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Rabindranath Tagore’s Poem ‘Dungeon’-An Analytical Study
“Dungeon” by Rabindranath Tagore is a poem that explores the idea of self-imprisonment and losing touch with one’s true essence. The speaker describes a dungeon where someone they enclose with their name is weeping.
The poem metaphorically depicts the speaker’s continuous construction of a wall around this imprisoned individual. As the wall keeps growing higher and higher, reaching up into the sky, the speaker gradually loses sight of their own true self in the shadow cast by this imposing wall.
The speaker takes pride in building this great wall and meticulously covers it with dust and sand to ensure that no holes or gaps are left in their name. Despite their careful attention, the speaker becomes so engrossed in this task that they lose sight of their own authentic self.
After all, “Dungeon” is a poem that portrays the self-imposed confinement and the loss of one’s true identity. The speaker encloses someone within the walls they construct, but in the process, they become disconnected from their own essence. They become so absorbed in building and maintaining this wall that they forget their own authentic being. The poem serves as a reflection on the potential consequences of losing sight of one’s true self while striving for external identities and societal expectations. 0 0 0
N.B. The article originally belongs to the book ‘Analytical Studies of Selected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore‘ by Menonim Menonimus.
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