Question

what does the phrase fragnant friendship convey about the goblets relationship with the flower ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The poem ‘ The earthen goblet’ by Harindranath Chattopadhyaya is written to highlight the value of living a natural and unsophisticated life while enjoying the simplicity of life. The poem is written in conversational form, the poet asks a question from the goblet and the goblet answers him. Although the poem is a conversation between the poet and the goblet, the poet indirectly implies the idea that it is a conversation between him and his conscience. He narrates his own story with a guilty conscious mind, while regarding the fact that he has abondoned his natural life style.

Answer 2

Hey....

• The poem ‘ The earthen goblet’ by Harindranath Chattopadhyaya is written to highlight the value of living a natural and unsophisticated life while enjoying the simplicity of life. The poem is written in conversational form, the poet asks a question from the goblet and the goblet answers him. Although the poem is a conversation between the poet and the goblet, the poet indirectly implies the idea that it is a conversation between him and his conscience. He narrates his own story with a guilty conscious mind, while regarding the fact that he has abondoned his natural life style.
• In this poem the poet speaks to an earthen goblet and asks it what it felt about its creation on the potter’s wheel. The goblet answering the question says that it felt it was cruel to be turned from its original ball of clay into a new shape. It also says about the closeness it had with nature and the friendship it enjoyed with a natural flower, which is a part of nature. It repents about the unnatural shape it has been given by the potter. In this poem, the poet indirectly focuses on the way people deal with nature changing it the way they want without giving a thought about retaining its original form and beauty.
• This poem also gives the implication as to how a person from a rural area, much attached to rural life is made to undergo change in modern society, with no choice. This person was brought to the city and was made to adapt to modern life, despite his disinterest. At the end, he turned out be a gentleman in the city, but his attachment was for the humble, down-to-earth life style close to nature, with his girl in the village.