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- 1. Gitanjali Selected Poems Death Flower by: FLORALIE LACUESTA-INAYAN PSHS WV Campus 10/26/16
- 2. Death
- 3. Death
- 4. Death
- 5. Death
- 6. POEM ANALYSIS Death O thou the last fulfilment of life, Death, my death, come and whisper to me! Day after day I have kept watch for thee; for thee have I borne the joys and pangs of life. All that I am, that I have, that I hope and all my love have ever flowed towards thee in depth of secrecy. One final glance from thine eyes and my life will be ever thine own. The flowers have been woven and the garland is ready for the bridegroom. After the wedding the bride shall leave her home and meet her lord alone in the solitude of night. Death as a natural process APOSTROPHE & PERSONIFICATION Death as a calm repose Death as an expected visitor Death as an inspiration Death as a very awaited momentA confirmation; A vow or commitment to be someone’s Death as a homecoming, Death is a wedding—a union with our maker. His dying will be like a bride meeting her bridegroom on the wedding night.
- 8. Rabindranath Tagore pluck – remove; separate; rip off take – seize; grab; snatch delay not – don’t delay it; hurry up lest – for fear that; expression of worry droop – sink; bend; sag service – useful labor; work
- 9. Rabindranath Tagore What is the TONE expressed in the poem? Someone who feels he/she has come of age, but still feels unused, ineffective, or hasn’t found his/her purpose in life yet.
- 10. Rabindranath Tagore Unlock the SYMBOL of the “flower” in the poem. It can also signify a person’s time, energy, or youthfulness. In a way, it represents beauty, too which can fade away anytime. All this “flower” that resides in us implies our God-given gifts which are deemed useful only when they are offered to the One who gave them to us.
- 11. Rabindranath Tagore Unlock the SYMBOL of the “thy” in the poem.
- 12. Rabindranath Tagore In what ways do we find ourselves useful? It’s when we use our talents and opportunities wisely that we find ourselves useful. When we start serving other people and stop serving only our own selves do we find more meaning and purpose in life. By serving other people and offering our selves to God, we begin to realize our reason for living. Our lives, talents, potentialities, and even our own time in this world are ALL IN VAIN when we don’t give them all back to the ONE who gave them.