Discuss the main theme in the “The Snake”.
The poem is about a personal
experience of the poet on a hot afternoon. It is among well-known poems of the
poet. It has many layers of meanings. The poet goes. J on changing his
viewpoint about the snake. The first . feelings is that of fear he is afraid to
see the snake. The second is that of being honoured: he is honoured to think 1
that the snake is his guest. The third is that of fascination: 1 he is charmed
by the body and behaviour of the snake.
The fourth is that of disgust: he tries to kill the snake with a piece of wood because the “voice" of his “education" had ' told him that the snake was poisonous. The fifth, or the last, is that of remorse: he is sorry at his foolish attack and behaviour with the snake.
The poet felt rather ashamed at his behaviour (the attack). He felt that it was a very mean action at his part.
He now desired that the snake should return but it would not! He imagined the snake as a king of the underground world who had come to the poet’s world temporarily and was now being crowned in its own world again. The poet felt ashamed at the poor behaviour he had shown to such a lord of life; He wanted to do some penance for this petty act he had committed.
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