NOISE
By Jessie Pope
SUMMARY
The poem
noise is penned by the poetess “Jessie Pope”. The poetess is expressing the
impact of World War I on human psychology. During wars, people start liking the
noisy sounds as they are afraid of silence. Noisy sounds break the silence and give a sign
of being alive to many people. She also likes the noisy sounds coming from
train, machines and traffic. Also the furious sounds from natural event like
raining, thunder, and roaring of a river are her favorite. Noise is a sign of
life in the time of fear and terror created due to war.
Central idea
Noise is a
sign of life in the time of fear and terror created due to war.
Theme
During wars,
people start liking loud sounds that they don’t like in usual.
Gloomy and
descriptive
Figure of speech
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
is the use of sound words. The onomatopoeia in the poem Noise are:
Thud, whoop,
rattle, hubuub, roar, throb, switching, thunder, boom, crash,
Alliteration
Rattle of
rain (r)
Swift slapping sail
(s)
Races and raves (r)
Hyperbole
The strident
tattoo of a swift slapping sail
Imagery
The din of a
river that races and raves
Metaphor
Swift
slapping sail
Stanza
4: 4 lines
each
Rhyming Scheme
AABB
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ABOUT THE POET
Jessie Pope was an
English poet and journalist. She was born on 18th March 1868. She
wrote many poems while working at Daily Mail. She became famous as one of the
most popular pro-war poets of world war I. Her poems describe the misery and
helplessness of common people during war while rich is involved planning the
games in the name of war. Jessie Pope notable work is:
- Who’s for the game?
- The call both jingoistic
- Noise
Question/Answers
Q 1. Why
does poetess like noise?
Ans. She likes noise
because it gives her a sign of life in the horrified silence of war.
Q 2. What sounds poetess like in the poem
“Noise”?
Ans. She likes the whoop of a boy, the thud of a hoof,
the rattle of rain, the hubbub of traffic, the roar of a train, the throb of
machinery, the rush of the wind, a door on the slam, the boom of the thunder,
the crash of the waves, the crack of a rifle, the clank of a pail.
Q 3. What is the meaning of “Aries a gamut of soul
stirring joys”?
Ans. It means that sometimes silence kills and noisy sounds give a signal of life and
human feel delighted of feeling life around.
Q4. What is the meaning of “any old
sound that silence destroys,”
Ans. It
shows the sadness of a human who come across the life in the war areas that
they don’t want to live in a horrified silence.
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The whoop of a boy, the thud of a hoof
The rattle of rain on a galvanized roof
The hubbub of traffic, the roar of a train
The throb of machinery numbing the brain
The switching of wires in an overhead train
The rush of the wind, a door on the slam
The boom of the thunder, the crash of the waves
The din of a river that races and raves
The crack of a rifle, the clank of a pail
The strident tattoo of a swift slapping sail
From any old sound that silence destroys,
Aries a gamut of soul stirring joys
I like noise
