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The Power of Music

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

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Poet and Context

  • Sukumar Ray (1887-1923) was a Bengali writer famous for nonsense verse
  • The poem is from 'Abol Tabol' collection, published in 1923
  • Contains hidden criticism of colonial India's society and administration
2

Plot Summary and Structure

  • Bhisma Lochan Sharma travels from Delhi to Burma singing terribly
  • His singing causes universal panic - people flee, animals suffer
  • Natural world responds dramatically: trees collapse, fish dive, birds fall
3

Literary Devices and Techniques

  • Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration throughout (trees collapse, birds fall, fish dive)
  • Irony: Title suggests positive power, but the effect is entirely destructive
  • Personification: Natural elements respond like living beings
4

Themes and Deeper Meanings

  • Power of art: Music can move people, but here it moves them to flee
  • Good intentions vs. harmful results: Bhisma means well but causes chaos
  • Persistence without awareness: He continues despite obvious suffering

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A literary genre that uses absurdExtreme overstatement used for comic effectThe contrast between expectation and realityA wellHidden criticism of early 20th

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