Lesson – 19
CENTRAL IDEA
Reference
This poem is written by Felicia
Dorethea Hemans (1973-1835). She was born at Liverpool, but the family moved to
Wales where she was brought up. She was quick in mind and had a fine memory. As
a poet, she has been compared to Long fellow. Like Couper, she loved the
pathetic, and there is great enthusiasm for chivalry and heroism in her work.
She also stressed moral values.
Theme
“A man of courage is full of faith.”
or
“Patriotism is a great virtue that
makes people forgive their selfness.”
Central Idea
The central idea of this poem is the
the noble characteristics like chivalirism, obedience and morality demand the
impossible, the obsolete and the death which itself transfigured into eternal
life. Deep-rooted faithfulness is majestic and unmatched which makes a man rise
above all personal affiliation.
Summary
This poem is written by an English
poetess Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
Casabianca is not purely fictitous story. It is a story of brave and innocent boy. The poetess has depicted a scene of sea battle. Where a ship is own ablaze with casabiance standing on the deck. During the battle when every part of ship was gutted with fire, most of the crew members had died and the live ones had runaway to save their lives. But casabianca kept standing, fearless of fire and enemy’s shelling where he was in obedience of his father’s order who was the captain of the ship.
Casabianca is not purely fictitous story. It is a story of brave and innocent boy. The poetess has depicted a scene of sea battle. Where a ship is own ablaze with casabiance standing on the deck. During the battle when every part of ship was gutted with fire, most of the crew members had died and the live ones had runaway to save their lives. But casabianca kept standing, fearless of fire and enemy’s shelling where he was in obedience of his father’s order who was the captain of the ship.
When the ship was burning with fire,
Casabianca’s impatient nature made him ask the permission to leave the battle
field but there was no reply as his father was dead.
In the last three stanzas, the
poetess has described the scene of casabianca’s death when the flames of fire
engulfed him, the ship was also blasted and his body blown to bites. But in
reality his spirit and moral was not defeated. Till his last breath, he stood
like rock facing death and danger.
Question and
Answers
Q.1 Write a short note on Casabianca?
Ans. Casabianca was a young and brave
soldier of his country. He was a born hero and has a very strong, composed and
pleasant personality. Dutifulness and obedience were his making characteristics
and he was proud of fighting for his country.
Q.2 What do you know about a battleship from
this poem?
Ans. As the poem was written in the 19th
century, in these days ships made from wood. There were different parts like
most, helm, pennon fair etc. Moreover they also used, cannon balls for
destruction purposes.
Q.3 How has the Felicia Dorothea Hemans been
compared to other poets?
Ans. Felicia Dorothea Hemans has been
compared to Henry Long Fellow and Couper. She had the same pathetic and there
is a great enthusiasm for chivalry and heroism in her work like the other
poets. She also stressed moral values.
Q.4 What does the poetess mean by saying
that “Lone Post of Death”?
Ans. The poetess is describing the
death scene of Casabianca through the phrase. It means that when the fire was
near to engulf him and his death time had arrived, than he was all alone on the
battleship. He had a desperation about his father, future i.e. about winning
over the battle.
Q.5 Why does the poetess call the Casabianca
“A Gallant Child”?
Ans. The poetess calls the Casabianca
“a gallant child” because he stood like a rock, Fairless of the fire, the
enemy’s shelling and his despair in the moments of death and danger. When his
body blown into bites i.e. he was defeated by the death, but actually his
spirit was not overpowered and he remained as a brave and valiant soldier.
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