summary of poem windmill
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The poem ‘The Windmill’ is written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. centered around its titular image Each aspect of the poem is . The poet has used personification to make the windmill alive. Use of words such as ‘giant’, ‘jaws’ and ‘devour’ create an almost terrifying image. This makes it very clear that the giant is a windmill. In the second verse, the windmill looks forward personification that refers to to the coming the blades, or sails, of the mill. harvest and flings its arms to the air , another In the next verse, the windmill hears the sound of flails. ‘Flail’ is a word that comes from the medieval word for whip, and refers to a weapon consisting of a metal ball held on doesn’t really make to a thick stick by a chain. A flail any noise until it hits something, but it depends on the wind to pick power . T up momentum and he ‘sound’ of a flail, is the sound of a heavy ball whipping through the whistling wind For the most par . t, the fourth verse continues the mounting anticipation created by its preceding verse. t he line, ‘As a brave man meets his foe ’ , In the windmill resolves to stand its ground and think of itself as a brave warrior, stepping into combat. In the fifth verse the windmill is looking forward to the harvests to convert grains into flour descriptions at the end of the verse make it clear that the miller is a wealthy . The and influential figure. The windmill is quick to point out that it is its own influence that has given the miller a good lifestyle. The final verse tells how the everyday hard work transforms into a restful one on a Sunday. The Windmill experiences peace and contentedness during its day of rest. The rhyme scheme of the poem is abbab. One should do one’s duty is the central idea of the poem. 2
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