"Beautiful Things" Poem Analysis
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Beautiful Things
Contents
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About Author
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Title
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Theme
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Stanza wise Analysis
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Poetic Devices
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Figures Of Speech
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Language, Diction, Mood,
Structure
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Conclusion
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About
Poet:
Very important to mention the famous star become a
famous because of her present work “Beautiful Things”. Her full name is Ellen
Palmer Allerton (October 17, 1835 - August 31, 1893). She was an American
poet whose inspiration probably came from her life on farms in rural New York,
Wisconsin, and Kansas. And obvious thing is that she is best remembered for the
poems Beautiful Things, The
Trail of Forty-Nine
and Walls of Corn. By an
occupation she was a teacher, farmer and poet. A volume of her
poems was compiled and published in 1885 as “Annabel; and other poems”.
Mrs. Allerton's rhymes are musical, and her thought is
always encouraging. She is never gloomy. She does not plow so deep as some, but
there is more of her golden grain in the market.
~ Ewing Herbert
(Later editor
Hiawatha Daily World)
Title
of the poem:
The title of any literary work shows
its identity that describes the inner sense. Here, in this present poem
entitled “Beautiful Things” throws light on human organs. So the
question is how to look for beauty and how to judge it if want to judge it and
how inner beauty which gives the realness of our life. Here, Poetess
Ellen Allerton mentions each of the facts with proper answers to observe while
looking in the poem.
Themes of the
poem:
Theme
of any literary works shows the background idea and it is a blueprint of the
work. Mentioned poem shows very important base of themes to follow and this is
how poet makes command here with what do we mean by beauty? All will give other
meanings and explanation of the beauty. But Ellen Allerton gives very important
explanation and message to understand here. How human mind can flouts with
beauty and that beauty called inner beauty.
This
poem is also reminds of John Keats’ “A Thing of Beauty”.
Of course it combines nature & human aspects with a real view on beauty.
“A
thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass
into nothingness.”
Stanza wise Analysis:
Firstly,
poet is using human organs to explain inner beauty of human in first six
stanzas stanza.
In
last two stanzas poet is using nature phenomenon to give understanding of human
life and values of virtuous life of beautiful things.
Let
us elaborate it one by one;
First
stanza,
Beautiful
faces are those that wear–
It matters little if dark or fair–
Whole-souled honesty printed there.
It matters little if dark or fair–
Whole-souled honesty printed there.
In
the very first stanza poet describe the real sense of beauty of look for. The
phrase, “The beauty is in mind of the person” is visible here while
reading these lines. First phrase “beautiful faces” shows the wearing of virtue
and itself the identical proof of real enchantment beauty.
In
the next line it shows if the matters of dark or fair. Now the world has its
own climbers of colors to give notices. But here there is nothing to forecast
further as first line suggest and so real view through looking for beauty will
always be same as it is a natural phenomenon.
Third
line gives the explanation of what really is if one can expand this observation
then it is a whole-souled honesty of the person and whole human sentiment. For
God, we all are same so who we are to differentiate? The question is still
there so let it be natural and cherish for it.
Second
stanza,
Beautiful
eyes are those that show,
Like crystal panes where hearth-fires glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
Like crystal panes where hearth-fires glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
The
present stanza explains the truth of eyes and its beauty. For a purpose, eyes
which is the window of the heart. And here poet explain it very well with the
using the word ‘show’.
Second
line shows the depth of eyes and its life tale that explores many things
throughout the whole life. Life eyes that explaining hearth-fires which is the
place in home that ignites and give positive identity like crystal panes
visibility.
In
third line, beautiful thoughts gives impact on above lines and enhancing the process
of life with eyes of observe and give prolific views of this world.
Third
stanza,
Beautiful
lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose utterance prudence girds.
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose utterance prudence girds.
Ellen
P Allerton enhances this stanza with spoken words and that comes from heart.
Truth of words that determine the inner view of human being which she also
explaining by lips elaborate the feelings, ideas and emotions.
After
that in second line poetess continuing with words that lips tell with truth and
honesty like it comes from heart and giving a phrase with songs of birds
and it determine the concept of delight and peace. She says that those lips are
beautiful that utter words emerging from the depth coming out directly from our
heart are full of wisdom and never hurt us.
Thus, they are like the songs of birds.
Last
line of third stanza gives déjà vu of life and how human being explain the self
with so here poetess give base of it by saying utterance prudence girds.
And this line gives tangible truth that beauty must come from heart. Thus, only wise utterance can consider
beautiful. And that words which comes from heart must be heavenly and must bind
each other with togetherness.
Forth
stanza,
Beautiful
hands are those that do
Work that is earnest and brave and true,
Moment by moment the long day through.
Work that is earnest and brave and true,
Moment by moment the long day through.
This
stanza gives light on human’s doings. If the work all are doing is for the sake
of doing then it must be not good, but by doing with true hearted and real
value for it that must be the charm and delight for it.
Secondly,
work by which the outcome enchants with one thing and one thing that is
certain, that shows relief and proper. That also shows work with
enthusiastically in that it explores brave and truth things.
Third
line suggests that, it goes with lifelong identical expedition that how being a
human work doing means and how one can explain it by own work on the earth. Oneness
show it as well with explaining moment by moment truthful doing must live
forever.
Fifth
stanza,
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro,
Down lowliest ways if God wills it so
On kindly ministries to and fro,
Down lowliest ways if God wills it so
Very
first line of stanza five gives the understanding of feet which goes in
the path of good and rightful one. This also tells of lifelong learning process
that the way our feet must be choosing will be the way of our own. Like Robert
Frost is also writing in his poem entitled “The Rode Not Taken”
which way our foot can take must be the one way to go where in another line
poetess describes another thing.
It
will be a good way or not but the sign of ministries and fro gives the
explanation of our own decision. Feel that shows the real path with honesty to
go and where you can find yourself in right position.
The
last line of fifth stanza is very important to notice, which showcase the real
element and that is lowliest way but that will be the God wills. Like it
is telling that don’t you worry child someone is there to show you real
way to go.
Six
stanza,
Beautiful
shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens of homely care,
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Ceaseless burdens of homely care,
With patient grace and daily prayer.
In
simply way poetess says that shoulders that take each and every worries on it
and try to take it with full enthusiasm.
Secondly,
that also with ceaseless burdens but the vision of homely care that any person
can take or one can say that the head of the home can give delight to other
specially family and give happiness while taking worries to his shoulders.
The
virtue will play its role and it demands to be with patient grace and daily
prayer. That gives mind and physical peace to go for peaceful grace and
love in life.
Seventh
stanza,
Beautiful lives
are those that bless
Silent rivers
of happiness,
Whose hidden
fountains but few may guess.
In
the very first line of seventh stanza says the truth of life which can
contemptuous with if our deeds are good then we will get to live in blissful
life and showering of bless will keep us enthusiastic in life to do good things
and help others.
The
shadow of silence keeps following us so poetess gives the explanation by the
word river of happiness that flows in us with good deeds.
God
has given us this life to do something worthwhile. If we lead a virtues life, people will
remember us. We can die peacefully. If we are hones, kind and helpful to others
in life, we have alone our duty, our death, then would be very peaceful.
Eight
stanza,
Beautiful
twilight at set of sun,
Beautiful goal with race well won,
Beautiful rest with work well done.
Beautiful goal with race well won,
Beautiful rest with work well done.
Second
last and very important stanza that explains the views of life as well that is
comrade with human being. Twilight, which shows sunset but with
combining human life then, one must say that twilight is the scene of ultimate
glory and beautiful scene. So as we can mention that;
“Ending
can be beautiful”
Second
line of seventh stanza says that our life goal which determine very important
role in our homely world as well as our nation so the work which we have taken
so it must be end with peaceful and happily.
Last
line, the death will be there but the work we done which symbolize the
inner peace and it will show that its very beautiful life.
Likewise
anyone can also remember Bollywood movie “Om Shanti Om” dialogue that is
very important to mention here that will helpful to understand this stanza;
हमारी फिल्मों की तरह, हमारे जीवन में भी सब कुछ अंत तक ठीक हो जाता है ...
सुखद अंत
"Just like our films, in our lives also everything becomes
fine till the end ... a happy ending.."
Last
stanza,
Beautiful graves where grasses creep,
Where brown leaves fall, where drifts lie deep,
Over worn-out hands! Ah, beautiful sleep.
Where brown leaves fall, where drifts lie deep,
Over worn-out hands! Ah, beautiful sleep.
In
list stanza it shows the last phrase of life. Like above stanza gives light on
how we have to go throughout in our life but at the end this must be a time to
leave the world and go for deep sleep also the mean of death.
Secondly,
the brown leaves fall determines the aspect of peace and welcoming the
self with whole heatedly where we get buried or lie in a womb of nature with a
long sleep.
At
the end, poetess describes those worn-out hands, explaining the eternal way which
will be virtuous and generous. And then poetess gives a sign with pleasure that
everything gets a peace because peace exists in the world and so a relief is
there to feel.
Poetic
Devices
Rhyme scheme:
The rhyme scheme of the
poem is “aaa bbb “. Here are nine
stanzas, each of three lines. The
rhyming words are as;
Alliteration:
The
use of several words together that begins with the same sound or letter in
order to make a special effect;
Figures Of Speech
Language,
Diction, Mood, Structure
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The language used in the poem is like the language used in lectures and
also prayer. The word “beautiful” gives to the poem like a delight and peace to
see real objects.
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The poem is explanation of real objects, and she tells the poem with her own
views on the subject. And that is what makes diction to realize of the
perspectives the poetess elaborate.
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The moods of the stanzas are different than the others. But each stanza
elaborates and explains human organs to show inner beauty.
The structure of
the poem is not complex to analyze. It has nine stanzas and three lines each.
And it gives melodic rhyme and singing perimeter with regular rhyme.
♀ Conclusion:
Lastly,
above all phrases gives the vies of inner beauty and a concept of peace,
delight, honesty and virtue in life so here poet explores the human lives and
beauty of it with real perceptions to observe and cherish for the live that we
got so it must be worth it and live with the peace in mind and we must take the
very fine concept of oneness and moments that to look for is inner sense.
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