in what ways the poem" The darkling Thrush" an attempt by the poet to search for meaning in the world
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The speaker's state of mind in this poem is described as "fervourless," or lacking in any kind of enthusiasm for the world around him. He sees the wintry world around him as reflective of this state of mind: it seems to him "shrunken," and Hardy makes an allusion to the anxiety that struck at the turn of the twentieth century when he refers to seeing "the Century's corpse" in the lay of the land. He is clearly feeling uneasy, unsure of himself and the world around him, and is seeking some hope when all he can hear is a "death-lament."
The voice of the thrush, then, goes some way towards providing this for him. Its "joy illimited" is very different to what the speaker is feeling. Indeed, he notes that there is "little cause for carolings" in the world he sees; he cannot understand what the bird is experiencing that he is not. And yet, the song of this thrush does give the speaker "some blessed Hope." While he himself is still "unaware" of what that hope might be, the song of the bird seems to spread some happiness into the desolate landscape and gives the speaker a shred of hope to cling to: he may not be able to see the cause of the thrush's happiness, but he does believe that it is there somewhere in the world.
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The poem ‘The Darkling Thrush’ is written in the mood and tone to give out the precise message.
Here Darkling represents the dark, where the landscape is visible and the sun is slowly weakening but still lies above the horizon. He talks about the heavy gloomy and an image that lacks any kind of joy.
The mention of the corpse is done to describe the past centuries and stating one’s feeling to intensify about death.
Thrust is an injection with the hope of joy. The poem shows the life on earth of animals and human that is gripped by the unsympathetic force of nature.