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The Power of Music

ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)

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Overview

The Power of Music is a humorous nonsense poem by Sukumar Ray from the Bengali collection Abol Tabol. The poem shows how the tuneless singing of Bhisma Lochan Sharma spreads disturbance everywhere he goes. Instead of creating harmony, his song causes panic among people, animals, birds, fish, trees,

Key Concepts

Bhisma Lochan Sharma is the central

Bhisma Lochan Sharma is the central character who sings tunelessly and persistently every summer. His singing travels from Delhi to Burma and affects

The poem belongs to nonsense verse

The poem belongs to nonsense verse, so it presents an absurd situation in a playful way. A terrible singer is shown as having an unreal and exaggerate

The poem uses deliberate exaggeration

The poem uses deliberate exaggeration. Fish dive for silence, trees collapse, birds turn turtle, and mansions tumble. These are impossible events used

The title suggests music should be

The title suggests music should be beautiful and pleasing, but the singing in the poem causes chaos and suffering. The contrast between expectation an

The people are dazed

The people are dazed, amazed, trampled in panic, and repeatedly plead with Bhisma Lochan to stop singing. He ignores them and continues.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the humorous and ironic tone of the poem
  • Identify the main character, Bhisma Lochan Sharma, and his role in the poem
  • Recognize the use of hyperbole to create comic effect
  • Explain how the poem presents the reaction of people, animals, and nature to the singing
  • Understand why the title is ironic

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