Question

Summary of the poem imagination by george bernard shaw

Answer 1

George Bernard Shaw is a man of many colors. His writings used to be filled with humors yet his master piece The imagination was an oddity that showed a little sorrow and the thoughts of his beautiful childhood where kids played roles of cowboys and pirates for the writer they were unsophisticated yet cheerful. The writer adds that he used to escape the daily grind and move to a magical world of his own by his reading. He enjoyed the books of Jules Verne (a popular science fiction writer of the day).Moreover the speaker alludes to the famous explorer, Dr. Livingstone, and also speaks of Twain's character Huck Finn—the epitome of an adventuresome boy. The speaker is out of touch with reality as he becomes caught up in his imagined exploits during some especially dangerous and controversial situations.The writer then grew up to be serious but yet he still liked the mysteries as he did in childhood

Answer 2

In the poem 'Imagination' George Bernard Shaw, the poet reminisces his boyhood day when he would play different games acting as pirates or cowboys. He read adventurous books which helped him to forget daily burden. He recalls his fantasy could be translated in his exploring the poles and living with the Eskimos. Reading Jules Verne's science fiction took him to the moon and Dr. Livingstone was his guide during his trip to Africa and then to America where he hides with Huckleberry Finn. Childhood fantasy and imagination gave him a chance to be the hero of all nations. After growing up his cherishes his world as a child. Though he has turned serious, he still likes the mysterious.