What is the analysis of the poem leisure?

Summary. ‘Leisure’ by William Henry Davies highlights the importance of leisure in one’s life and how the hectic modern life has alienated one from nature. In this poem, Davies talks about the importance of being close to nature.

What do you consider to be the author’s message of the poem leisure?

Answer: For the speaker of this poem, life is poor for the many folks who do not take the time to enjoy the things around them.

What does the phrase full of care mean in the poem leisure?

Ans- By ‘full of care’, the poet means our life which is always dominated by worldly concern, anxieties and worries caused by the challenges we come across.

What lesson do you get from the poem leisure?

The poem Leisure by William Davies conveys a wonderful message about how we are busy with our own lives and have little time to enjoy our surroundings and nature. He blamed people in this poem for the fact that we are like a machine and run every day without knowing the little information about our world.

What are the figure of speech in the poem leisure?

The poem Leisure has many figures of speech like personification, simile, metaphor and alliteration.

How does the poet describe nature in the poem leisure?

Answer: The poet, W.H. Davis describes nature very beautifully in the poem Leisure. In the second couplet he describes the beauty of shady trees, cows and sheep grazing. In the third couplet he describes the beauty of woods in which squirrels hide nuts under grass.

What is the conclusion of Davis in the poem leisure?

In the final couplet of the poem, Davies states that a life which is so bogged down by worry that it allows one no time for Leisure is indeed a miserable life.

What does the poet conclude in the poem leisure?

Answer: The poet contents that the life we live were we are constantly engaged and fail to spare time to admire the beauty of nature — is a poor life.

Why does the poet want us to have some leisure?

Answer: Leisure by William Henry Davies teaches us what should a meaningful life be. A meaningful life is like a child’s life. We should find time to stand like cows and sheep and look around us and enjoy the beautiful nature.

What is personification in poem leisure?

Here the poet has used personification for nature as a beautiful woman dancing and smiling with her charming eyes. The poet says that we have not enough time to see the smile that begins through her charismatic eyes and then gracefully runs towards her lips. Her beauty make the whole atmosphere so charming.

What is the theme central idea of this poem?

The poem’s central theme is contained in the subject matter of the poem. In other words, it is the abstract idea of what the poem is saying about life. A poem may convey different levels of meaning, simultaneously.

What message does the poet want to convey through these lines?

Explanation: The poet seems to be talking about a place where the sidewalk ends which is quite magical and awesome. The poem conveys that it is only the children who seem to have the closest connection to the place where the sidewalk ends and that “we” should go there too.