POEM 6
TARTARY
Sir
Walter de la Mare was born at Charlton, Kent, in the south of England, of well-to-do parents. His
father, James Edward Delamaere, was an official of the Bank of England. His
mother, Lucy Sophia (Browning) Delamare, was related to the poet Robert Browning.
He was educated in London
at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School,
which he left at age 16. From 1890 to 1908 he worked in London in the accounting department of the
Anglo-American Oil Company. His career
as a writer started from about 1895 and he continued to publish to the end of
his life. His first published story, 'Kismet' (1895), appeared in the Sketch
under the pseudonym Walter Ramal.
In 1908 de la Mare was awarded a yearly government pension of £100, and he devoted himself entirely to writing. He retired to Taplow in Buckinghamshire, where he lived with his wife, Constance Elfrida Ingpen, and four children. His son Richard became chairman of Faber & Faber, and published several of his father's books. In 1915 he became of of the legatees of his fellow poet Rupert Brooke. De la Mare received the CH in 1948, and the OM in 1953. He died at Twickenham, near London, on June 22, 1958. De la Mare is buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
In 1908 de la Mare was awarded a yearly government pension of £100, and he devoted himself entirely to writing. He retired to Taplow in Buckinghamshire, where he lived with his wife, Constance Elfrida Ingpen, and four children. His son Richard became chairman of Faber & Faber, and published several of his father's books. In 1915 he became of of the legatees of his fellow poet Rupert Brooke. De la Mare received the CH in 1948, and the OM in 1953. He died at Twickenham, near London, on June 22, 1958. De la Mare is buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
Dreaming is a
unique human ability of human beings. In our dreams we visit many strange
places and we interchange wonderful activities which a really impossible in our
here life. Tartary is a beautiful poem by Walter
de la mare in which he describes
himself as the lord of Tartary.In this poem, the poet is trying to fulfill his
desires by dreaming the things. Now lets we study of the poem.
Meaning of the New
words:-
- Tartary = vÁvÀðgÀ zÉñÀ
- Ivory = D£ÉAiÀÄ zÀAvÀ
- Flaunt = ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀ UËgÀªÀ ¸ÀÆZÀPÀ
- Haunt = ¥ÀÅ£ÀgÁUÀªÀÄ£À
- Slant = ¸À¢Ý®èzÀ £ÀqÉ
- Athwart = E½eÁgÀÄ ªÀiÁUÀð
- Summon = §gÀºÉüÀÄ
- Courtyard = D¸ÁÜ£À
- Bray = ±À§Ý ªÀiÁqÀÄ
- Shine = «Ä£ÀÄUÀĪÀzÀÄ
- Wine = ªÀÄzÀå
- Harp = MAzÀÄ vÀgÀºÀzÀ vÀAw¬ÄAzÀ PÀÆrzÀ ªÁzÀå
- Gay = D£ÀAzÀªÀÄAiÀÄ
- Don = zsÀj¹zÁUÀ
- Glen = PÀt廃 ¥ÀæzÉñ
- Thicket = ¸À¸ÀåUÀ¼À zÀlÖªÁzÀ ¨É¼ÀªÀtÂUÉ
- Dale = PÀt廃 ¥ÀæzÉñÀ
- Foamless = £ÉÆgɬĮèzÀ
- Throne = ¹AºÁ¸À£À
- Fin = «ÄãÀÄUÀ¼À FdÄgÉPÉÌ
- Trumpeters = PÀºÀ¼É
- Mandolin = «ÃuÉ
- Robe = ¤®ÄªÀAV
- Beads = ªÀÄtÂUÀ¼ÀÄ
- Clutter = UÀzÀÝ®ªÀiÁqÀÄ
- Ere = ªÀÄÄAZÉ
- Scimitar = ¨ÁVzÀ aPÀÌ RqÀÎ
- Scented = ªÁ¸À£É »r
- Tremble = PÀA¦¸ÀÄ
- delight = D£ÀAzÀ¥Àr¸ÀÄ
- Citron-trees = ºÉÃgÀ¼É ºÀtÂÚ£À ªÀÄgÀ
- Vale = PÀtªÉ
* Answer the
following questions in a word, phrase or sentence each. (These questions may be
ask in MCQ)
Q. Tartary is a poem
in which Water de la mare sees himself as a lord of-
An Imaginary
place.
Q. What does poet
Walter de la Mare dream?
The poet Walter de la Mare dreams that he is
the lord of Tartary and lives alone in his kingdom.
Q. Make a list of
birds and animals mentioned in the poem.
Peacocks, tigers, fishes, zebras
Q. What does the poem
say about his court?
The poet says
that in his court peacocks flaunt freely.
Q. Who summons the
lord of Tartary to every meal?
The trumpeters of
his kingdom summon the lord of Tarary to every meal.
Q. What makes the
kingdom of the Lord of Tartary sweet and gay?
Sweet music from
harp, flute and mandoline make the kingdom of the Lord
of Tartary sweet
and gay.
Q. Who would draw the
car of the Lord of Tartary?
Seven zebras
would draw the car of the Lord of the Tartary.
Q. What did the poet
compare the take to?
The poet compared
the lakes to the foamless seas
Q. In Tartary the lord lied to sleep on a bed made of-
Ivory
Q. In Tartary the lords throne would be made up-
Beaten gold
Q. The car of the lord of the Tartary would be drawn by-
Zebras
Q. The lord of Tartary wanted trumpeters everyday to-
To summon him to have food.
Q. The lord of Tartary wants seven zebras
To draw his chariot
Q. Pick out the word from the four alternatives, which means
‘valley’
Dale
Q. ‘flaunt’ means-
Visit a place often
Q. The poem Tartary is compared by
Walter de la Mare
Q. The lord of Tartary wishes to wear-
A robe of beads
Q. The lamps in Tartary will be
Yellow as honey
Q. And ere should wane the morning star, I’d don my robe and
scimitar. The time referred to here is-
Early morning
Q. The Lord of Tartary’s palace would be shining in the
evening with-
Colourful lamps
Q. Which of these words mean valley wood pool, dale, livery?
Dale
Q. Which of these is a wrong phrase – foamless star, Dark
glade, robe of deeds, evening lamps.
Foamless stars
Q. The lord of Tartary would be summon to meal by-
Trumpeters
Q. Which of these words suggest the meaning to visit often
by an animal or a spirit- flaunt, slant, haunt, taunt
Haunt
Q. A think pot of the fish which helps it swim is called-
Fin
Q. Give the correct
word
Tartary
is an animal, An imaginary land, A country in America,
A city in the Asia-
Tartary is an
imaginary land.
Q. Which of these
word describes breeze- flashing, shining, foamless sainted.
Sainted describes the breeze
Q. Fill the blanks
with the correct word.
If I were Lord of Tartary, I_______were robe
of beads.
(should, must, would, could)
Would
Q. What is the figures
of speech of this sentence
Murthy is the tiger of our group.
Metaphore
*
Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences
Q. What does the poet
say about his bed and throne in Tartary?
The poet wants his bed to be made of Ivory.
He wants his throne to be made of beaten gold.
Q. What animals and
birds would be there in Tartary?
In Tartary there would be a tigers in the
forest and great fishes in the pools. They would be a waste of peacocks.
Q. How would be the
unique in Tartary?
In Tartary evenings would be lit up with
lamps, shining in yellow and red.
Q. What does the poet
say about the robe of the lord of the Tartary?
The robe of the lord of Tartary would be
made up strength beads. The beads will be white, golden and green.
Q. What does the poet
say about the riverse in Tartary?
The
poet says that rivers in Tartary are pale like silver, The colour silver pale
shows that the rivers will be come slow and flowing smoothly.
Q. “Her flashing
stars, her scented breeze, her trembling takes, like foamless seas”
a) Which poem is the taken from?
The line is taken from the poem ‘Tartary’.
b)
Who does ‘her’ refer to?
‘Her’ refers to Land of Tartary.
c)
Who does ‘flashing stars’ mean?
‘Flashing stars’ mean the flowing rivers of Tartary.
Wherever they flow they just flash like stars and became the cause for
exuberant growth of crops prosperity.
Q. “My bed should
made of Ivory”
a)
What is Tartary?
Tartary is a land of romance and wonder.
b) Who is the ruler of Tartary?
The poet imagines himself to be the ruler
of Tartary.
c) What does the poet say about his bed?
The poet says that his bed would be made of
ivory.
d) What is the name of the poet?
The name of the poet is Walter de la Mare.
e) What
is his throne made of?
The poet’s throne is made of beaten gold.
Q. “While harp, and
flute, and mandoline, Made music sweet and gay.”
a) Pick out the musical instruments
mentioned here.
The musical instruments mentioned here are
harp, flute and mandoline.
b) What kind of music do these musical
instruments produce?
These
musical instruments produce sweet and cheerful music.
c) when does the music played?
The
music is played in the evening.
d) How does Tartary look in the evening?
In
the evening, different coloured lights begin to shine. These lamps are
yellow as honey and red as wine.
Q. “And in my court
should peacocks flaunt”
a) Which poem this line taken from?
Tartary
b) Who does ‘My’ refer to?
‘My’ refer to
the poet as the lord of Tartary.
c) What does flaunt mean?
Flaunt mean to
show up with bride.
Q. “And ere should
wane the morning star, I’d don my robe and scimitar”
a)
Who does the ‘I’ refer to?
The ‘I’ in the line refers to the poet
Walter de la mare.
b) What time of the day does this line refer
to?
This line refer to evening.
c) What
does ‘ere’ mean?
The word ‘ere’
means before.
Q. “And cluttered
thick as seeds.”
a)
What does this line refer?
This
line refers to his robe.
b) What does the poet say about his robe?
The
poet’s robe is beaded. It is cluttered and stitched like seeds.
c)
What are the colours of the beads?
The
beads are in white, gold and green colours.
d) Identify the figure of speech in this
line.
Simile – robe of beads cluttered as seeds.
Q. “And zebras seven
should draw my car.”
a)
When does the poet want to go out?
Before the sun rise, the poet
wants to go out.
b) What type of vehicle does the want to
use?
The poet wants to use a carriage drawn by
seven zebras.
c)
Where does he want to travel?
He wants to ride through the dark glades of
Tartary.
d)
Why did he take a sword with him?
Perhaps, he would like to go for hunting in
the woods.
Q. “Her
bird-delighting citron-trees”
In every purple vale!”
a) Who does ‘her’ refer to?
‘Her’ refers to the land of Tartary.
b) Where would the birds live?
The
birds would live in the citron-tree.
c) Why does the valley look purple in
colour?
The
trees very dense in the valleys. So it looks purple in colour.
d) Identify the figure of speech in this
line.
Personification – Her bird.
Q. What does the poem
‘Tartrtary’ describe?
‘Tartary’ is a beautiful poem by Walter de
la Mare in which he describes
himself in which
he describes himself as the lord of Tartary.
Q. Why does the poet
say ‘And ere should wane the morning star?
The poet says so because he believes that
his robe which is made of beads would be so bright and attractive that even the
morning star should grow smaller and less brighter beforeit
Q Match the
following
A B
Flaunt grow gradually smaller
Haunt show of public
admiration
Slant visit a place often
Athwart sword
Wane in a sloping
direction
Scimitar go quietly
Q. Describes the
evening in Tartary.
The evening in
Tartary will be very beautiful. The evenings will be bright with lamps that
shine yellow as honey and red as wine. The evenings will be pleasant with the
music of the harp, the flute and the mandoline.
Q. Describe the dress
of the Lord of Tartary.
The Lord of
Tartary would wear a robe of beads, white, gold and green. These beads would be
cluttered thick as seeds.
Q. Write your own
words the substance of the poem “Tartary”
In the poem
Tartary, Walter de la Mare describes himself as the Lord of Tartary, an
imaginary land. He would wear a robe of beads. His bed would be made of ivory
and the throne would be made of beaten gold. There would be peacocks in his
court, tigers in the forest and fishes in ponds. The Lord would be summoned to
every meal by trumpeters. The evening in Tartary, would be beautiful with colourful
lamps. The Lord’s car would be drawn by seven zebras. He would be the
undisputed lord of fruits, rivers, valleys and hills of Tartary. Thus the poet
describes his dream in the poem Tartary.
Walter de la Mare Quotes:
. "A
lost but happy dream may shed its light upon our waking hours, and the whole
day may be infected with the gloom of a dreary or sorrowful one; yet of neither
may we be able to recover a trace."
"All day long the door of the sub-conscious
remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as
easily and secretly as a cat."
"Too late for fruit, too soon for
flowers."
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