The snare(poem)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"The snare" by James Stephen  </span></h2> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">   </span><span style="font-size: large;">About author (James stephen)</span></h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw9C3JUThuxvdt6mQlBBD4ksNfR1W8ENznMlkJG7MLh3WZ14GPnEN0SLG7t02_MG_CyxdUCoWSezEGBxZELQCivOgE06mpHNCSBcmCjGRYz6AJPaG3RvoCMXrgruFM_R2rDWZG3yrS7w/s1600/stephen.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw9C3JUThuxvdt6mQlBBD4ksNfR1W8ENznMlkJG7MLh3WZ14GPnEN0SLG7t02_MG_CyxdUCoWSezEGBxZELQCivOgE06mpHNCSBcmCjGRYz6AJPaG3RvoCMXrgruFM_R2rDWZG3yrS7w/s1600-rw/stephen.png" width="240" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James Stephen</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">James Stephen was born on 9 february 1880.He was an Irish poet.He also wrote many novels. He was called as Tiny tim by his classfellows.He learned Irish language in 1900 and wrote many fairy tales in Irish language.By 1912 he was a dedicated Irish Republican. He was a very good writer .He wrote every thing in very impressive way. His book " Crock of Gold" was very popular.His first book of poems was "Insurrections". In 1933 he went to<a href="http://educational-wealth.blogspot.com/2014/03/south-americalargest-continents-of-world.html" target="_blank"> </a><b><a href="http://educational-wealth.blogspot.com/2014/03/south-americalargest-continents-of-world.html" target="_blank">America</a> </b>for lectures. Every year he went their for lectures..He got many awards. In 1942 he was awarded British Civil List Pension. He died in 26 December 1950 in Everleigh. </span><br /> <br /> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> The snare(poem)</span></h3> <span style="font-size: large;">I hear a sudden cry of pain! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">There is a rabbit in a snare: </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Now I hear the cry again, </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">But I cannot tell from where.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> But I cannot tell from where</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> He is calling out for aid! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Crying on the frightened air, </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Making everything afraid! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Making everything afraid! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Wrinkling up his little face!</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> And he cries again for aid; - </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> and I cannot find the place! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">And I cannot find the place</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> Where his paw is in the snare! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Little One! Oh, Little One!</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> I am searching everywhere! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> And I cannot find the place </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Where his paw is in the snare: </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> Little One! Oh, little one! </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> I am searching everywhere!</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Explaination of poem(The snare) </span></h3> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> In "The Snare" John Stephens describes the condition of a sensitive man when sees the sufferings of the innocent and the helpless. Perhaps the poem gives expression to an experience he had in childhood  which he has never been able to forget. The poet hears a sudden cry of pain. Somewhere a rabbit is caught in a trap. The cry comes again and again but he cannot guess from where it is coming. In his imagination he can see the little rabbit, its paw caught In the trap and It's face twisted In pain.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> But he cannot find the place. The rabbit’s cries grow louder and louder till the whole atmosphere is filled with pain and fright. The poet searches everywhere but he cannot find the crying rabbit. The poem raises certain questions. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Why is there pain and cruelty in the world? </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Why do the innocent and the weak suffer? </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Why cannot we remove pain? </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">These are the questions every child asks and every sensitive man asks. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This poem expresses the poet's sympathy for all those who are in pain and trouble. The poet hears a sudden cry of rabbit caught in a trap. The poet wants to help him but he is unable to do so.  The poet expresses his helplessness in finding out the place where the rabbit has been caught in the snare. He expresses his sympathy for the poor little creature. He searches for it everywhere but is unable to find it. The poet sees the mankind suffering from many woes but he finds himself unable to offer any help.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><i><b> some other poems with reference to context   </b></i></span>         </span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <b>                                               <a href="https://konfect.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-year-resolutionspoem-with-reference.html"> New year resolutions(poem)</a></b></div> </div>

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