THE APOLOGY
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THE APOLOGY
Think me not unkind and rudeThat I walk alone in grove and glen;I go to the God of the woodTo fetch his word to men.Tax not my sloth that IFold my arms beside the brook;Each cloud that floated in the skyWrites a letter in my book.Chide me not, laborious band,For the idle flowers I brought;Every aster in my handGoes home loaded with a thought.There was never mysteryBut ‘tis figured in the flowers:Was never secret historyBut birds tell it in the bowers.One harvest from thy fieldHomeward brought the oxen strong;A second crop thine acres yield,Which I gather in a song.
Think me not unkind and rudeThat I walk alone in grove and glen;I go to the God of the woodTo fetch his word to men. unkind and
rude
grove and glen
God of the wood
Chide me not, laborious band,For the idle flowers I brought;Every aster in my handGoes home loaded with a thought.
chiding
labourious band
Aster flower
Tax not my sloth that IFold my arms beside the brook;Each cloud that floated in the skyWrites a letter in my book.
sloth
fold the arms
There was never mystery But ‘tis figured in the flowers: Was never secret history But birds tell it in the bowers.
mystery in the flowers birds tell the secret history
One harvest from thy fieldHomeward brought the oxen strong;A second crop thine acres yield,Which I gather in a song.
harvest
Homeward brought the oxen
Gather in a song
The poet apologizes to the farmers saying that he is not cruel or rude. He walks in the grove and glen and goes to the wood God to bring men His message. The cloud floating in the sky writes a letter in his book and the aster flowers in the poet’s hand goes home loaded with thoughts. The birds tell secret histories in the bowers and the flowers reveal the mystery. The oxen takes the harvest from the fields while the poet takes back a song.
Rude - Wood Band - Hand
Field - Yield Glen - MenBrought - Thought Strong -
SongI - Sky Mystery - HistoryBrook - BookFlowers - Bowes
That I walk alone in grove and glen Grove GlenI go to the God of the wood
Go GodFold my arms besides the brook
Besides BrookBut birds tell it in the bowers
Birds Bowers
Each cloud that floated in the sky Writes a letter in my book.
PERSONIFICATION
Every aster in my hand Goes home loaded with a thought.
PERSONIFICATION
(Personification – Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects)
Think me not unkind and rudeThat I walk alone in grove and glen;I go to the God of the woodTo fetch his word to men.
1. Who is the speaker ?
The poet is the speaker.2. How shouldn’t we think of the poet?
We shouldn’t think him unkind and rude.3. What is glen?
Glen is a narrow valley.4. Where does the poet walk?
The poet walks through grove and glen.
Tax not my sloth that IFold my arms beside the brook;Each cloud that floated in the skyWrites a letter in my book.
1. What is meant by ‘brook’?A brook is a narrow stream.
2. What floats in the sky?Clouds float in the sky.
3. Who writes a letter in the poet’s book?The cloud writes a letter in the poet’s book.
4. What does the poet do beside the brook?He stands with folded arms beside the brook.
Chide me not, laborious band,For the idle flowers I brought;Every aster in my handGoes home loaded with a thought.
1.What does chide mean?Chide means to scold.
2. What does ‘labourious band’ refer to?It refers to hardworking people.
3. What is an aster?It is a type of flower.
4. What goes home loaded with thought?The flower goes home loaded with thought.
There was never mysteryBut ‘tis figured in the flowers:Was never secret historyBut birds tell it in the bowers.
1.Where is the mystery?The mystery is in the flowers.
2. What do the birds tell?The birds tell the secret history.
3. Where is the secret history told?It is told in the bowers.
One harvest from thy fieldHomeward brought the oxen strong;A second crop thine acres yield,Which I gather in a song.
1. Who does ‘thy’ refer to?Thy refers to the owner of the field.
2. Who brings the harvest home?The oxen brings the harvest home.
3. Who gathers the second harvest?The poet gathers the second harvest.
4. What is the second harvest according to the poet?The second harvest is a song.
THE END