What is the summary of the poem 'nature' by H W Longfellow?

Answer 1

In his poem "Nature" the poet H.W.Longfellow portrays a comparison of the relationship between a child and his mother and the relationship between human beings and mother nature. It is the harsh truth of nature that all living beings will meet their inevitable end some day. In this poem, the poet reminds us of this bitter fact through the comparison he draws.

The poem begins with the picture of a fond mother taking her child to sleep. The poet talks about the mixed feelings in the child's mind at this point in time. The mother takes her child away from his playthings, still strewn all over the floor, to tend her child to sleep. She promises him a lot of other attractions to convince him to go to sleep. The child is well aware of the pleasures he would receive from his playthings, but the words of his mother try to take his mind away from his familiar world into a world unknown, inexperienced by him. The child has different thoughts running in his mind. He wants to play but the urge to dwell in the unknown world also allures him, making him half reluctant and half willing to be led to his bed. Even while he is being led by his mother, he gazes at his playthings left behind, his mind still not reassured or comforted by the promises made to him by his mother. The promises made might be splendid on their own but may not please the child the way his playthings do. In spite of a more splendid offer, he might still be inclined to play rather than pursue those pleasures.

This is the way nature deals with us. The poet compares us, humans, with the child and nature with the mother and sleep with our end, death. With each passing days of our life, time slips away from our hand, the days remaining in our lives get shorter. And in this course of time, nature takes away from us our beloveds, our possessions. In the end, as the rule of nature, we are bound to separate from all our relationships, all our belongings behind and leave this world. The process is so gradual that we hardly notice our end creeping towards us. Nobody knows what happens after death. Man keep on wondering what awaits him after his death and before he gets his answer, he himself meets his own death. As it says, we go to a different world after death. Our whole life passes away but we fail to reach a conclusion regarding our fate in the other world. We do not get to decide whether we want to stay on this earth, or depart after death for another world, unknown to us. We stay too much engaged in our thoughts of both the world to understand what we actually want. In the end, we leave this world, completely ignorant of where we are going, what is waiting for us on the other end.

Answer 2

"The Singer" is a classic poem by the American poet Henry Longfellow. This poem is about angels coming down from heaven and singing to people.

Answer 3

In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Rain in Summer" he explains how beautiful the rain is when it heals the heart of a sick man and makes them calm again. He explains how the rain, like the power of God, cleans our soiled souls. Longfellow ends explaining that rain arouses the natural cycle of life.

Answer 4

this poem is written by h.w. Longfellow.he says us to get up.we are too late.the angel are knocking at our door.they are in a hurry and cannot wait for you any more.they have to go, and once they are gone, they will never come back.if we go on taking rest we will lose our strength and will became useless like a barren land where only weeds grow.

Answer 5

spring nature notes by ted hughes

Answer 6

summary on forest and river

Answer 7

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Answer 8

justice