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  3. The Inchcape Rock  Appreciation- About the Poem, Poet and Title- The poem “The Inchcape Rock” was written by Robert Southy , and published in 1802 . It is a story of the  14th century, having two main characters. The poem is a ballad means a narrative poem and contains 17 stanzas of four lines each. The title ‘The Inchcape Rock’ is apt and suitable because it tells the story of the Inchcape Rock within didactic forms. The poet Robert Southey was born in 1774 and died in 1843 . He was a poet of Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843. His short poems ‘The Scholar’,’ The Battle of Blenheim’, Bishop Hatto’, and The Inchcape Rock” are very popular. Theme - This poem is based on the 14th-century story of the wicked Sir Ralph the Rover-a Sea pirate who removed the warning bell from the Inchcape Rock installed by the Abbot of Aberbrothrok. But on his return journey, in bad weather, his own ship hit with the same Rock as there was no warning sound of the bell. The poet ...

  3. The Inchcape Rock - Vocabulary   1. Stir - swirl , shake हलवणे, गोल गोल फिरणे  2. Sail - शीड canvas 3. Keel - कणा the long piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that is part of its frame and helps to keep the boat balanced in the water. 4. Still- calm 5. Steady - calm, silent 6. Buoy- floating object anchored in the sea to mark dangerous places  7. Surge's swell - sudden and great rise in the level of the sea. समुद्राच्या पातळीत आचानक झालेली प्रचंड वाढ. 8. mariners - seamen, sailors नाविक, खलाशी  9.Perilous- dangerous धोकादायक  10.Blest- आशीर्वाद, आभार मानणे  11. Gay - happiness 12.Scream - ओरडणे, किंचाळणे  13. joyance- happiness  14. Speck- a tiny dot लहान ठिपका  15. Fixed his eye- looked at it for a long time बऱ्याच वेळ रोखून पाहणे  16. Mirthful to excesss- extremely happy अतिशय आनंदी  17.Wickedness- दुष्टपणा 18.Float- तरंगणे  19.Quoth- said म्हणाला  20.Plague- cause pain or trouble त्रास देणे 21.Be...

  3 .The Inchcape Rock- Robert Southey Figure of Speech - 1) No stir in the air, no stir in the sea Repetition - The word 'no stir' is repeated for poetic effect. Alliteration - The sound ‘n' & 's' are repeated for poetic effect. Anaphora - ‘No stir in the ’ these words are repeated at the beginning of the line. 2) The ship was as still as she could be Personification - The ship is personified. / Non- living object 'ship' is having human quality ‘still’ (Steadiness). Alliteration - The sound ’s’ or ' sh' is repeated for poetic effect. Simile- The ship’s steadiness is directly compared with still (steady motion) using the word ‘as’. 3) Her sails from heaven received no motion Alliteration - The sound of 'h' is repeated for poetic effect. Personification - The ship is personified. Inversion - The word order is changed. The correct order is - Her sails received no motion from heaven. 4) Her keel was steady in the ocean. Personification...

  2.2 Indian Weavers- Sarojini Naidu 1. Symboliam of a Day-   1) The particular time of the day metaphorically symbolizes human life.                                                 For example:-  The Early  morning ( at the break of the day) -Symbolizes birth  The late evening ( at fall of night ) - symbolizes the period of youth /childhood                 Solemn and still  (cold Night/moonlight chill) - symbolizes old age as well as death; the final stage of human life.   Symbolism of Color- The colors mentioned in each stanza have significance. The color of the clothes indicates the mood of that particular stage. For Example: The blue color mentioned in the first stanza stands for the hopes and expectations of childhood. The purple-green color stands for new beginnings and...