The slave's dream by Word Worth

The slave's dream....by Word Worth


❇️ The slave's dream ❇️





❇️ Introduction of poet :




"Music is the universal language of mankind."

_ by Henry word worth

❇️Born : 27 February ,1807

❇️ Death : 24 march ,1882




The poem "the slave's dream" is written by Henry word worth . He became a proffer at Baudouin and Harvard college and studied of mythology and legend.i have study this poem in my syllabubs .


❇️ His other works like.....


1] Evangeline

2] The song of Hithwan

3] The village blacksmith

4] Paul rever's ride


❇️ Critical Analysis. ❇️


In this poem " the slave's dream" .he has represent the condition of slave.


Poem has Nigerian slave protagonist.he saw a dream on lying on sand that he finally went to his mother land and meet his children and wife.


He realized freedom in his dream but still there was a golden chain which was not allowed him to fly. In his dream he was flying during his ride. He saw the Nigerian rever glowifl,palm trees and mountain which suggest peace and free for.. He also saw the forest where they have shouted for liberty but now he was a slave.


The slave has saw the family ,motherland and smile in his dream but when he remembered the condition of his family without him , he stated crying in his dream.






He was beaten by his master and all those painful memories have overpower him. The slave was not able to feel the whep because he has felt the reality. He was dead. His body was lifeless and his soul was broken.


" A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him . "

- by Ezra pound


Henry word worth has presented the disiares of freedom by a slave and harsh reality of his life in that he is not able to Free him self from slacers in dream also. The condition of sold slave and his life was like an animal, even an animal can rebel and harm the master but slaves were not able to do that. The end death has freed the soul from the body of slavery but the soul was broken.

The master was beating him but he was not able to feel and not able to feel the pain of beqtibe because now he wqw dead . and the soul of him was free from slavery and he was also free with dead of body. He was dead with the memory of his native land and family and he thought the people of Nigerian was soured for freedom.




❇️ Rhyme scheme : The rhyme scheme of this poem is irregular.



❇️ Conclusion ❇️


As a reader I think the slave was saw in dream they was nearing from freedom. They were shouted for liberty. The slave of this poem is wait for freedom but the master of the slave is beating him. And after all in the world the slave was get freedom after his dead.








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