Song of a dream second stanza

SONG OF A DREAM SECOND STANZA

1. SONG OF A DREAM SAROJINI NAIDU

2. SONG OF A DREAM Lone in the light of that magical grove, I felt the stars of the spirits of love Gather and gleam round my delicate youth And I heard the song of the spirits of Truth; To quench my longing I bent me low By the streams of the spirits of peace that flow In that magical wood in the land of sleep.

3. DISCUSSION OF THE POEM The poet emphasizes the fact that all these happen in the land of sleep – her dreamland. There is a mix of emotions – peace and serenity along with her loneliness. The poet employs a simile to express her delight. She feels surrounded by love as it gleams around her body. She hears the songs of the spirit of Truth as it hums around her . Truth, love and peace are personified. She considers them as the key ingredients of a peaceful world. The spirit of peace that flows like streams in the land of sleep quenches her intense desire and longing for serenity.

4. In the ‘magical wood’, sleep brings relief to the ever – stressful mind and wipes away pain, sorrow and loneliness magically. It is not worthy that the spirits of love, peace and truth welcome her into their magical world and help her to get rid of her loneliness.

5. QUESTIONS What do the spirits of love do? How does the poet quench her longing? What is the magical wood referred to here?

6. ANSWERS The spirits of love gather and gleam round the poets delicate youth. The poet quenches her longing by bending low by the stream of the spirits of peace. The magical wood is a perfect land of all ideal values. It stands for her motherland where truth, love and peace coexist

7. REVISIT THE TEXT Title Paraphrase Figurative devices Attitude Rethinking the meaning of the title Theme

8. ANSWERS Title – the title of the poem is ‘Song of a dream’. It denotes that Sarojini is expressing her wish about what her motherland should be like. Paraphrase – sarojini naidu dreamt that she was alone in a magical wood. The presence of the spirit of peace truth and love made it an ideal land of perfection and serenity. She felt that the spirits of love glowed around her in her youth, that the spirits of truth sang to her, and the spirits of peace quenched her thirst for serenity and peace.

9. Figurative devices – metaphors : spirits of truth were the birds that sang. Spirits of love were the stars that glowed Spirits of peace were the streams that flowed. Attitude – the poet is optimistic that her motherland will be a land of peace, truth and love. Rethinking the meaning of the title – the title gains additional emphasize as the poem progresses. The dream becomes more real and meaningful. It brings her at most comfort, peace and joy.

10. Theme – the poem reminds us that we should continue with our dreams till they are fulfilled. There is a positive culmination to every ambition.

11. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY Write an appreciation of the poem ‘Song of a dream’.