Asleep In the Valley Summary: West Bengal Board Class 12 English
Asleep In the Valley
Arthur Rimbaud
Author name:- | Jean Nicola Arthur Rimbaud |
Born:- | 1854 |
Death :- | 1891 |
About the Author
Was a French Poem from the nineteenth century. He started writing poetry before he reached his teens. He Stopped writing poetry at the age of nineteen. His major works include To Music, Evening Prayer. The present poem, original titled Le Dormeur Le Val, was include in his collection of poetry called, Poesis (1872).
This poem is written in the model of the Italian sonnet that has fourteen lines divided as octave and sestet the poet explores the inherent futility of war. This theme is expressed in the contrasting images of a bountiful nature ‘s splendour.
Summary
In the poem, Rimbaud holds up first hand experience of war. The poem negings with s description of the serene beauty of nature’s bounty in a green valley. Subsequently, Rimbaud goes on describe the tragic death of a soldiers laying among the heavy undergrowth. In a ironic tone , the poet describes the clam and peace which envelops the soldiers in his death. The poem creates a shock as the imagery passes from picture of nature’s fruition to the image of cold death. The irony comes out strongly as the unfolds the presence of a dead body in the midst a beautiful, idyllic scene. This emphasises the notion of death in the middle of life. it is the intention of the poet to underline the futility manifest in war.