In literature, nature has always been considered an important topic. As a natural object, birds have also been mentioned in poetry. In fact, many poets have written many beautiful poems about birds. Birds are also often used as symbols in poetry. For example, in the Bangladeshi literature, cuckoos are usually associated with spring time. In English literature, many poems about birds or birds play an important role in poetry.
For example, the night songs of John Keats and Ode's Skylark written to PB Shelly are two very poems about birds. Another such poem is Rime of the ancient sailors of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in which the poet uses the albatross as a symbol. According to the requirements of the assignment, I chose the night rhyme of John Keats and the rhythm of the ancient sailors of STColeridge for my discussion.
Before discussing the above two poems, it is necessary to understand the two poets and the romantic era in English literature as a whole. The era of Romanticism in English literature is a unique era in which all poets have created their poems about nature and nature. Naturally formed the main aspects of their poetry. In front of them, no poet can regard nature as the theme of a poem. The romantic poet succeeded in achieving this theme. As a result, all the great poems about birds are written in this era. John Keats is a romantic poet who worships the beauty of nature in his poetry. Natural objects become vivid and beautiful in his poems, but he does not regard them as inanimate natural objects. Instead, he mixed his emotions and established personal connections with them.
He also expressed his personal feelings in poetry, such as happiness, sadness, hope and frustration. In the nightingale's carols, Keats expressed his desire to escape the cruel reality that he could not tolerate. He wants to join the nightingale and fly to sleep.
On the other hand, STColeridge touches on the natural supernatural elements and presents them in a very natural way. Coleridge has an excellent imagination, and with his excellent narrative skills, he can imagine the most supernatural things and then describe them in the most natural way. In the ancient sailor's Colin, Coleridge described the life of a navigator who had killed an albatross and suffered enormously from killing it. The whole poem is based on the reaction to kill the albatross. A bird is the beautiful creation of God, and there is no reason to kill the albatross. The sailor has committed a serious sin against God.
Only in the twentieth century, people learned to fly like birds before the air plane was discovered, and people were always fascinated by the idea of flying like a bird. According to Greek mythology, Daedalus and Icarus tried to imitate birds and make artificial wings to fly. Their efforts failed in the tragedy. Therefore, the concept of flight is like a human dream until the early 20th century when people marvel at birds because they can fly in the sky. The poets also appreciate this, and their thoughts also want to fly with them. We saw this impulse in Keats '. Night songs. The life of John Keats is a very tragic life, and he died of disease early. He was also frustrated by a woman who lost her success but only pain. In his own time, some important literary criticism criticized his poetry in the worst way. So the life of John Keats has become very tragic.
Throughout his life, he wanted to escape suffering. In the carols, we found that Keats's desperate efforts escaped the cruel and cruel world around him. He felt that the nightingale was very lucky and it could fly away from anywhere. At the beginning of this poem, the poet reiterated his tragic situation:
My distressed, groggy numbness
My feeling, like my drunk hemlock,
Or empty some dull opium to the drain
After a minute, Lethe-wards has sunk:
Here, it is obvious that the poet suffered a lot when he wrote this poem. Life is too painful for him. He feels like drinking hemlock or opium. He wants to forget all his pain and feel happy for the happiness of the nightingale.
For Coleridge, the albatross is not a way of escaping, but a holy and beautiful creation of God. It brings joy to the sailors. In their voyages, sailors must spend many lonely days in the sea. Therefore, they often feel very lonely and have no chance to see any signs of life around them:
Finally through the albatross,
It came to the fog;
As if it were a Christian soul,
We cheer it in the name of God.
Therefore, when they see an albatross, they will be happy and hope that the land will be close to them. The same thing happened to the companions of the ancient sailors. When they saw the albatross, they happily greeted it, bravely eating food and playing with it. Therefore, Albatross welcomes their company. Thanks to the arrival of the albatross, they can get rid of the harsh loneliness around them. Coleridge used the bird as a friend and companion to men.
Both poems use the symbolic meaning very subtly. Coleridge uses a technique that is willing to suspend suspicion. The reader will forget the real world and believe that the world presented by the poet is real. The plot of this poem revolves around the concept of sin - prayer - redemption. This is a poem with a moral style. The sailor first sinned and then he suffered for it. After many sufferings, he prayed to God and God forgave him. The sailor learned his lessons and told others to express love and goodwill to God. The albatross symbolizes Jesus Christ. The sailor killed the innocent bird and he welcomed his friendship and hope with his companions:
A good south wind has sprung up;
The albatross followed,
Every day, for food or games,
Come to the sailor's hologram!
In the same way, the people of Jerusalem crucified the innocent Christ and saved for hope. When they found that the sailors killed the albatross, the other sailors were shocked:
I did a hellish thing,
It will work:
For all the people, I killed this bird.
This makes the breeze boast.
Ah poor! They said that this bird is going to kill,
This makes the breeze boast!
Usually, the song of the nightingale is a symbol of happiness and happiness. But Keats wrote this poem because he was suffering from too many diseases. Although he bought happiness through the nightingale, he knew that he was going to die soon. Therefore, this poem has a symbol of death and forgetfulness. Keats has repeatedly mentioned Greek mythology. By doing so, he treats the nightingale in the form of a magical bird that cannot bear any sorrow. So this bird is magical and there is no human suffering. Keats hopes that he can defeat all his pain and sorrow like him. In the process of seeking to end his grief, he is like a Buddha. The Buddha's life was bought in order to find a way out of human suffering and redemption. Keats has the same goal. In this poem, his nightingale has this magical power. The only problem is that Keats knows that he is a person and cannot be like a nightingale.
In the nightingale's songs, Keats tried to strike a good balance between feeling and thought. We can find special sensory transmissions at the beginning. Use the word "feel" to express ' and let the reader feel this drowsy numbness.
The poet later dealt with problems in human life, such as the third quarter:
Here, the man sits there and hears the other person's jealousy;
The paralysis shakes some, sad, the last white hair,
The youth became pale and the ghosts were thin and dead;
Where, but the thought is full of sorrow. '
Contrary to Keats, Coleridge used the moral teachings of Christianity in the "fog of ancient sailors." He emphasized the concept of sin and redemption. In fact, the ancient sailor's Rime is like a fable. At first it seems to be a childish story without any profound meaning, but careful observation will make the reader realize that it contains the most profound moral teachings. The moral lesson of "the fog of ancient sailors" is:
He prayed for the best, the most loved one
Everything is great and small;
For the dear God who loves us,
He created and fell in love with everyone.
Christians teach us the same thing - love God and his creation. No other religion emphasizes this love. The albatross waved to the sailors by bringing them happiness and good luck. Therefore, the albatross is also a magical bird. It is a bird that brings good luck and pleasant wind to sailors. The ancient sailor acted selfishly by killing. He only thought of his own happiness. He didn't even think that he killed an innocent bird for no reason. He is not lacking in food, but he certainly lacks goodwill. He forgot that there is a God who is stronger than anyone. Of course God doesn't like him without any reason to kill the bird.
God tells sailors that no matter how much power a person has, they should not be merciful to nature. If they do not follow human nature, they will be punished. The punishment for the sailor treatment is terrible. He suffered the most serious pains of loneliness and loneliness. In essence, human beasts are social animals, so taking a boat alone in an endless ocean is of course a terrible thing. He often hopes that he is dead, but it does not happen.
An orphan's curse will be dragged to hell
The spirit that begins from a height;
But oh! More terrible than that
The curse is the eyes of a dead person!
Seven days and seven nights, I saw the curse,
However, I...
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