Question

Critical appreciation of Amalkanti.

Answer 1

The term “Amalkanti” means pure radiance and in the poem, is the name of the main protagonist. Amalkanti’s name suits his character very well as he wants to become sunlight, which here refers to the source of inspiration. Nirendranath Chakraborty has used the literary device Irony to express whether Amalkanti is successful in becoming sunlight or not. Irony is a device or a statement in which the meaning that the speaker implies differs strongly from the meaning that is expressed visibly.