With the help of the following points, write a poetic appreciation of the poem 'Song of the Open Road'.
* About the poem/ poet and the title
* The theme
* Poetic style
* The language / poetic devices used in the poem
* Special features
* Messages, values, morals in the poem
*Your opinion about the poem
The " Song of the Open Road " is a poem written by a great American poet, essayist and journalist Walt Whitman. He is known as 'The Father of Free Verse'. This present poem 'Song of the Open Road' is taken from 'Leaves of Grass'. It is a beautiful blend of self-awareness , free will and tenderness of heart. It denotes poet's realization about the journey of life along with a test of wisdom.
'Song of the Open Road' is a free verse as it does not have rhyme or a regular rhythm. The unrhymed and varying length of lines show the complexities and ups and downs in the life of protagonist. It is an inspirational poem. As this is a dramatic monologue, the poet has deliberately used personal pronoun 'I' in this poem.
Freedom ,Joy(happiness), and an Optimistic Approach towards life are the major themes of this poem. The poet encourages the readers to be true to themselves and live a free and happy life. Though his life is full of problems and troubles, he encourages everyone to live their dreams, and become the architect of their own life.
'Song of the Open Road ' consists four separate stanzas. Each stanza contains four lines of verse except the first stanza. The first stanza contains only three lines.
The special feature of the poem is the addition of last four lines i.e. parentheses given in brackets. It seems this thought has suddenly came in his mind.
Marking scheme :
Title, name of the poet. 1mk
Theme 1mk
Poetic devices. 1mk
Value. 1/2 mk
Opinion. 1/2mk
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4mks
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