The document provides information about the poem "Where the Mind is Without Fear" by Rabindranath Tagore. It discusses that Tagore was an Indian-English writer, poet, artist, novelist, and educator who won the Nobel Prize. The poem expresses Tagore's patriotic feelings for his country while it was under British rule. Written in free verse without rhyme or meter, the poem's central idea is that a country with citizens possessing qualities like knowledge, courage, self-dignity, and reasonable thought would be like heaven.

1. Welcome
Priya. C
English I B.ed.

2. POEM
Where the mind is without fear
-rabindrNATH TAGORE

3. author
 Indian-English writer
 Born in Bengali
 Poet, Artist, Novelist, Educator
 Nobel Prize- won

4. Theme:
• LONGING
• PATRIOTIC FEELING
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5. Form:
PRARTHANA
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6. • Part of GITANJALI
• He expressed his love towards country
• Prays ALMIGHTY for his country
• Originally – Bengali 1900
• Published – Naibedya 1901
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7. WROTE
 WHEN INDIA WAS UNDER THE
BRITISH ROLE.

8. STYLE
•FREE VERSE WITHOUT ANY RHYME
SCHEME OR METER
•SINGLE COMPLX SENTENCE
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9. Figure of speech
METAPHOR

10. Central Idea
• The poem might be trying to show the value of
knowledge, courage, self-dignity, altruism,
sincere, and reasonable thought. If all these
qualities are found in the countrymen of a
particular country, the country itself will be the
heaven.
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