Summary
The speaker prays every morning being
devoted to God. He makes a little prayer to the almighty God for all his people
under the Milk Wood. He asks God to have his loving eyes on all poor creatures.
He wants mercy on his people from God. For him, all the creatures are poor who
are destined to die one day. All these creatures need the compassion of God.
The speaker prays for the blessing of
God especially for the town and its people who are living under the Milk Wood.
He doesn't know about tomorrow's day whether they will be alive or not. Thus,
he prays for the secured night of town and its people.
The speaker also prays to God for his
finest judgement. He believes that God will be the first to judge their traits
with their best sides ignoring the worst sides.
In the end, the speaker prays for the
blessing of God for all for their secured night. He states that the inhabitants
under the Milk Wood finish their prayers to the setting sun. Their prayers to
the setting sun are just for now i. e. temporary prayers. All of them are quite
optimistic to see the next glorious day with the help of God's grace.
Understanding the text
Answer the following questions.
a.
When does
the speaker pray to the Lord?
Ans.
The speaker prays to the Lord both in the morning time and evening time.
b.
What does the
speaker pray for?
Ans.
The speaker prays for the mercy and blessings to the people of Milk Wood.
c.
Who are the
‘poor creatures? Why does the speaker call them ‘poor creatures?
Ans.
The poor creatures are all the inhabitants of Milk Wood representing the entire
people of the world. The speaker calls them 'poor creatures’ because they are
born to die. They even don’t know how long they survive and when they die.
d.
What does
Milk Wood sound like? A type of wood or a place? Why?
Ans.
Milk wood sounds like a place. It is because there no any article to denote a
type of wood. The proper noun to denote a
place is not preceded by any article.
e.
Why do the
inhabitants of Milk Wood bow to the setting sun ‘but just for now’?
Ans.
The inhabitants of Milk Wood bow to the setting sun ‘but just for now’ to say
good-bye for the evening hoping of sunshine next morning to live with God’s magnificence.
Reference to the context
Discuss “Every Morning When I Wake” as a prayer to the God.
Ans. The poem “Every Morning I Wake” has four stanzas. There is a reference of his prayer to God in every stanza. In the first stanza, the poet prays to God and requests him to keep his kind eyes on the poor creatures. In the second stanza, the poet makes another and asks the God to bless him and the people of Milk Wood. In the third Stanza, the speaker makes prayer to God for favourable judgement to him and his people. In the final stanza, the speaker prays God to let them see the sun the next morning.Thus, we can conclude that “Every Morning When I Wake” is a poem as a prayer to God.
Why does the speaker make a prayer to the God, but not to a king, a billionaire or a scientist?
Ans. The speaker makes a prayer to God, but not to a king, a billionaire or a scientist because he knows that God is above all. He is the King of Kings, the billionaire of billionaires and the scientist of scientists. They all are under his mercy. Their influence can disappear in seconds if God stops his blessing on them. The poet has felt that Almighty God is the sole creator of all the creatures as well as everything. He is the supremo. The whole world is charged with the grandeur of God. His piety and fidelity towards God are so deep.
How does the poet highlight the magnificence of the God?
Ans. The poet has deep faith and respect towards God. He highlights the magnificence of God by saying that he sees all the creatures with his loving eyes. He showers his blessings on the town. He gives night to let all sleep and day to live and work. He is the supreme judge. There is no punishment in his court. He sees only the best sides of his children, not their worst. He tells the sun to set so that his children can get comfortable nights to have sound sleep and feel fresh tomorrow morning.
How does the rhyme scheme of the poem reinforce its message?
Ans.
The rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or
song. It is usually referred to by using the words having similar terminal word
sounds.
Dylan
Thomas’s poem "Every Morning I Wake” has four different stanzas. Each line
of the stanza rhymes with the second line. Thus, the rhyme scheme is: aabb
ccdd eeff ggff. This rhyme scheme has made this poem so rhythmic. The
poem sounds so good due to its rhyme schemes. This rhyme scheme of this poem
reinforces its message. The message is concerning the Almighty God and his grandeur.
The rhyme scheme has stressed much on those words which have a connection to
the speaker's prayers to God. The readers of this poem feel easy to grasp the
main message regarding the speaker's prayers for all the poor creatures who are
under Milk Wood.
Reference beyond the text
Does the God exist? Give your opinion.
Ans. Regarding the existence of God, different people have different opinions. Aesthetics say, “God exists.” Atheists say, “God doesn’t exist.” If God were visible, suspicion towards Him would not take place. We can have only faith in Him. When impossible becomes possible in our life, we learn that it is by the grace of God.
In My opinion, the god exists. I believe in God. I have overcome many difficulties in my life. I think it is God’s grandeur on me. I have felt the presence of God around me. Rest of the believers must be thinking like me. The whole world, the whole nature is charged with power of God. God is omnipotent and omnipresent.
In his Epistle to the author of the book, The Three Impostors (1768), Voltaire
says, “Even if the God didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him.”
Write an essay highlighting the importance of the God in the society.
Ans.
Importance
of the God in the Society
The
supreme being whom we worship is God. He is believed to be the creator and the
ruler of the universe. He is the source of all authority. He has power over nature
as well as human fortune. He is believed to be the heavenly father. He is
unseen but felt. He is important everywhere. His importance is seen much in the
society.
Since
time immemorial, humans have been living in society. Many things are necessary
for them to live in society. One of them is God’s belief. Each and everybody of the society wants to
live long, healthy and happy life. They seek help of someone or something. They
rarely get such help from the humans. Then they get connected with almighty God
hoping that He only can help them. They read scriptures, listen preaching,
visit shrines, temples, worship idols, take fasting to get the God’s blessing.
The faith in God makes lives of the people of the society easier to leave.
Similarly,
the concept of God bolsters the social bond. It promotes socialization,
co-operation, mutual understanding and social gathering. The social functions,
rituals, ceremonies can easily be accomplished. The religious sites such as
temples, churches, mosques, monasteries and inns can be constructed. Besides,
those who are religious, are generally moral, disciplined kind and altruistic. Moreover,
people don’t dare to commit crime, tell a lie and do anything wrong for fear of
God in the society. They want to choose right paths.
At
present, some atheists have grown in human society. They don’t have fear of God.
They have polluted the society. They bring about riot in the society. Value and
respect towards the elders have been deleted from their dictionary.
To sum up,
the importance of God is realized. God is a must for the ideal society. God is
necessary for peace, harmony and security in the society.
