English X - Chapter No.22 - Words/Meaning, About Poet, Central Idea and Summary

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THE USES OF ADVERSITY

Words/Meaning

S.No	Words	Meaning
1.	Anonymous	The poet's name is not known
2.	Adversity	Misfortune
3.	Clip	To cut off
4.	Deficiency	Reduced size
5.	Dim	Vague and clear
6.	Lustre	Shining light, Brightness
7.	Manuscript	Document written by hand
8.	Perfect	Complete
9.	Reed	A pen made from a dried reed
10.	Trimming	Cutting, The point of the reed needs to be sharpened from time to time
11.	Wick	A bit of cotton or thread in a lamp on which a flame is lit

About Poet
Anonymous

The poet's name is not known

Central Idea

Reference
The poem is anonymous that is poet's name is not known.
Central Idea
Adversity is the mother of our noblest virtues that teach us patience, perseverance fortitude. Self help and sympathy and bring us nearest to Almighty creator. Adversity is a gift from God. Seeming ugly and dark but actually messengers of sweetness and light.

OR

Adversity has its own uses. people do better in adversity, Adversity is also good as it makes you tough and competitive.
Theme
As Francis Bacon says “The virtue of Adversity is fortitude, which is mortal in the more heroic virtue.”

Summary

Adversity has its own merits. It helps in making things perfect. For instance the reed pen writes better on cutting. Similarly the light becomes bright on trimming the wick of a lantern. We should not be afraid of any misfortune. It is good for us in many ways. We can perform much better rather than in prosperity.

OR

In this poem, the poet teaches us not to lose heart in the face of difficulties. The poet says that adversities also have their values and uses. These difficulties come to us in order to make us more efficient. The poet clarifies his point with the help of an example of a pen. When it is clipped, it writes faster and clearer. Similarly, when the branches of tree are trimmed, they start growing faster. Therefore, we should not be disappointed with the hardships in life.