What is the message of the poem?
The message of the poem is to live life with dedication and seriousness,
responding to the challenges of life with faith in one and in God.
What according to the poet should the motto of life be?
According to the poet the motto of life is not to be carried
away by materialist pursuits in order to enjoy life to the full nor is it to
plunge into gloom, giving priority to the dreary things of life.
What does the poet say referring to human hearts? What is the
figure of speech used by the poet here? What is the message conveyed by the
poet here?
The poet says that human hearts
are strong and beat continuously producing faint sounds. The poet compares these pulsating hearts to
soldiers marching in a funeral procession with their drums covered with flannels
in order to keep the sound of the drums low in keeping with the gravity of the
somber occasion of the funeral procession.
The poet wants to convey the message
that the time of life is short and one should not waste in the least. He wants
man to realize the fact that with every beat of the heart he is inching towards
his grave. He should therefore utilize every moment of his life to make it
meaningful.
The poet uses human hearts with
faint beats to covered drums being beaten in a funeral procession. The figure
of speech used here is that of a simile.
What is the poet’s advice to
approach life?
The poet talks about the
relentlessness of the pursuit of action in life. He says that one facing the
challenges and tasks of life should consider the very life as a battlefield
where he has been assigned the role of a soldier every ready to fight. Just as
soldiers on the battlefield spend their time in open tents with their
equipments ever ready to be on the move, one on the battlefield of life should
respond to the challenges of life with equal readiness. In leading his life in
this manner he should not lose his sense of dignity and be led as if they were
cattle without the power of speech and self control.
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