Summary:
The protagonist (maim character) stood and heard the bell of the church tower.
In the morning the bell was heard all over the town and it reminded the people of their task and pushed them out.After every fifteen minutes the clock hit the bell- one, two, three and four.
An unpleasant event was about to happen. The hour was quiet near against desire.
He stood and counted the quarter strike.It was four. He therefore cursed his luck because he could do nothing to protect himself from the unhappy thing.Then the clock gathered all its strength and struck eight.
Four levels:
1. Literal comprehension:
The main character in the brief drama stood and heard the clock tower striking the quarter bells every fifteen minutes.It was heard all over the town in the morning.It pushed the people out people remarking them of their day.As the unavoidable hour was coming near, he stood and counted four and cursed his luck because the unpleasant event was about to take place.When the clock struck eight collecting its strength, he was doomed.
2. Interpretation:
The poem might be trying to tell us that the feeling of the person who is going to face a terrible thing.
At that moment he is so much conscious of time. To him every second is important.He lives every second restlessly being conscious of every moment.He may be going to be hanged or he may be undergoing a terrible experience.
3. Critical thinking:
Like a musical composition, this poem has used a beautiful repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of the words.For e.g. we find the repetition of ‘st’ sound in the first line and of “str” in the last line.The final word ‘struck’ is a serious pun, that is, an assuming use of the word with two meaning.The first meaning of the word ‘struck’ is to inform the time by the hitting of the bell and its second meaning is to hit the protagonist forcefully
4. Assimilation:
After reading the poem I identified myself with the protagonist.In the examination hall, the answer books are distributed fifteen minutes earlier.Then I keep on waiting for fifteen minutes restlessly.Before the bell rang I guess the type of questions that may be asked.I count every second and when the bell rings and I get the question paper.
The protagonist (maim character) stood and heard the bell of the church tower.
In the morning the bell was heard all over the town and it reminded the people of their task and pushed them out.After every fifteen minutes the clock hit the bell- one, two, three and four.
An unpleasant event was about to happen. The hour was quiet near against desire.
He stood and counted the quarter strike.It was four. He therefore cursed his luck because he could do nothing to protect himself from the unhappy thing.Then the clock gathered all its strength and struck eight.
Four levels:
1. Literal comprehension:
The main character in the brief drama stood and heard the clock tower striking the quarter bells every fifteen minutes.It was heard all over the town in the morning.It pushed the people out people remarking them of their day.As the unavoidable hour was coming near, he stood and counted four and cursed his luck because the unpleasant event was about to take place.When the clock struck eight collecting its strength, he was doomed.
2. Interpretation:
The poem might be trying to tell us that the feeling of the person who is going to face a terrible thing.
At that moment he is so much conscious of time. To him every second is important.He lives every second restlessly being conscious of every moment.He may be going to be hanged or he may be undergoing a terrible experience.
3. Critical thinking:
Like a musical composition, this poem has used a beautiful repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of the words.For e.g. we find the repetition of ‘st’ sound in the first line and of “str” in the last line.The final word ‘struck’ is a serious pun, that is, an assuming use of the word with two meaning.The first meaning of the word ‘struck’ is to inform the time by the hitting of the bell and its second meaning is to hit the protagonist forcefully
4. Assimilation:
After reading the poem I identified myself with the protagonist.In the examination hall, the answer books are distributed fifteen minutes earlier.Then I keep on waiting for fifteen minutes restlessly.Before the bell rang I guess the type of questions that may be asked.I count every second and when the bell rings and I get the question paper.
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