Question

IL Write a short critical summary of the poem.
12. Explain the last strza of the poem.
13. Dsicuss the generic form of the poem.
14. Write a note on the use of imagery and symbols in the poem​

Answer 1

Answer:

Poem:

BETWEEN Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose;

The spectacles set them, unhappily, wrong;

The point in dispute was, as all the world knows,

To whom the said spectacles ought to belong.

So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause, 5

With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning,

While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws,—

So famed for his talent in nicely discerning.

“In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear

(And your lordship,” he said, “will undoubtedly find) 10

That the Nose has the spectacles always to wear,

Which amounts to possession, time out of mind.”

Then, holding the spectacles up to the court,

“Your lordship observes, they are made with a straddle,

As wide as the ridge of the Nose is; in short, 15

Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.

“Again, would your lordship a moment suppose

(’T is a case that has happened, and may happen again)

That the visage or countenance had not a Nose,

Pray, who would, or who could, wear spectacles then? 20

“On the whole, it appears, and my argument shows,

With a reasoning the court will never condemn,

That the spectacles, plainly, were made for the Nose,

And the Nose was, as plainly, intended for them.”

Then shifting his side (as a lawyer knows how), 25

He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes:

But what were his arguments, few people know,

For the court did not think them equally wise.

So his lordship decreed, with a grave, solemn tone,

Decisive and clear, without one if or but, 30

That whenever the Nose put his spectacles on,

By daylight or candlelight,—Eyes should be shut.

Explanation:

There was a dispute between the nose and the eyes about the possession of glasses. The tongue was a lawyer. He raised the issue with professionalism. Chief Baron sat in the Air Court to resolve the dispute. He was known for his wise decisions.

The argument started on the side of the nose. The lawyer argued that the nose always had glasses to wear .He owned the glasses, and so he owned the glasses .Then the width of the nose was so wide that it was designed to rest perfectly on the nose. There was a stick on the horse .He proved again that the glasses are nose.

Another argument was more interesting .The lawyer pointed to the judge's eyes as he had a nose on the lawyer .The face without a nose is never there. Suppose that was the face of the argument .Who can wear glasses then? He concluded that the glasses were clearly made for the nose and the nose was for the glasses.

The same lawyer then shook his side .He started arguing with his eyes .He argued in the best way possible. But no one knew what his arguments were. The court remained unopposed. The arguments on the side of the eye do not seem to favor the nose. So the judge kept his eyes in the direction of the nose or the candle light and told him to close his eyes.