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Summary of the poem the striders by a.K. Ramanujan​

Answer 1

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Summary of the poem The Striders by A.K. Ramanujan:

The Striders poems is one of the well-known poem by A.K Ramanujan that gives the idea about deconstructive analysis of Indian sensibilities poets. This poem explains about the human being who is very powerful in every aspect. Strider is a small water insect which is a New England name for it. Insect may be small but he explains it from different angle. In the first stanza of the poem he gave the idea about his physical appearance and made it as source of idea. Although the insect was stranger but he made it a point of study. Later he described a water bug as bubbled eye which made it dynamic but not static. Human ideas are also like the bubblers that are very short and come and go. He explained about Indian tradition and linked the ancient time to present time and described the energy of insect which was gained through yoga so that he could walk on the water without sinking. Human being is very powerful because they have not only conquered the light but also the sky.

Answer 2

The summary of the poem is as follows:

• The Striders is a very well known poem by A. K. Ramanujan. It gives the idea of deconstructive analysis of Indian sensibilities poets.
• This poem elaborates on the point that the human can be very powerful in every aspect.
• A Strider is a small insect which lives in the water and this is an English name for it. The insect may be small but the poet describes it from a different angle.
• In the first stanza, he takes the idea about the insects physical appearance and makes it a source of idea.
• The insect was strange to him but he made it a point of study. He describes the insect as dynamic and not static.
• He explained about Indian tradition and linked the ancient time to present time and described the energy of insect which was gained through yoga so that he could walk on the water without sinking.
• He says human being are very powerful because they have taken over both the land and sky.

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