Paragraph wish meaning of poem life by Charlotte Bronte
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The poem Life by Charlotte Bronte is about the optimism of the poet. Bronte wrote the poem under her pseudonym Currer Bell. The Rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB (except rain & dream). The poem is divided into three stanzas consisting of 8, 4 and 12 lines respectively.
In this poem, Bronte uses rain to serve as a metaphor for gloom, despair, and even death. Early in the poem, she remarks that “morning rain” can lead to a “pleasant day.” She adds that since rain makes the flowers bloom, we should not be gloomy or sad when the rain does fall. As the poem continues, Bronte uses the metaphor to address human concerns. At times, the rain will fall. Likewise, there will be times when humans must deal with Death. There will be times when “sorrow seems to win over hope.” However, just as sunny days and blooming flowers follow the rain, hope and happiness will follow such sorrowful times
Stanza 1
In stanza 1, the poet begins with the word “Life” which is the title of the poem. It emphasises the fact that the poem is all about the life. According to the poet, we should believe that life is not a dream so dark as sages say . It means ,the life is not as bad as most of the people believe and say.
Often a little morning rain foretells a pleasant day. The term morning rain is a metaphor which symbolises sorrow & despair. The line means that despair is often a way to joy and happiness like morning rain which leads to a pleasant day.
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, but these are transient alall.Which means,there are sorrows and griefs in the life of every human being but they are not permanent. They are always temporary and short-lived.
In the final line of the 1st stanza, the poet raises a rhetorical question, If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall? It means that if rain can make the rose bloom then why should we mourn over its fall. In other words, sorrows lead to happiness and should not be lamented.
Stanza 3
In the 3rd stanza, the poet says in a rhetoric way says that though the death may take away our life during our best time (the most enjoyable time) or the sorrows take over our hope, we should never lose the will and determination because hope has elastic springs. It means that the hope is elastic and like the spring season, it can be bent by the sorrows (or by the winter) but cannot be broken completely. It retains itself after the clouds of gloom go away (or when the winter goes away).
In the next line, the poet brings in herself and says that though the sorrows and griefs have bent her down or her hopes, she still has her golden wings which are capable of being flying even after griefs bent them down.
She can bear all the hurdles of life as she is manful (strong) and fearless. And on the Day of Judgement (as believed in Christianity) her courage will make her victorious. Thus the poem ends with a strong will, hope and determination that good will ultimately come to her.
In conclusion, we can see that the example of rain is the symbol of despair, in the first stanza. Here, the poet asks us to see its bright side. In the second stanza, she asks us to enjoy the fast running moments of life. In the third stanza, she becomes optimistic about being courageous even after her death.