Question

what is the central theme of the microscope poem

Answer 1

The Microscope" suggests that innovation requires genius, and that a genius is rarely understood by his contemporaries. It was necessary for Anton Leeuwenhoek to neglect the quotidian details of his life as a shopkeeper (his "dry goods gathered dust") to pursue his passion for devising a machine that would enable him to examine the unseen, minute details of the natural world. Innovators are not understood or appreciated until their efforts are proven to be of use;...