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ISC Class XII Notes 2020 : Elective English

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Edited in Mayank Raj PC Bavarian Gentians The poem is a symbolism of death for the poet and is represented by Bavarian gentians, dark blue flowers. Throughout the poem, various imageries are included to describe the symbolism and depth of the poem s sense. Written in wonderful allegorical reference, this is the supreme of Laurence s work. The first two lines express the poet s insistence on telling his readers that not everyone has gentian in their house. Gentians are small dark blue flowers. The poet also relates it to Soft September, at slow, sad Michaelmas . Michaelmas is a festival celebrated in September. It is said that Michael and all other angels feast on this day. The poet expresses the thought as gloomy and sad. Now the poet describes the Bavarian gentians as big and dark and then focuses on the dark by saying big and dark, only dark darkening the daytime torch-like meaning that they are contributing and pioneers of darkness bringing darkness during the day. He then compares this darkness to Pluto s gloom. Pluto is the king of the underworld. The flowers have changed to big dark flowers filled with darkness and have become the torches of the underworld ruled by Pluto. Here the poet uses a different approach he tells us that the flames are blue like the colour of the flower and they cover all the light and darkness with their darkening blueness which has become the light of the underworld. He then describes the underworld as filled with blueness. From Pluto s dark blue gaze to lamps burning dark blue to blue darkness. Thus the blue colour of the gentians is given a much higher and deeper meaning in relation to the darkness. The poet also refers to Demeter s pale lamps .Demeter is the goddess of harvest and agriculture. The poet then asks the blue darkness or rather to the gentians to lead him to the underworld. Here the poet changes his tone from the last line of the previous stanza and says Reach me a gentian, give me a torch . He wants to be handed a gentian so that he can have the torch and thus guide himself using the blue flames or light from the torch formed by the flower as he descends slowly down the stairs into the dark underworld. Here the poet again refers to the blueness which has darkened the blue light given by the flower. Now the poet refers to Persephone the wife of Pluto whom he abducted and married. She stays on earth for six months and then returns to underworld during September. The poet again describes hell as the sightless realm where darkness is awake upon the dark . Here even Persephone is not visible. But the imagery here becomes sexual as it is suggested that she is enfolded in the deep dark Plutonic arms filled with dense passion. In the last lines, the poet continues gives us the dark blue image even when describing the couple. He considers them as lost or rather forgotten as their tale is old and reside so deep beneath amidst the blueness.

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