This blog is crafted in response to Dr. Dilip sir Barad. It is part of Sunday reading and is provided by him. This blog is about the poem "Lockdown" by Simon Armitage.
Introduction :-
' Lockdown' a poem written by Simon armitage, during the COVID -19 pandemic. Armitage , the UK's poet laureate. He connect poem Lockdown with experience of the modern lockdown with stories from history and literature. He compares the situation to kalidasa's" meghaduta" and also the story of" . also refer Rudyard Kipling 's poem "The ballad of east and west."
Simon Armitage :-
Simon Armitage is a British poet , playwrights and novelists. He was born on 1963. He is currently the UK's poet laureate, he is known for using everyday language and experience to create poetry. His writing themes like love , loss, conflict, nature and society. Armitage often references historical events and myths. Armitage wrote lockdown during the early days of the COVID -19 pandemic in 2020.
About poem " Lockdown" :-
Simon Armitage 's poem Lockdown talks about how people felt alone and separated during the COVID -19 pandemic. The poem compares this modern situation to post events, like a 17th century plague in the village of Eyam,
In poem lockdown Simon Armitage explore the themes like ...
1) Isolation and separation:-
The poem describes how people feel during the COVID -19 lockdown, showing the loneliness, and also lockdown disrupt personal relation and people mind , because of loneliness.
2) Historical and culture connection:-
Armitage connect between the COVID -19 lockdown and historical events in literary works. He give reference past pandemic, such as the plague in the village of Eyam. Classical literature like Kalidasa's meghaduta. This shows that feeling alone during a crisis has happened before.
3) love
In the poem Armitage talkes about how love can still be strong even if people are far apart. During the lockdown people's can not meet each other but ,still they are connect with each other.
4) Nature :-
Armitage also focuses on the theme of nature, during the lockdown while people where stuck inside. Nature seemed to continue without any problems. The air became clear and also there is less pollution.
Image to convey his message:-
Simon Armitage uses clear and simple language to make his message easy to understand. He uses clear and straightforward language to describe the experience of lockdown. He talk about empty streets and closed businesses. He also describes how time felt strange and our routines were disrupt. The poem also shows that nature kept going, with cleaner air . Even though people were stuck at home . And also compare past plague time and COVID time . His easy language and strong images help us understand.
Own experience on lockdown :-
During the coronavirus pandemic, I felt bored because schools, colleges, and were closed, and the streets were empty. It felt strange, much like Simon Armitage describes in his poem, where the streets are lonely. However, one good thing that happened during the lockdown was that family members spent more time together. In the poem, the poet also feels that, even if we are physically distant, we remain close. This was a comforting thought.
Conclusion :-
Simon Armitage's poe" Lockdown" provides a simple and powerful description of life during the COVID pandemic. He use clearly language and strong images, the poem shows the loneliness but also the way they strong. It reminds us of the importance of family, even when we physical apart. Also in this poem Armitage write about the nature.
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