The poem's theme is a celebration of creativity. It praises the spiritual and physical powers of the cloud, and in doing so, shows the creative aspects of nature, which are reproduced by the artist as he creates his work.
On the physical side, the cloud speaks to us about how it bring rain for the flowers, as well as shade. It also provides the beautiful mists that cover the sun, the moon, and the mountaintops, and contributes to the rainbow. The artist also brings beauty.
Phrases such “as still as a brooding dove” allude to the spiritual side of the cloud. This phrase is borrowed from Milton's Paradise Lost, in which the holy spirit is described as “Dove-like brooding on the vast Abyss.”
The cloud, which dances and plays, acts as a creative spirit in this poem. The cloud is constantly transforming itself and enjoying everything it does, while fertilizing and beautifying the earth. Art does the same—and all of this is to be celebrated and enjoyed.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
What is the theme of poem The Cloud by Shelley?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What is the theme of the chapter Lead?
Primo Levi's complex probing of the Holocaust, including his survival of Auschwitz and pre- and post-war life, is organized around indiv...
-
The statement "Development policy needs to be about poor people, not just poor countries," carries a lot of baggage. Let's dis...
-
"Mistaken Identity" is an amusing anecdote recounted by the famous author Mark Twain about an experience he once had while traveli...
-
Primo Levi's complex probing of the Holocaust, including his survival of Auschwitz and pre- and post-war life, is organized around indiv...
-
De Gouges's Declaration of the Rights of Woman was enormously influential. We can see its influences on early English feminist Mary Woll...
-
As if Hamlet were not obsessed enough with death, his uncovering of the skull of Yorick, the court jester from his youth, really sets him of...
-
In both "Volar" and "A Wall of Fire Rising," the characters are impacted by their environments, and this is indeed refle...
No comments:
Post a Comment