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FAIZA REHMAN
AYESHA KIRAN
SAMAN EJAZ
SADEEN
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
ISLAMABAD
POETRY
Dylan Thomas was born in 1914 and died at 1953. He born when the first world war broken out
and died when the Second World War was over. We say that he is a man or child of true world
war. His poetry has a romantic taste. He sounds like a romantic poet. He is not a romantic poet at
certain level. He generally does not use rhyme scheme. He belongs to modern age. His poetry
takes away from daily routine life. He writes about horror of wars. He was so sensitive poet so
due to his sensitivity he was in habit of over drink.
Stanza no 1
At first stanza poet creates a difference between a young man and children. He creates the
binaries of man and children. According to poet children are braver then man. They do
not think about danger they just want to achieve their goal. Children have no fear. They
can walk on crook but is afraid to walk on crook. Children are better than man. Children
do not know about fear. They have to be taught fear. Children do not think about
consequences. They are curious and they explore sometimes taking risks. Thomas says
we walk into trees. People do not walk on trees. They walk in forests. Then he talks
“letting our syllables be soft” it suggests that there is respect for grandeur of trees and
perhaps nature. If we were not focused on trees and nature we might be gabbing to one
another and not paying attention to anyone. Here adults are aware of nature. In this
stanza poet uses simple past tense whereas at second stanza he uses wish tense.
Stanza no 2
In second stanza the poet says that if they were children we might climb and catch the
crooks. It shows that poet prefers a child upon man. The child sense of wonder and ability
to achieve it, should be the aim and the end. We should all aspire be like “children In
wonder watching the stars” but as we adult we lost our innocence and confidence and
can only walk in trees. Children might be wonder about unfailing stars. They do not
know anything scientifically about stars. So it’s a magic for them because they are so
innocent. The poet might be wanted to say that we should not kill our inner child in
ourselves. It makes life beautiful. He uses the technique of DE familiarization.
Stanza no 3
Out of confusion as the is refers to path of life. We never really answer all the questions.
The way is confusing. The more we learn less we know. Bliss can only be found if we are
willing to let go and allow things to simply be without worrying so much about them.
Stanza no 4
In this stanza the poet expresses his feelings. If we only can keep that inner child alive
and not so becomes weighted down by seriousness of adulthood, it will be more lovely
for us. Some elderly people become more childlike towards the end. Also simplicity is
liberating. Try not to become weighted down by complications and material down.
Themes of poem
Sense of confusion
Fear
Desire
Risk
Restlessness of man and selfishness