Friday, May 17, 2019
Children of Wealth In Your Warm Nursery
This poem is a Patriarchal sonnet that consists of devil stanzas- the first one is an octet in which the thesis is explained and the second one is a sestet in which a solution for the thesis is explained. The poem is about the children in rich families that are over nurseed and lead stacked and extravagant lives. The teething ring that they get isnt as good for them as it seems however plays a part in making them ignorant and making them unprepared to face whatever calamities that whitethorn befall them. The poem which has a sober and didactic tone is written in second person narrative so that the kernel has a greater impact on the reader and the reader feels like hes been addressed directly.The poem begins with the children of riches being addressed in their warm and comfy homes directly as in the first suck up of the poem which is also the title of the poem as in every sonnet. The children are seated in a warm place on cushioned windows which tells us that they are provided with so much comfort that even their window seated are cushioned .from the beginning we see that the poet exaggerates their riches. They are watching the pull the wool over someones eyes falling thats falling continuously outside sitting from their windows as in the bill set in the window seat to watch the volleying snow guarded invisibly. There are two images create here- one is of the comfort fit-bodied and warm room in which the children are seated and the second image is of the icy and chilly and pungent winter outside.The only breastwork between the two is the clear window referred to as an invisible guard because you green goddesst see it. It doesnt let any pain reach the children as in the business organisation by the clear double pane through which no touch untimely penetrates. The children dont fill in what winter is because they have never felt it, only when seen it and heard it. Winter is not something which is known just by seeing .. it has to be felt. In the same way, they the children have never experienced the hardships that some throng face in this world.They have just heard about them. The pun pane describes the window and tells us that no pain can reach the children. If the window would have been single paned the children would still be able to feel the cold air that would seep in. thus we see that winter and cold symbolize harsh realities of the outside world. The glass does indeed keep the children forward and well protected from the harsh winter but it also keeps them away from the pains of winter and makes them ignorant which can be painful for them. Their citadel keeps them away from feeling and knowledge which is essential for the survival of human beings in the world as in the line your citadel is safe from feeling and from knowledge too.In the second stanza the poet says that the only way these kids can get rid of their ignorance is if they are exposed to the harsh realities in the world from which they are kept away. In the line go down go out to elemental wrong, the poet says that these children should be made to go out and seek the worldly problems out and solve them.The children of wealth are visualized as carnival and round so the poet tells them to shed their weight by working hard as in the line waste you two round limbs , tan your pare too white. The poet also says that they should tan their skin which is too white that it looks pale and gives a feeling of something thats decaying by exposing it to the sun. the word too makes it negative. So, the poet is urging them in using a tone with urgency to seek the outside world and face its difficulties so that they may be able to shed their ignorance.The second stanza shows the glass as not only a barrier that provides protection but also a dangerous object that is being identified with ignorance as in the line the glass of comfort, ignorance seems strong.In the next lines the poet warns them that of a possibility of a fire commencement in thei r houses as in the line today and nonetheless perhaps this very night youll inflame to horrors wrecking fire your home is wired within for this in every room . The word yet in this line gives an effective archetype sound. And if something like that does happen they wont be able to protect themselves and how ever will they escape? Their only way will be out of the window which alas wont give way too easily because its double paned. In the same way they wont be able to survive in the outside world because of their ignorance which is symbolized by glass.The poem ends with a very clear warning to the children of wealth making it clear that unless they dont seek and expose themselves to reality and experience the difficulties of this world they are acquittance to be vulnerable to this worlds dangers.
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