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Summary of the poem confessions of a born spectator by Ogden Nash analysis of the poet Ogden Nash. m Spark notes

Answer 1

This poem is about a born spectator who prefer to view all kinds of sports, including basketball, hockey, and athletics.

But he will never dream of participating in any of these sport events in the ground, because he is scared of being injured during these games as even the champions are often wounded and need medical treatments.

 Frederick Ogden Nash was an American poet, whose first poem was published in 1930 in New Yorker magazine.

He was mainly known for writing satirical poems on various matters of life, mainly on the behavioral aspects of kids and adult men and women.

Answer 2

Explanation:

n the poem 'Confessions of a Born Spectator', Ogden Nash talks about how people choose different sports in their lives or decide to become athletes. While admiring the talents of athletes and sportsmen, the poet confesses that he is glad that he is neither a sportsman nor an athlete. Children have different aims and wish to play various games. Each child has in mind something in particular, but the narrator is satisfied that he is not one of the players. Though the narrator admires the talents of all athletes, he derives satisfaction from watching them, but does not wish to exchange places with them. He also sometimes regrets that zealous athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rivals. He feels that good sense and caution win over ego. The narrator wholeheartedly offers thanks, given the modest physiques of athletes. Ultimately the narrator is glad that he himself is not an athlete.