Patriot poem and hearts and hands story description please help me I have exam tomorrow
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In patriot. A year ago : he was welcomed greatly by the people. It was roses roses all over his way and myrtle (symbol of love) mixed in his path. And all the people of his area were standing in the balcony and waving their hands. The church spires flamed with flags. Old walls rocked with crowd and cries and air filled with sound of bells as they welcome him as the hero the patriot.
If he asked to his people good folks can you give sun from the skies they will reply afterward what else you want. They were ready to give patriot anything.
But the patriot leaped at sun and gave to them. Here sun symbolizes conquering lands.
After an year
Now there is no one in the house balcony but only a few palsied ones(paralyzed ones)
And the patriot was taken to Shambles gate. - ruined place for hanging people and to scaffolds foot place to be beheaded.
Now here he goes in rains and a rope cut his wrist and people threw stones at him and his forehead bleeds. It's because of his years misdeeds
Then he tells thus I eneterd without anything and I go without anything to God. When God asks him question he tells paid by world what I owe then. And now he is safer with god
This poem tells how peoe changes but God never change and also about the political standard of one is not always the same it may onetime can come down
The patriot poem :
here's a simple description : ( stanza wise )
1- The patriot recalls how he was welcomed a year ago , when he came back from his grand victory . His path was strewn with roses and myrtles which are symbolic of love and respect . The church towers blazed with red coloured victory flags but the scene changed drastically a year later .
2- The whole atmosphere resounded with the sound of the church bells rung in the honour of their hero . The crowd shouted with joy and the patriot appretiated the enthusiasm . If he would have demanded something impossible for them ...they would 've given him that and asked him ' what else? ' he wanted .
3- The patriot says that he tried to do the impossible for the pleasure of his admirers and countrymen but what reward he got ? Is this the reward he is getting from his people ? In a vry low and sad tone , he feels that the people have forgotten all that he had done for them .
4- And now a year later - The patriot is being led to the gallows he finds no one in the streets or in the roof tops or in the windows to bid him farewell . Only a few crippled people are watching him . Most of the people have gone to the shambel's gate to have the best possible view of his execution .
5- It is raining and patriot is being led to scaffold along the rope which tied his hands so tightly that it cuts both the wrists of his hands . His forehead is bleeding as the people are throwing stones at him due to a so called misdeed done by him . It is the irony of his life that people have forgotten his good deeds .
6- The patriot entered the city with people cheering for him and worshipping him . and is leaving it in humiliation . He feels that if he would've died a year ago he would not have expected god to reward him but now he is going unrewarded so he thinks god will reward him in heaven . Thus , he feels safe in the hands of death and even in such an intense defeat finds victory and consoles himself .
All the best for exam !