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Poem Analysis
Made by- Mona Manohar, V.S.L.N Sundari,
Tehaswini J, Mamta Kumari Vidyarthi ,Ranjitha
Venkatesh, Swathisri V, Pavithra Jessil
About the poet
’T is a brave master;
Let it have scope: The second stanza makes use of
Follow it utterly, personification in order to cast “love”
Hope beyond hope: as a benevolent master that always
High and more high knows best.
It dives into noon,
With wing unspent,
Untold intent:
(stanza 2)
It is later compared to some kind of
But it is a god,
flying creature, a god that “knows its
Knows its own path own path / and the outlet of the sky”. It
And the outlets of the sky. should “have scope” over one’s life or
control.
From these lines of ‘Give All to Love,’ the speaker’s opinion about
love, its goodness and the power one should allow it to exert over
one’s life are made very clear. These thoughts connect directly to the
transcendental belief system.
(stanza 3)
The third stanza of ‘Give All to Love’ is a
It was never for the mean;
bit shorter at only eight lines. Here, the
It requireth courage stout. speaker adds that the only souls that
Souls above doubt, are going to be able to follow this kind of
Valor unbending, master are those that are courageous.
It will reward,— It requires a sacrifice that many are
going to be unable to make. One’s valor
must be “unbending”. This is the only
way one will be led to “reward”.
(stanza 3)