the toys poem review
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To me, this poem reads as seemingly straightforward and simply, but strongly hinting at some assumed beliefs.
In summary, I would like to think that the main character, since the mother passed away, only leaves the father, a disciplined and equally disciplining figure. A great part of the poem seems very intimate and nostalgic; intimate when referring to the child's tears, "with darkened eyelids," followed by the father's shedding of his own mutual tears; nostalgic in the manner when the author refers to the surroundings of toys and small 'knick-knacks' owned by the child, that he/she seemingly treasures very much.
The end of the poem, I think, proves a little more complex, and worth analyzing further. The child's toys become somewhat of a metaphor, associated with joy during life that we, as humans, take too often for granted. A summarized theme, as you asked, may sound something like how people as a whole spend and assume the joy in life, especially the seemingly 'petty' joys, correspondingly in the same way that children play, break, dispense, but often treasure their material toys. For that, Patmore writes, "How weakly understood" we make "Thy [God] great commanded good." The poem then ends on a simpler, easily understood note, as the main character asks forgiveness, to spare wrath, for how seemingly easily we take the joys in life, while focusing too much on the negative aspects (such as arguing and "striking" a child).
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In summary, I would like to think that the main character, since the mother passed away, only leaves the father, a disciplined and equally disciplining figure. A great part of the poem seems very intimate and nostalgic; intimate when referring to the child's tears, "with darkened eyelids," followed by the father's shedding of his own mutual tears; nostalgic in the manner when the author refers to the surroundings of toys and small 'knick-knacks' owned by the child, that he/she seemingly treasures very much.
The end of the poem, I think, proves a little more complex, and worth analyzing further. The child's toys become somewhat of a metaphor, associated with joy during life that we, as humans, take too often for granted. A summarized theme, as you asked, may sound something like how people as a whole spend and assume the joy in life, especially the seemingly 'petty' joys, correspondingly in the same way that children play, break, dispense, but often treasure their material toys. For that, Patmore writes, "How weakly understood" we make "Thy [God] great commanded good." The poem then ends on a simpler, easily understood note, as the main character asks forgiveness, to spare wrath, for how seemingly easily we take the joys in life, while focusing too much on the negative aspects (such as arguing and "striking" a child).
hope it helps
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