Reference to Context and Explanation-Poems Book III

1. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “The Rain” composed by “W.H.Davies”.
Explanation:
The poem is a musical display of rain. In the rain, the leaves on the upper level get the rain drops first and then pass on the drops
to the leaves of the level beneath. After the rain, the bright sun with a colorful rainbow becomes a source of pleasure.
2. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “The Night Mail” composed by “W.H.Auden”.
Explanation:
In this poem, the poet describes the journey of a night mail that brings letters and other things. The train is always on time. It
passes through fields and farms. Nothing can affect its journey.
3. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Loveliest of trees, The Cherry Now” composed by “A.E.Housman”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet says that the beauty of nature especially of Cherry is captivating. He is so impressed of the charm of the
Cherry tree that even fifty years is not enough periods to enjoy it fully. So, he pledges to visit the cherry tree daily from now on.
4. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “O Where are You Going” composed by “W.H.Auden”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the two imaginary characters. They are basically adventurous and coward aspects of human
being. The coward tries to discourage the adventurous part of human psyche by telling its various apprehensions. But the adventurous part
shuns all the apprehensions and is determined to make his way through thick and thin.
5. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “In the Street of the Fruit Stalls” composed by “Jan Stallworthy”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the dark and bright aspects of life with the help of various images. The poet sees the world full of
war, misery and poverty whereas the dark children show him world of happiness.
6. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “A Sindhi Woman” composed by “Jan Stallworthy”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet pays the tribute to a working woman who works in the slums of Karachi. Through this woman the poet
gives us a great lesson that those who bear the burden of life and carry its hardships are strong and straight.
7. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Times” composed by “Ecclesiastes”.
Explanation:
These didactic lines are taken from a book of the Bible that tells us a fact that everything happens at an appropriate time. The time
of seasons, birth and death, plantation, plantation, building and breaking down something, profit and loss, silence and speaking or anything
that occurs in this world is fixed with a particular time.
8. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Ozymandias” composed by “P.B.Shelley”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes a broken statue that belonged to a great king of his time, Ozymandias. All his pride and great
works have come to an end. Only his broken statue has remained in this world to tell the people that time brings all his luxuries of life to an
end and death is great leveler.
9. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “The Feed” composed by “Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi”.
Explanation:
In this poem poet tells us about a mother sparrow that has brought one grain of millet to feed her ten young ones. Now the mother
sparrow is in a fix and thinks about how to satisfy all her young ones with mere a single grain. The poet asks the world to search the solution
of her problem.

10. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “The Hollow Men” composed by “T.S. Eliot”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet deplores the sorry state of the modern man. The modern man is nothing from within. He is just a hollow man
, a soulless entity and a shapeless being who has no serious ambition in his life.
11. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Leisure” composed by “W.H.Davies”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet deplores the sorry state of modern life that leaves no leisure time for man to enjoy the beauty spread around.
Man is so busy in his life that most of the time the beauty and the joys of life are ignored. He is leading literally a poor life that is full of care.
12. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Ruba`iyat” composed by “Allama Muhammad Iqbal”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet urges the present day Muslims to have a faith like that of Hazrat Ibrahim A.S . He deplores the sorry state of
modern Europe that is without any harmony. He says that love is a binding force. The hearts of present days Muslims are devoid of love that
is why they are perplexed.
13. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “A tale of two cities” composed by “John Peter”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the deplorable state of people of the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These cities were bombed
in World War II. But the people did not lose heart. They ,with their great will and determination, again rose to the heights as an economic
power from the ashes.
14. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “My Neighbour Friend breathing his Last” composed by “Bullah Shah”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the pangs caused by the death of his Sheikh. The poet feels himself in the loss without the love of
his Sheikh. So the poet is in a fix about what to do after his Sheikh got die.
15. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “He Came to Know Himself” composed by “Sachal Sarmast”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the importance of knowing oneself. Once man has known himself and the creator, the man
becomes enmeshed in the love of his Creator. Sometimes he becomes Mansur, sometimes Yusuf.
16. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “God’s Attributes” composed by “Jalalud Din Rumi”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes some of God’s attributes and their affects on human beings. If a man understands the true meaning
of the attributes he acts accordingly.
17. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “The Delight Song” composed by “N.Scott Momaday”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet says that if a man is happy within he tries to relate his inner self with the outer world. He forms an amicable
relation with the nature and creates harmony with everything in the nature.
18. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “Love…An Essence of All Religions” composed by “Jalalud din Rumi”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the importance of love . He calls it a n essence of all religions. He says and affirms with various
examples that love changes the negative feelings into the positive ones. He concludes that love is a binding force.
19. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “A Man of Words and not of Deeds” composed by “Charles Perrault”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet describes the importance of action. He says that those who only boast and nothing are just hollow men. They
are void of action. The result of their inactivity is just a failure.
20. Reference:
These lines have been taken from the poem “In Broken Images” composed by “Robert Graves”.
Explanation:
In this poem the poet presents two schools of thoughts. One , those who form clear images about something and act accordingly ;
two, those who have broken images about something. The person with clear images becomes dull in life. A person should be curious about the
images of life.

NOTE: Universal Explanation should be added first in every poem’s explanation to make it more perfect.
Universal Explanation:The careful selection of the words to present the idea is the poet’s unique quality. These words present the poet’s
imaginative power. They also produce a pleasant effect on our mind. While reading the poem we were transported into the world which the
poet has created with his powerful imagination.
*Use 3 lines theme of the poem as context mentioned in your text book 3.