can anyone please write the summary on this poem ( After Blenheim.... by Robert southey)...
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"After Blenheim”, also known as “The Battle of Blenheim”, is a famous anti¬war poem written by Robert Southey. The poem, published in 1798, is in the form of a ballad and its theme is the famous Battle of Blenheim of 1704. It was fought between the combined forces of France and Bavaria representing one side, and the forces of England and Austria representing the rival side.
The poem is set at the site of that Battle, the Anglicised name for the German village of Blenheim, situated on the left bank of the Danube River in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. The poem starts with the queries of two little kids about a skull which has been found by one of them while playing near their cottage. As the kids are surprised and curious, they approach their grandfather and ask him about it.
The grandfather, Kaspar, then tells the two kids about a war that had been fought years ago. He describes the horrors of war. Despite that, he does not categorically criticize the war as such. The poem ends on a rather baffling note, suggested by the repeated use of the phrase “a famous victory” that the war reminds him of at present.
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Type of poem - Ballad
Theme - famous Battle of Blenheim of 1704. It was fought between the combined forces of France and Bavaria representing one side, and the forces of England and Austria representing the rival side.
Summary -
Through a conversation between an old farmer , Kasper and his grand children,Wihelmine and Peterkin the poet gradually reveals the scene of former battlefield. One of the kids has found something ' large and round ' which his grandfather explains is a skull, one of many to be found nearby. Similar instances run through the poem to support the main ideas - tragic end of war and vulnerability of human life. The poem after Blenheim makes us ponder on the purpose and result of a war and even questions its validity
The war caused huge devastation and thousands of casualties. But , old Kasper seems to have unconcerned attitude this , as he claims that ' it was famous victory ' and
' things like that must be '. His gruesome discriptions, followed by casual saying create an effect of irony. It is ironic that it was great war but no one knows why.
Style -
The style used by poet is a conversation between two people of different ages - the younger age represents vigor, restlessness, and curiosity whereas the old age depicts experience, knowledge and passivity
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