English X - Chapter No.24 - Words/Meaning, About Poet, Central Idea and Summary

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THERE'S A GOOD TIME COMING

Words/Meaning

S.No	Words	Meaning
1.	Acknowledge	Admit
2.	Beaten	Defeated
3.	Cannon-balls	Shells fired from guns
4.	Certain	Sure
5.	Dare	Have Courage
6.	Fellow	Person
7.	Good time	Usually means a short period of enjoyment; here it means an era of happiness which will possibly last forever, An age of joy and peace
8.	Glisten	Shine
9.	Glory's sake	To win fame and honour
10.	Impulse	Push, Urge, here direction
11.	Monster of iniquity	Gross injustice
12.	Outclassed	Proved to be inferior
13.	Ray	A beam of light
14.	State of mind	Mental condition
15.	Supersede	Take the place of
16.	Slaughter	Murder, Kill
15.	To lose heart	To give up hopes
15.	Will	Determination

About Poet
Charles Mackay (1814-1889)

This poem is written by Charles Mackay (1814-1889), a Scottish song-writer. He was born in Perth. His mother died while he was an infant. He went to school in Brussels in 1828 and began writing verses in both English and French in 1830. He returned to London and worked for the "Morning Chronicle" till 1884 and then became editor of "Argus". Besides his extremely popular songs, some of which still live, Mackay wrote books on travel, history and biography and was a good all round journalist.

Central Idea

Reference
This poem is written by Charles Mackay (1814-1889), a Scottish song writer. He was born in Perth. His mother died while he was an infant. He went to school in Brussels in 1828 and began writing verses in both English and French in 1880. He returned to London and worked for the “Morning Chronicle” till 1884 and then became editor of “Argus”. Besides his extremely popular songs, some of which still live, Mackay wrote books on travel, history and biography and was a good all round journalist.
Central Idea
The Central Idea of this poem is that an era is to come with there will be no war because there will be a radical change in the outlook of people and nations. The poet Charles Mackay is optimistic that in future nations will agree to code of national behavior humanity will emerge from the dark nights of wars and destructions and hail down of a new better era of peace and prosperity.

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The world is going to be a peaceful and happy place to live in. There will be no wars, no injustice and no fear. Happiness will prevail in the world.
Theme
“Hope Sustains the World.”

Summary

This poem is written by an Scottish poet Charles Mackay. This poem exhibits the strong assurity of the poet, being optimistic and religious that there once will day when everyone will enjoy the basic rights. The good time will prevail. The whole world regardless of area. Destructive weapons which are used to prove the truth shall be replaced by the good thoughts. The power of pen will exceed the power of sward i.e. the power will be used in positive spin. Everyone will be free to enjoy his basic rights. The people will be respected on the virtue of their worth. There will be no extra support to walk over the ladder of life. Moral values like merit, privileges will hold the ground in that time. It would be such an ideal time that no body will praise the wars to protect the material comb. The people will disgust the war because of unfairness and injustice. In the end the poet has tied the hopes with humanity that by working together we can revolutionize the whole world and can bring the ideal future closer.

OR

The wars will come to an end. The injustice will vanish from this world. People will be civilized and educated. there will be happiness all around the world. However, everyone will have to contribute to making the world a peaceful place to live in. It will take some time. There is a good time coming. The poet is optimistic about it. He urges to work for it and to wait for it patiently.