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A Love Poem
Trisha
August 13, 2013
ICSE/ISCE, IX - X, Poem Analysis (by Poet), Poem IX-X, Poets with initials P to T, Robert Southey
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Robert Southeys The Inchcape Rock is based on the legendary story of a reef off the east coast of
Scotland.
STYLE:
The Inchcape Rock is written in the form of a ballad interwoven with a number of poetical devices to
convey a moral lesson- As you sow, so shall you reap.
A ballad is a long, narrative poem that tells a story. The Inchcape Rock tells the story of a wicked
pirate who cuts off the bell on the Inchcape Rock, which was put there by an abbot. He did so out of
selfish motive and envy. In the end his own ship crashes against the Rock and is drowned in the
sea. The moral of the poem goes like this that he who digs a pit for others, falls into it. Thus the
ballad has adventure, heroism, jealousy and a moral.
RHYMING SCHEME:
A ballad is traditionally sung by a wandering musician. Here, each stanza of the first line rhymes
with the second and the third with the fourth. An example is given below:
The buoy of the Inchcape Bell was seen
A darker speck on the ocean green;
Sir Ralph the Rover, walkd his deck
And he fixd his eye on the darker speck.
PERSONIFICATION:
Personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are given human
attributes or feelings. An example of Personification in the poem is:
METAPHOR:
A metaphor is that figure of speech where comparison of two different things are implied but not
clearly stated. Example of metaphor in the poem is given below,-
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DESCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES:
The poet has used descriptive and narrative techniques to enhance the effect of the poem. The
poem, The Inchcape Rock, provides a fine verbal image of the calm atmosphere of the sea. Then
the Inchcape Rock is introduced, the old Abotts plan of putting a bell. This way the ballad glides
from one incident to another very smoothly, providing a vividly picture into the readers minds.
Example of Visual images in the poem:
1. The sun in heaven was shining gay.
2. The waves flowed over the Inchcape Rock.
Examples of Sound images in the poem:
1. And over the waves its warning rung.
2. The sea birds screamed as they wheeled round,
And there was joyance in their sound.
DIDACTIC POEM:
The poem, The Inchcape Rock, teaches a moral lesson- As you sow, so shall you reap. A poem with
a moral theme is called a didactic poem. The poem proves the principle that crime gets its own
punishment. The Rover, cuts off the bell to peeve the good Abbot and the other helpless sailors but
in the end he falls into his own laid trap. Remorse and regrets later overtake him but it was too late
already.
Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair,
He cursed himself in despair
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