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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
Central Idea
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
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.
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