Robert Edgar Burns' poem The Potter.pptx

Detailed summary of Robert Edgar Burns' Poem The Potter

1. Dr. S. Malathi Assistant Professor of English V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women Virudhunagar BRITISH LITERATURE - I THE POTTER - ROBERT EDGAR BURNS

2. ROBERT BURNS Born Jan 25 , 1759,   Alloway , Scotland died July 21, 1796, Scotland (aged 37) Scottish poet and lyricist, tenant farmer the national poet of Scotland pioneer of the Romantic Movement  

3. THE POTTER Robert Edgar Burns When we are the weakest, We are like large lumps of clay, That the potter must tread down, To make his great art for display . Explanation : The clay is the weakest. It was trodden by foot of the Potter to reduce it to a paste. It was then placed on a horizontal wheel, turning the wheel with his hand as he shaped the vessel. The Potter is molding the clay into any shape as he desired.

4. THE POTTER Robert Edgar Burns A statue may be chiseled, Out of nothing else but rock. But he who does the chipping, Sees inside what will be wrought. Explanation : A statue may be cut or shaped with a steel tool with a beveled edge for shaping wood, stone or metals. It may be chiseled out of nothing else but rock. He who does the chipping sees inside what will be beaten into shape.

5. THE POTTER Robert Edgar Burns A sculptor finds great beauty, Not yet obvious to you or me. But he doesn’t stop his whittling, Till the treasure is what you see! Explanation : The sculptor is a man with a mission. He has a vision which commands him to make images and pots. His idealism and genius gives him supreme self-confidence.

6. THE POTTER Robert Edgar Burns A potter, a chiseler, a sculptor. These things I know I’m not today. But thank you Lord for choosing, And making me Your hunk of clay! Explanation : Pottery is one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts, consisting chiefly of functional objects made of clay and hardened with heat. These things he knows; he is not today. The potter is thankful to God for choosing and making him his hunk of clay.

7. THE POTTER Robert Edgar Burns the idea of creation and the power of the human spirit to shape and mold the world around us Theme -the idea of creation and the transformative power of art

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