The Nightingale And Glow Worm

1. The Nightingale And Glow Worm

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3. CONCEPT • The Nightingale & the Glow Worm as related in the poem carries every object of nature , living or non-living is useful in its own way for the world to be happy and prosperous, one must co exist with others in a spirit of mutual respect and understanding .

4. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • A nightingale , that all day long • Had cheered the village with his song, • Nor yet at eve his not suspended, • Nor yet when eventide was ended, • Began to feel as well he might , • The keen demands of appetite;

5. The above lines tell us that a nightingale sang the whole day long and made the village people happy with his song. He stopped singing when it was dark. He began to feel very hungry as he had sound the whole day.

6. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • When looking eagerly around, • He spied far off , upon the ground, • A something shining in the dark, • And knew the glow-worm by his spark;

7. The above lines tell us that he was eagerly looking around for some food and suddenly he saw something in the ground. He saw something shining in the darkness of night . He knew it was a glow warm because it was glowing in the dark.

8. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • So, stooping down from hawthorn top, • He thought to put him in his crop, • The worm , ware of his intent, • Harangued him thus , right eloquent • “Did you admire my lamp,” quit he, • “As much as I your minstrelsy”? • You would abhor to do me wrong, • As much as I to spoil your song;

9. The above lines tell us that the nightingale bent down from the hill-top and though of putting the glow worm in his beak and eating him up. The glow worm was very well aware of nightingale intension of eating him as food . So the worm speaks words of great wisdom to the nightingale. Glow worm said to the nightingale if he praised glow worm light. He says that he has all praise for nightingales song but does nightingale also praise his glow. so, You should also hate to harm me because I also don’t like to do any harm to your song.

10. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • For’ t was the self–same power divine, • Taught you to sing, and me to shine;

11. The above tell us that the Glow Worm says that it was the same God that had given them their Allen's of singing and shining respectively.

12. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • That you with music , I with light, • Might beautify and cheer the night.” • The songster heard his short oration. • And warbling out his approbation , • Released him, as my story tells, • And found a supper somewhere else.

13. The Nightingale & the Glow Worm • The above lines tell us that we both beautify the world you cheer the world with your song and I beautify the might with my light . So, we should respect each others talent. The nightingale heard glow worm’s speech with an accent of agreement. Nightingale agreed to who glow worm had said. The nightingale was impressed by his words of wisdom and decided to release the glow worm away to find his food somewhere else.

14. Idea Convey by The Poet • The Nightingale & the Glow Worm is based on the idea ‘Live and Let Live ‘. Everyone has got a talent . He should be free to make the world beautiful. Let no one be harmed.

15. Query • What is the central idea of the poem? • Who is nightingale? • What is similarities between nightingale and glow warm?

16. Bibliography Punjab School education board’s 9th English Book

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