How does the poem The patriot .... at the end of the poem bring out the optimistic philosophy of life?
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The Poem in Detail
Stanza 1
The speaker of the poem is a patriot who narrates the story of his
golden past. He remembers a day, when a year ago he was given a
grand welcome on his arrival to the town .People had thrown roses
and myrtle in his path. The house-roofs were full of people. The roofs
seemed to sway. The church spires were decorated with beautiful
flags. Thus, the speaker received a grand welcome a year ago on the
same day.
Stanza 2
The second stanza is an extension of the first stanza. It tells us of the
frenzy attitude of the people on the patriot’s arrival. Bells rang to
announce his coming, the old walls of the buildings seemed to be
shaken with the crowd and their loud cries. They were momentarily
swayed by him to an extent that even if he had asked for the sun’
they would have offered him the same.
Stanza 3
The speaker now regrets that it was he who “leaped at the sun” for
his “loving friends”. It was the speaker who went ahead to do every
possible thing in public’s best interest. The speaker now feels
dejected at his harvest. Everything has changed for him in a year.
Stanza 4
The stanza records speaker’s present thoughts. The patriot is being
taken to scaffold for his “year’s misdeeds”. There is nobody on the
house tops now except for few suffering from palsy. Everyone knows
that today, the best of the sights is at the Shambles’ Gate or by the
scaffold’s foot.
Stanza 5
The speaker is now moving in the rain towards his end. His wrists get
cut by the rope used to tie his hands behind. The public, that once
regarded him with great respect, now throws stones at him. His
forehead bleeds, which is the punishment for a year’s misdoings.
Stanza 6
The poem ends quite optimistically. He has “entered” the gates of
death and now is ready to “go” to his life after death. The speaker
has resigned himself to his fate. He believes that in victory, people
drop down dead but his imperfection will bring him closer to God.
The patriot hopes that since he dead
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