2.2 The Sower - Appreciation (Arts)

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  2.2 The Sower

Appreciation of the poem

1. About the Poem, Poet and Title-

It is a translated poem from French Poet Victor Hugo into English by Torulata Dutt, one of the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature.

The poem's title represents the central character  'The Sower' who works hard on his farm. 

The poem is about the poet’s observation of the sower; his dedication, determination, and selfless hard work. 

2. Theme/ Summary/ Gist of the poem-

The poem's theme is about the sower who works hard in his field with dedication, perseverance, and commitment. The poet observes his all activities at sunset time and admires the sower’s actions as Noble and selfless.

3. Poetic style/ Language/ poetic Devices-

The poetic devices used in this poem are Alliteration, Antithesis, Personification, Hyperbole, Inversion, etc. For example

Personification

‘Shadows run across the lands’ –

 in this line, The Shadows are given the human quality of running.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ' 'abab' and the rhyming pair is cool- rule; fast- past. etc.

4. Special features- 

This is a narrative poem. The special features of this poem are imagery and symbolism. Descriptive imagery is used in this poem. 

For example-

‘Marches, he along the plane’ – in this line the word ‘marches’ indicates movement and thus creates a visual image in the minds of the readers. 

The dominance of the silhouette of the sower over the deep furrows is symbolic of the dominance of man over nature.

 5. Message / Values/ Morals in the Poem-

The message of this poem is that we all should work sincerely with a positive attitude in life. The tone of the poem is full of optimism and is fresh and appealing. The poem gives the message of the importance of the farmer and his service to society. 

6. Your opinion about the Poem- 

I like the poem for its simple usage of language, positive tone, and picturesque description.  The value that we learn from this poem is 'Work is worship'. 

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-Jyoti Walunj

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