Class 9th Eng. Poem -9 The Snake Trying NCERT/CBSE Based Question and answer, Theme Message Literary devices

Poem-9

The Snake Trying -

W. W. E. Ross

Literary Introduction of the Poet

William Wrightson Eustace Ross (June 14, 1894 August 26, 1966) was both a Canadian poet and geophysicist. He was the first poet from Canada who wrote Imagist poetry. His main poetic works are Anthology of Canadian verse, Experiment 1923-29 and Shapes and Sounds. He wrote imagist poetry, and later became the first one in Canada to write surrealist verse. He was called "the first modern Canadian poet."

Summary of the Poem

The poet through this short poem wants to sensitise its readers towards animals in general and the snakes in particular. He stresses that a snake is a harmless creature even to small kids. He gives this message by describing a snake escaping from its chaser.

A snake was lying on the sandy bank of a pond or stream. It keeps lying there in comfort. But then it is observed by someone. The person chases it with a stick in his hand. The snake tries to save itself from being stuck and runs by making sudden curves with its thin, long body. Its different shapes look very beautiful and graceful to the poet. It glides through the water for saving itself from the stick.

The poet witnesses all this and requests the man to let the snake go. The snake slides over the water and tries to hide itself in the reeds. The snake itself is green. It is harmless even to small children. So, the poet asks the man to let the snake escape. In the meantime, it vanishes in the ripples among the green slim reeds.

Literary Device

Transferred Epithet: It is a poetic device in which an adjective is used with a noun other than the noun it actually describes.

Example:

“to escape the pursuing stick’

Note.Here, the person is pursuing not the stick. But the adjective 'pursuing' is used before 'stick not the person

Message

The poem conveys the message that all creatures of nature are important for maintaining the ecological balance. Even snakes that are generally regarded as ugly and dangerous should not be killed. All animals need to be treated in a kind and sympathetic manner. Snakes only attack when they sense danger to their life. Not all varieties of snakes are dangerous, so they should be left alone.

The title 'The Snake Trying'

Ans. The title 'The Snake Trying' is relevant as it reveals that the snake is making an effort. The title makes the reader curious about what the snake is trying to do. Later, the reader finds out that the snake is trying to hide among the reeds to escape the man carrying a stick. The man wants to hit the snake with the stick and kill it. Hence, the snake is trying to get away. Therefore, the title is apt.

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