmediated art’. Shelley presents the skylark as superior to every earthly object. It is ‘Like a star of Heaven’ and is superior …
Ans: The melodious song of the skylark is superior to all songs of man. Sensuous enjoyment and ecstasy of love are the two powerful sources of inspiration to human poetry. Love songs and songs in praise of wine are the sweetest of human songs. But these are surpassed by the skylark’s song: “I have never heard/ …
Ans. Shelley idealizes the bird and compares it to many different beautiful things to show that the skylark is far more superior to them. To Shelley, the skylark is a ‘blithe Spirit’ which sings ‘full throat” in “Profuse strains of unmediated art”. The bird is unseen in the dazzling daylight. The invisibility of the bird …
Ans: Shelley’s “To a Skylark” is about a miniscule bird whose melodious song s”ts off his poetic sensibilities. He calls the bird a “blithe Spirit” which sings in “profuse strains of unpremeditated art”. The bird is thus compared to an unearthly, heaven-connected event, not merely a physical bird. It is “Like a cloud of fire” and …
Ans. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s celebrated poem “To a Skylark” is about a skylark, a miniscule bird that is famous for its song. In the poem, Shelley idealizes the bird and presents it as a unique creature. To Shelley, the skylark is an immortal being symbolizing illimitable beauty. Its music is perfect embodiment of beauty and joy …
How does Shelley relate the skylark’s song to hisown efforts to write poetry in “To a Skylark”?Ans: In “To a Skylark”, the skylark is the symbol of eternal joy and beauty. It is Shelley’s metaphor for poetic expression. The poet idealizes the bird and describes the bird and its song through a series of similes. But he …