LONGING
MATTHEW ARNOLD
Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times,
A messenger from radiant climes,
And smile on thy new world, and be
As kind to others as to me!
Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,
Come now, and let me dream it truth,
And part my hair, and kiss my brow,
And say,My love why sufferest thou?
Come tome in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Analysis of the poem
In this poem, the poet expresses his longing for the presence of his beloved. He wants her to come to him in his dreams and fulfil his desires- at least an imaginary fulfillment of his wishes.
The poet begins the poem by expressing his longing for the presence of his beloved. He wants her to come to him in his dreams and he hopes that it will make his day happy. During the day he strongly desires for the company of his beloved. But she doesn’t come. So he says that if she comes in his dreams at night then it can compensate the hopeless longing of the day.
He wants his beloved to come to him as she has visited him a thousand times. He considers her as one who comes from a new world which is bright and shining. As she is new to this world, the poet requests her not to be strange but to smile on her new world. He also wants her to be so kind to everybody as she is to him.
In reality, his beloved has never come to him. And so his desires are left unfulfilled. Hence he wants to materialise his wishes through his dreams. He pleads her to part his hair and kiss him on his forehead and say she is with him and there is no need to suffer any more.
The poet once again asks his beloved to come to him in his dreams for he hopes that it will make him happy during the day. He wants to compensate his wishes of the day by dreaming about his beloved at night.
Theme
1. Love
2. Waiting passionately
3. Dreams are to fulfil desires
4. Faith in love
5. Desires
Question and answer
1. Who is the “thou” in the poem? A dream girl? A dear departed? A dame sans Mercy” Discuss.
The “thou” in the poem is the poet’s beloved. She may be a dream girl for she visits the poet only in his dreams. She may also be a dear departed for the poet is much worried during the day because of her absence. She can’t be a dame sans mercy because happiness and relief to the poet in his dream at night.
2. “... and be/As kind to others as to me! explain the poet’s stance?
The poet’s love for his beloved is sincere and genuine that there can she brings ” Lovers are often jealous by nature. How do you be no place for jealousy. That is why he wants her to be so kind to everybody as she is to him.
3. “As thou never cam’st in sooth”. Was she a deceitful woman?
The beloved may be a dear departed and that is why she couldn any mo re. She was not a deceitful woman. ’ t come t o him in reality.
4.“And let me dream it truth”. How does it help to reflect the intensity of his longing?
The poet longs for the presence of his beloved but she never comes to him in reality. So he wants her to come to him in his dreams and caress him. His love is so intense that he wants to believe his dreams to be true.
Essay
1.Theme of love and longing in the poem
The poem Longing Longing. by the famous Victorian poet This poem Matthew Arnold is a typical love poem. is an expression of the poet’s longing for the presen poet’s l ce of his beloved. The ove is very intense and sincere. The poet seems to be much worried about the absence of his beloved during the day. So the poet wants his beloved to come to him in his dreams and he hopes that it will make him happy throughout the day. He really wants to have a great time with his beloved during day time, but she doesn’t come to him. He pleads his beloved to visit him in his that he can compensate his hopele dreams so ss longing of the day through his dreams at night. The poet wants her to come as she has visited him a thousand times. He considers her as one who comes from a new world which is bright and shining. She brings happiness and relief to the poet’s life. He does not want his beloved to show any hostility as she is new to this world but to smile on her new world. His love is so sincere that he tells her to be as kind to others as to him self . The poet sadly her admits the fact that his beloved has never come to him in reality. Even then he does not reject love. He believes that what he sees in his dreams are real. He pleads his beloved to come to him in his dreams and delight him by parting his hair and kis sing his brow and wants her to say there is no need to suffer any more as she is with him always. The poet once again asks his beloved to visit him in his dreams and to make his day happy. This poem is a true expression of the poet’s love and longing for his beloved.
MATTHEW ARNOLD
Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times,
A messenger from radiant climes,
And smile on thy new world, and be
As kind to others as to me!
Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,
Come now, and let me dream it truth,
And part my hair, and kiss my brow,
And say,My love why sufferest thou?
Come tome in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Analysis of the poem
In this poem, the poet expresses his longing for the presence of his beloved. He wants her to come to him in his dreams and fulfil his desires- at least an imaginary fulfillment of his wishes.
The poet begins the poem by expressing his longing for the presence of his beloved. He wants her to come to him in his dreams and he hopes that it will make his day happy. During the day he strongly desires for the company of his beloved. But she doesn’t come. So he says that if she comes in his dreams at night then it can compensate the hopeless longing of the day.
He wants his beloved to come to him as she has visited him a thousand times. He considers her as one who comes from a new world which is bright and shining. As she is new to this world, the poet requests her not to be strange but to smile on her new world. He also wants her to be so kind to everybody as she is to him.
In reality, his beloved has never come to him. And so his desires are left unfulfilled. Hence he wants to materialise his wishes through his dreams. He pleads her to part his hair and kiss him on his forehead and say she is with him and there is no need to suffer any more.
The poet once again asks his beloved to come to him in his dreams for he hopes that it will make him happy during the day. He wants to compensate his wishes of the day by dreaming about his beloved at night.
Theme
1. Love
2. Waiting passionately
3. Dreams are to fulfil desires
4. Faith in love
5. Desires
Question and answer
1. Who is the “thou” in the poem? A dream girl? A dear departed? A dame sans Mercy” Discuss.
The “thou” in the poem is the poet’s beloved. She may be a dream girl for she visits the poet only in his dreams. She may also be a dear departed for the poet is much worried during the day because of her absence. She can’t be a dame sans mercy because happiness and relief to the poet in his dream at night.
2. “... and be/As kind to others as to me! explain the poet’s stance?
The poet’s love for his beloved is sincere and genuine that there can she brings ” Lovers are often jealous by nature. How do you be no place for jealousy. That is why he wants her to be so kind to everybody as she is to him.
3. “As thou never cam’st in sooth”. Was she a deceitful woman?
The beloved may be a dear departed and that is why she couldn any mo re. She was not a deceitful woman. ’ t come t o him in reality.
4.“And let me dream it truth”. How does it help to reflect the intensity of his longing?
The poet longs for the presence of his beloved but she never comes to him in reality. So he wants her to come to him in his dreams and caress him. His love is so intense that he wants to believe his dreams to be true.
Essay
1.Theme of love and longing in the poem
The poem Longing Longing. by the famous Victorian poet This poem Matthew Arnold is a typical love poem. is an expression of the poet’s longing for the presen poet’s l ce of his beloved. The ove is very intense and sincere. The poet seems to be much worried about the absence of his beloved during the day. So the poet wants his beloved to come to him in his dreams and he hopes that it will make him happy throughout the day. He really wants to have a great time with his beloved during day time, but she doesn’t come to him. He pleads his beloved to visit him in his that he can compensate his hopele dreams so ss longing of the day through his dreams at night. The poet wants her to come as she has visited him a thousand times. He considers her as one who comes from a new world which is bright and shining. She brings happiness and relief to the poet’s life. He does not want his beloved to show any hostility as she is new to this world but to smile on her new world. His love is so sincere that he tells her to be as kind to others as to him self . The poet sadly her admits the fact that his beloved has never come to him in reality. Even then he does not reject love. He believes that what he sees in his dreams are real. He pleads his beloved to come to him in his dreams and delight him by parting his hair and kis sing his brow and wants her to say there is no need to suffer any more as she is with him always. The poet once again asks his beloved to visit him in his dreams and to make his day happy. This poem is a true expression of the poet’s love and longing for his beloved.
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