How is the 'Nightingale and a glow-worm' poem a didactic poem?
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Answer:
The Nightingale and the Glow worm by William Cowper is a poem about a nightingale and a clever glow worm. The nightingale sings all day long and beautifies its surroundings with its melodious voice. At night, the nightingale who is hungry after singing, hunts down the glow worm as his meal.
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A didactic poem is a poem with a hidden meaning. ‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm’ is a didactic poem as it conveys to the reader the reasons as to why we shouldn’t discriminate or exclude any other living being. The poem tells us that we are all made by the lord and that all living beings should be treated equally.
Explanation:
‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm’ is a poem written by William Cowper. It tells the reader about a nightingale who sings all day long and cheers up the people of the village in which he sings with his song. At night the Nightingale feels hungry and starts looking around for food. He spots a glow-worm which he decides to eat. As the nightingale approaches the glow-worm, the glow-worm (in his defense) explains to the nightingale that they both made by the lord and that the nightingale shouldn’t eat him. The nightingale agrees with the glow-worm and decides to let the glow-worm free