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4. Note how the words like ‘and’ are used in the poem. Also, identify
other words and phrases that are repeated. What is the effect
of such repetition?
additional Reading:
Not to be republished
Read the following, a translated version of a Kannada poem.
Do you find any thing common between this poem and the poem
“Machine”? have a discussion in the class.
©KTBS

Million Million Years Later
It seems ages and ages ago
There was a planet called the Earth.
There lived some creatures called men
They were well known for their mirth.

Somehow they managed to reach
The Moon, the Mars and Venus,
And after settling for a while
They bombed the Earth to pieces.

From these to other stars
Far into space they ventured.
It seems on some Milky Way
All their souls were punctured.

Now there is not a single seed
Oh Ma, even for curiosity’s sake;
And God does not want to create them again
And repeat the same old mistake

- A Kannada Poem by V.G. Bhatta.
Translated by : Sumatheendra Nadig

suggested Reading :
Humming Bird - D.H. Lawrence [Golden Treasury – P435]

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