"Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun
To give it my loving friends to keep!
Nought man could do, have I left undone:
And you see my harvest, what I reap
This very day, now a year is run."
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Who is 'T' in the above extract? What does leaping at the sun signify?
In what mood is the speaker now? Where is he at present?
Explain what "harvest" the speaker is referring to?
Answers
Answer:
'I' in the extract refers to the patriot.
Leaping at the sun signifies daring to the impossible acts of patriotism for the nation and its people.
The speaker is in a sad mood as he is being led to the gallows to be hanged for the sacrifices he made for his people.
'Harvest' refers to the cruel and callous treatment he received from his own people for whom he made so many sacrifices.
Explanation:
Poem ‘The Patriot’ by Robert Browning depicts the condition of a man who sacrificed his everything for his countrymen, but yet was punished by them. A year ago he was loved by them; people had thrown roses at him; the roofs of the houses were packed to capacity to welcome him. They admired him so much that they would have even done anything he had desired.
However, after a year he was chained and taken to the scaffolds to be hanged. People were throwing stones at him.
The speaker learnt that people of this world can never judge or pay us for our deeds; it is God who ultimately rewards us or punishes us. The speaker hopes to be rewarded by God.
Answer:-
'I' in the extract refers to the patriot.
Leaping at the sun signifies daring to the impossible acts of patriotism for the nation and its people.
The speaker is in a sad mood as he is being led to the gallows to be hanged for the sacrifices he made for his people.
'Harvest' refers to the cruel and callous treatment he received from his own people for whom he made so many sacrifices.
Explanation:
Poem ‘The Patriot’ by Robert Browning depicts the condition of a man who sacrificed his everything for his countrymen, but yet was punished by them. A year ago he was loved by them; people had thrown roses at him; the roofs of the houses were packed to capacity to welcome him. They admired him so much that they would have even done anything he had desired.
However, after a year he was chained and taken to the scaffolds to be hanged. People were throwing stones at him.
The speaker learnt that people of this world can never judge or pay us for our deeds; it is God who ultimately rewards us or punishes us. The speaker hopes to be rewarded by God.