Question

explanation of derozios poem freedom to the slave

Answer 1

Answer:

Freedom to the slave

Explanation:

"Freedom to the Slave" by Derozio.

In "Freedom to the Slave," Henry Derozio explores the feelings that a man experiences upon learning he is no longer enslaved, and then praises Freedom itself. The joyful sensations the speaker describes associate the man with the natural world, thus conveying that freedom is the natural state of humans. These “noblest feelings of the soul” include pride and exultation. Key aspects of the natural world are the “winds,” “wild birds,” and the “running stream” that “floods.” The spiritual aspect of freedom is conveyed through the “breath of heaven” (wind) that blows on this man. 73 Knowing that he is free, the man smiles, looks up to heaven and down toward the stream, and realizes his kinship with all the environment. This realization makes him cry out, “I’m free as they!”

In the second part, the poet marks a switch by using apostrophe, addressing Freedom directly. The speaker returns to the spiritual significance, referring to the “flame” that “lights the altar of the soul.” The speaker also praises the sacrifices made by patriots who fight for freedom, with their “sword unsheathed” and their bleeding breasts. Finally, praise is extended to the “generous hand” that breaks the chains of slavery that were attached by a “tyrant.”

Answer 2

In the poem "Freedom to the Slave" the poet has described the emotions that a man encounters on learning that he is no longer enslaved, and instead praises freedom itself.

• The poem has been written by Henry Derozio in which the association of man with natural world is described, further describing that a natural state of humans is freedom.
• The aspects of the natural world are the 'winds,' birds,' and the 'running stream' that 'floods.' The spiritual aspect of freedom is transmitted through the 'breath of heaven' blowing on the man.
• On knowing that he is free, the man smiles, looks up to heaven and down to the stream, and realizes his relationship with the environment. This realization makes him scream out, "I am free just like they are! ”