English Logique

POEM: Somebody's Mother  POET: Mary Dow Brine (American poet and author) Genre :Narrative Poetry / Moral Verse Poetic Form: Rhyming Stanzas (predominantly AABB  rhyming schemes) Learning Objectives: 1. Literary: Identify rhyme scheme, rhythm, and imagery. 2. Cognitive: Understand empathy, compassion, and intergenerational respect. 3. Social-Emotional: Recognize the social responsibility to help vulnerable individuals. 1. Central idea The poem tells the story of an elderly woman who is unable to cross a slippery, busy street safely. Although many people pass her without helping, a schoolboy notices her difficulty and offers his arm. He helps her cross safely. When his friends wonder about his action, the boy explains that she is “somebody's mother.” He thinks that his own mother might someday become old and need help when he is far away. That night, the woman prays for the boy, calling him “somebody's son, and pride and joy.”  The poem therefore presents kindness, empathy,...

  POEM:-BREAK, BREAK, BREAK  POET:- Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1. About the Poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) was a major English poet of the Victorian period. He was one of the most popular and well-loved mid 19th century poets of England. He served as Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death. His poems cover a wide range of themes and are known for their rich, descriptive imagery and lyrical quality. His poetry frequently deals with: grief and loss love and memory death and mortality nature the passage of time human emotions Tennyson's close friend Arthur Henry Hallam died suddenly in 1833. Hallam's death had a profound effect on Tennyson and inspired a number of his poems, including Break, Break, Break and, most extensively, In Memoriam A.H.H. 2. Background and Context Break, Break, Break is a short poem expressing intense grief over the loss of a person who was deeply important to the speaker. the poem was “in memory of” Arthur Hallam. The poem presents the speaker standing...

“Maps” — Dorothy Brown Thompson 1. About the Poem Title: Maps Poet: Dorothy Brown Thompson Central subject: The imaginative and adventurous power of maps. The poem presents maps as much more than ordinary sheets of paper. To the poet, a map can open up an entire world of adventure, discovery, travel and imagination. By looking at maps, a person can mentally travel across seas, visit unfamiliar markets, imagine icy regions, follow railway routes and roads, and think about the movement of aircraft. The poem therefore celebrates the ability of maps to make distant places seem close and accessible to the imagination. The poet humorously calls maps “magic wands” for people who remain at home but can mentally wander around the world. 2. Central Idea The central idea of the poem is that maps possess a power far greater than their simple appearance suggests. A map may appear to be only paper containing lines, names and symbols, but it can: inspire dreams of distant places; suggest exciting adv...