Tell you about the poem 'Parrot' by Alan Brownjohn?

Answer 1

Alan Brownjohn is a popular poet, who admired nature and its creations. His poem The Parrot invites care and attention of human beings towards less fortunate living things.

Highlighting man's selfish attitudes towards innocent loving creatures for man's pleasure and esteem.

In his poem The Parrot Alan Brownjohn depicts clearly in dramatic manner the insensibility of a human being keeping a parrot as a prisoner for their own pleasure.

Maintaining the narration in the first person revealing the inner feelings of his Parrot Hero with the absolute motive of revealing the pathetic state of the caged parrot in dramatic manner.

The remarks the family makes about the parrot reserving their integrety. "... He won't talk because he's a thinking bird."

"I'm olive green and swky, and

The family say, "Oh yes."

He's a silent bird but he is listening

He thinks more that he says," and reflecting the inner feelings of the caged bird. The frustrated behaviour pattern of the innocent bird conveyed by the poet inspiring his readers to form their own judgement.

"He ponders on the things he hears,

Preferring not to chatter!"

"And this is true, but why it's true

Is quite another matter."

The parrot showing his indifference to the remarks made by the family members and the way the visitors accept and enjoy such personal remarks. Brownjohn reporting such procedure in direct speech brings life and prominence to the expressions of the bird.

"He won't talk because

He is a thinking bird."

The bird seems to feel in return the selfish and guilty conscience of the people exhibiting a Bird as a "museum piece" to invite the attention of the visitors inconsiderate about the caged bird's pathetic situation. A bird is born to enjoy the freedom of flying with its fellow birds, perching on branches of trees to enjoy a meal with its fellow birds.

This particular parrot seems to hate the remarks of the people - the family members and visitors, forgetting the sensitivity of a bird and the freedom loved by a bird.

"And when my thoughts are ready I'll

Certainly not disguise them!"

The bird's thoughts, the abusive criticism highlighting man's insensitivity, cruelty and selfishness, keeping a bird as a prisoner to boost their popularity and status. The last part of the poem reveals the bird's effort to plan out his protest against violation of the Bird's Rights - freedom of living.

"And when my thoughts are ready I'll

Certainly not disguise them," highlighting the inhuman behaviour of people showing their contempt for ease and pleasure, of minor living things.

"I'll wait and see and choose a time

When everyone is present

And clear my throat and raise my beak

And give a squawk and start to speak."

The climax of the bird's thoughts opposing the actions of the family is clearly depicted in dramatic manner.

The diction style of Alan Brownjohn is simple and direct, quite closer to spoken idiom with a "steady rhyming scheme," expressing clearly and fluently the poet's feeling for the captured bird in cage.

This poem seems to be a "cynical poem" showing the feelings of a caged bird and the inhuman nature of man violating the freedom of nature's gifts.

Answer 2

Cruelty to animals, how humans cage animals for for their selfish reasons and treat them like exhibits. it shows us how animals also feel about their freedom and the way how people just use them to entertain themselves and exhibit it to others. this situation is a very good eye opener for all the human beings who treats animals in a cruel way by caging them.

Answer 3

The poem, 'The Parrot' by Alan Brownjohn is a remarkable poem because it shows us, human beings of their uncaring and selfish ways towards other living beings. Most human beings think they are superior to other living beings/creatures etc., and are in the habit of acting in an insensible manner and think of only their pleasure. Getting into the other living being's shoes make you understand the miserable condition you put the other creature in. So the poet, Alan Brownjohn make us feel how the Parrot feels in its cage unable to find its freedom. Therefore, it is waiting for a chance to come out what it has in its mind about the people who keep it in a cage and treats the parrot as a show piece to those who visit their home.

Narration is in the first person and it helps to reveal the inner feelings of the parrot. The poet by revealing this allows us to form our own judgement about the people who cage this innocent bird and harm the bird's sole existence. The climax of the bird's thoughts against the family who keep it restricting its freedom is depicted in the stanza, "I'll wait and see and choose a time, When everyone is present, And clear my throat and raise my beak, And give a squawk and start to speak"

Finally, we can call this a 'cynical poem' which depicts the feelings of a bird who has completely lost its freedom and the inhuman and thoughtless way human beings treat the other beings such as birds.

Answer 4

. What do the words “I” and “they” refer to?“they” refer to?

Answer 5

Humor