To the Evening Star

The poem ‘To the Evening Star’ addressed to the superficial body after sunset. Indeed the poem is an ‘ode‘to an evening star that has the resemblance on planet Venus which goes around in the second orbit of the solar system. In this poem, Blake shows a shepherd boy superstitiously supplicating the evening star to protect him and his sheep in the night. At the beginning, he uses the pronoun that denotes the second person ‘Thou’ gives an intimacy between the speaker and the star. Then he conveys the beauty of the evening star that is seen as one solitary star before the moon or other stars mark their presence.

“THOU fair-hair’d angel of the evening,
Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light”

The Eagle

The eagle is one of the shortest poems written by the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. In this poem, he uses language effectively in order to explore the idea of man the relationship of the natural world. She uses the technique; he uses imaginary, symbolism, metaphorical language to make the reader think about the eagle and what we can learn about ourselves when considering the freedom of this creature.

“He claps the crag with crooked hands
Close to the sun in lonely lands”

The Huntsman

The poem ‘The Huntsman’ was written by Edward Lawbury comes under the theme humor. He uses the elements of irony and suspense to bring about humor in the poem. They simply help to depict the unthinking childish behavior of the hunter.The humorous poem has been written by the poets in order to make the reader laugh. They not only make us laugh but also give messages for our life. Most of the poem say something to realize the foolishness and follies in the society. We able to see ourselves in them. The realization paves a way to correct the behavior and to be practical in life. Particularly this poem based on Kenyan folklore. It carries a moral lesson that one should not talk too much. The poem narrates the story of a tragedy of a hunter name Kagwa. It is clear by reading the following lines that he is a man with muscular strength…say something to realize the foolishness and follies in the society. We able to see ourselves in them. The realization paves a way to correct the behavior and to be practical in life. Particularly this poem based on Kenyan folklore. It carries a moral lesson that one should not talk too much. The poem narrates the story of a tragedy of a hunter name Kagwa. It is clear by reading the following lines that he is a man with muscular strength.

“Kagwa hunted the lion”