Summary
I Remember, I Remember is a reflective and emotional poem.
It recalls the nostalgic memories of the poet's childhood. The poet reminiscences
the joys of his childhood comparing it with the present state of adult
pensiveness. He remembers occurrences of joy that he received right from the
beginning from his childhood's morning where the sun and other natural objects
were kind to him. He recalls the beautiful flowers in their exotic colors that
made him happy. The laburnum in the garden, still a living tree, reminds him of
his dear brother who is no longer alive to see it growing. He recalls the days
of his childhood which were full of happiness and joy and in contrast the
present is full of sorrow and unhappiness.
In the next stanza, we find a combination of the past and
the present. Then he was all energetic and high in spirit but now he has no
energy to even lift his brow. The pool water was very cool then but now it is
not sufficient to cool his fever.
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In the last stanza he says that he used to think in the
wildest manner about the trees and their heights that he felt he had reached
the sky. But now he realizes how childish those thoughts were. He misses those
thoughts and days and expresses his desire to go back to the childhood days. A
child's world with beautiful thoughts in presented in the poem with contrast to
the adult world full of regret and losses and pain.
How does Thomas Hood describe sunrise?
Thomas
Hood was a British poet of the poet of the 20th century. He has written many
poems during his lifetime. I Remember, I Remember is a reflective and emotional
poem that shows a rare depth of sentiments. It depicts a realistic contrast of
the real world of the grown-ups with that of a child's fantasy. The poet
beautifully describes the sunrise as seen through his little window. It comes
peeping in like a child. It comes at the exact time every day - neither a wink
too soon nor did it prolong the day.
What reminds the poet of his brother? Why?
Thomas
Hood was a British poet of the 20th century. He had written many poems during
his lifetime. I Remember, I Remember is a reflective and emotional poem that
shows a rare depth of sentiments. It depicts a realistic contrast of the real
world of the grown-ups with that of a child's fantasy. He recalls the childhood
memories. When he sees the tall laburnum was planted by him on his birthday. It
still remained while his brother passed away.
Which objects have left an indelible impact on the poet's
mind?
Thomas
Hood was a British poet of the 20th century. He had written many poems during
his lifetime. I Remember, I Remember is a reflective and emotional poem that
shows a rare depth of sentiments. It depicts a realistic contrast of the real
world of the grown-ups with that of a child's fantasy. The poet reminiscences
his childhood days and recalls all the memories of those days. There are many
things and objects which have left an indelible impression on his mind. He
remembers the house where he was born and the little window through which the
sun peeped in at morn. He remembers the beautiful red and white roses and the
violets and the lily-cups. He remembers the lilac where the robin built its
nest and the laburnum tree which his brother had planted on his birthday. He
remembers the tall fir trees which he felt reached up to the sky.
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