The Brook - CBSE English Class 9 written by Alfred Lord TENNYSON - An Explanation by Commander S.Mohan.\r<br>\r<br>Born: 1809\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Died : 1892\r<br>\r<br>Alfred Lord Tennyson, First Baron, FRS, was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland. He is known as a Victorian poet, since he lived during much of Queen Victorias reign. He remains one of Britains most popular poets.\r<br>\r<br>The poem vividly describes the path of a stream -- from the place of its origin to where it ultimately joins the river.\r<br>\r<br>It has been written in the form of an autobiography, where the brook relates its experiences as it flows to join the river. \r<br>\r<br>Such a device where an inanimate object is brought alive is called Personification.\r<br>\r<br>Enjoy the poem! \r<br>\r<br>Listen to the lyrics, the little in the words, and the lusty rhythm as you listen to the poem.\r<br>\r<br>Then we will focus on some unfamiliar words.\r<br>\r<br>Haunts - places frequently visited; coot - a type of water-bird\r<br>\r<br>Hern - heron, a big eagle\r<br>\r<br>Sally - to appear suddenly; bicker - when water flows down noisily Have you heard bickering amongst people?\r<br>\r<br>People argue (blah blah blah!) noisily !\r<br>\r<br>Let us continue.....\r<br>\r<br>Thorpe - a village. Treble - a high-pitched tone\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Eddy - spiral movement in water\r<br>Babble - the sound of someone talking gaily\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance.\r<br>This is poetic device is called Alliteration. Can you think of some more ?\r<br>\r<br>I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles.\r<br>\r<br>Fallow - piece of land left uncultivated, \r<br>to make it fertile again. \r<br>Which bank of this brook is fallow?\r<br>\r<br>Foreland - piece of land that extends into the sea.\r<br>\r<br>Shingly bars - small, rounded pebbles \r<br>\r<br>Hazel - a small tree with nuts that are edible (Hazelnuts )\r<br>\r<br>Forget-me-nots - a flower cherished by lovers to declare their eternal love for each other.\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>The naughty brook moves the forget-me-nots, to some place downstream, thus causing doubt and misunderstanding between lovers!\r<br>\r<br>Lusty trout - a big, feisty freshwater fish\r<br>Grayling - a small, silvery freshwater fish which abounds in the \r<br>sparkling waters upstream .\r<br>\r<br>Can you see the hills, bridges, and ridges ?\r<br>\r<br>PHILLIPS FARM\r<br>\r<br>Nature is eternal..\r<br>\r<br>Follow us:\r<br> \r<br> \r<br> \r<br>\r<br>\r<br>
