Ans. Q.3.B. of the HSC Board English Question Paper which comes for 04 marks.
Note :
1. There are total 8 poems given in the course book of std. XII ( Maharashtra State Board ) and students need to prepare for appreciation of all 8 poems.
2. This is just the SAMPLE. Students are encouraged to understand the poem well and then try writing their own appreciation.
3. Appreciation needs to be written POINT WISE and not in paragraph form.
The Inchcape Rock -Appreciation
1.About the poet, poem and title : The poem " The Inchcape Rock" is penned down by Robert Southey - a poet laureate of England from 1813-1843. The poem is a ballad which tells us the story of the 14th century attempt by the Abbot of Aberbrothok to install a warning bell on Inchcape - a notorious sandstone reef off the Scottish east coast.
2. Theme : Southey wrote this poem as he was inspired by the legendary story of a pirate who removed the bell placed by the Abbot and how he himself fell into the well he dug for others so he could loot them. Hence , the theme of the poem is that those who do wrong will meet with due punishment.
3.Language/poetic devices used in the poem : This ballad is composed a narrative style and all stanzas follow the rhyme scheme "aabb". The poet has beautifully embellished the poem with a number of figures of speech like alliteration , antithesis, repetition, inversion , onomatopoeia , etc. Also , the poet has used a lot of old English words like "blest" , "cants" , etc . The language used is lucid and flawless.
4.Special feature : The injection of symbolic poet justice in the end of the poem is the special feature of this poem where Ralph the Rover falls in the same pit he dug for others.
5.Message/value/morals in the poem : The very clear message this poem gives is that those who carry malice and wickedness for others , will cause their own doom as " As you sow , so shall you reap."
6.Your opinion about the poem : In my opinion , this poem is very much relevant even in today's time and it timeless and it will keep reminding us all and generations to come that those who will do bad , bad will happen to them for sure.
The example given here is just a sample. It would be nice if you compose your own poem of 4 lines.
2.3 Compose four to six lines on " Sea "
Ans. Sea
The sea sees innumerable storms
Yet it remains so patient and calm
It's rising and falling waves ready fo remind
That will drown all those one day who are bad and unkind.
