Summary of the poem the striders by a.K. Ramanujan
Explain the second stanza
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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.