Comparison of Two Poems on Birds

In literature nature has always been considered as annatural objects. Rather he mixed his own emotion
important topic. As a natural object, birds are alsoand creates a personal attachment with them.He also
have been mentioned in poetry. In fact, many poetsexpresses his own personal feelings such as
have written many beautiful poems on birds. Birds arehappiness, sadness, hope, and frustration etc in his
often used as symbols in poetry too. For example, inpoems. In Ode to a Nightingale Keats has expressed
Bangla literature the cuckoo bird is often associateda desire to escape from a harsh reality which he can
with spring time. In English literature there are manynot tolerate. He wants to join the nightingale and fly
poems which are written about birds or birds playaway into a dreamland.On the other hand
important role in the poems.For example, Ode to aS.T.Coleridge touched the supernatural elements of
Nightingale written by John Keats and Ode to anature and has presented them in a very natural
Skylark of P B Shelly are two very famous poemsway. Coleridge had a brilliant sense of imagination and
on birds. Another such poem is The Rime of thewith his excellent narrative skills he could imagine the
Ancient Mariner of Samuel Taylor Coleridge in whichmost supernatural thing and then describe it in the
the poet has used the Albatross as a symbol.most natural way. In The Rime of the Ancient
According to the requirement of the assignment IMariner Coleridge has described the life of a mariner
have selected Ode to Nightingale by John Keats andwho had killed an albatross and then suffered
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S.T.Coleridge forimmensely for killing it. The whole poem is based on
my discussion.Before discussing the above mentionedthe reaction of killing the albatross. A bird is a
two poems it is needed to cast some light on thebeautiful creation of god and by killing the albatross
two poets and the Romantic age in English literaturewithout any reason the mariner had committed a
as a whole. The Romantic Age in English literature is agrave sin against god.Only at the twentieth century
unique era because in this age all the poets createdmen learned to fly like a bird before aero plane was
their poetry on nature and nature related topics.discovered men were always fascinated with the
Nature forms the main aspect of their poetry. Beforeidea of flying like a bird. According to Greek
them no poet could think of nature as the mainmythology Daedalus and Icarus tried to imitate the
theme of a poem. The Romantic poets havebirds and made artificial wings to fly. Their efforts
successfully implemented this theme. As a result, allfailed in tragedy. So the concept of flying was like a
the great poems about birds were written in this age.dream to mankind until the beginning of the twentieth
John Keats was a Romantic poet who hascentury people marveled at the birds because they
worshipped beauty of nature in his poetry. Naturalcould fly in the sky. The poets also appreciated this
objects become lively and beautiful in his poemmatter and their minds also wanted to fly with them.
however he does not treat them just as lifeless