FEATURES OF THE TOPIC, " THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN"
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- Brief notes on the Poet
- Illustration on the topic
- Stanza wise analysis of the poem
- Expected Pre-exam Test Questions and their simplified answers
- Home Task Model Questions for Self Preparation
The name of the poet is William Butler Yeats. He was an Irish poet, dramatist and prose writer. He was a well-known figure of 20th century English Literature. He was one of the founders of Abbey Theatre. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival. His partners in this direction were Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn. William Butler Yeats was born in 13th June, 1865 in Sandymount, Ireland. His father was John Butler Yeats and mother Susan Mary Pollexfen were both from an established family. His family members were the lover of arts and cultures. WB Yeats was educated both in Ireland and London. He was a protestant and Anglo-Irish community. He studied poetry from early age.
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| WB Yeats |
Yeats had a lifelong interest in mysticism, spiritualism, occultism and astrology.He read extensively on the subjects throughout his life. He became a member of the Paranormal Research Organisation, " The Ghost Club" and he was impressed and influenced by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Thus mysticism played a great role in his literary life.
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| John Butler Yeats Father of WB Yeats |
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| Susan Pollexfen Mother of WB Yeats |
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| Jack Butler Yeats Brother of WB Yeats |
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| Lily Yeats Sister of WB Yeats |
Sister of WB Yeats- WB yeats had 2 sisters. They were Lily Yeats and Elizabeth Yeats. Lily Yeats was born on 25th August 1866 and died on 5th January 1949. She educated herself in Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. She was an embroiderer.
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| Elizabeth Yeats Sister of WB Yeats |
Elizabeth Yeats was another sister of WB Yeats. She was born on 11th March 1868 London, England and died 16th January 1940 in Dublin, Ireland. She educated herself in Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, Froebel College. She was an Educator and Publisher by occupation.
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| WB Yeats |
Memorable Works of WB Yeats- POETRIES
As a young poet he wrote his first poem The Island of Statues. His others works are as below.
👉The Wanderings of Oisin and other poems- This is a collection of his poetries published in 1889.👉The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics- It is another collection of poetries came out in 1892.
👉In the Seven Woods published in 1903.👉The Wild Swans at Coole published in 1919.
👉Michael Robartes and the Dancer published in 1921.👉The Tower came out in 1928.
👉The Winding Stair and Other Poems published in 1933.
👉Responsibilities and Other Poems published in 1916.
WB Yeats' other popular poems are given below:
- The Song of Wandering Aengus published in
- Blood and the moon
- The Circus Animals' Desertion
- Down by the Salley Garden
- A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety
- Easter 1916
- Ego Dominus Tuus
- In Memory of Iva Eva Gore-Booth and Coun Markiewicz
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- Politics
- A Prayer for my Daughter
- Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
- An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
- Adam's Curse
FEATURE-2. ILLUSTRATION ON THE TOPIC:-
ପଂକ୍ତି ୧ ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅନୁବାଦ
Here the poet describes that Peter Gilligan, the Parish priest is much tired and fatigued for giving continuous physical service to his needy dying persons who are in their beds and struggling for survival. The duties and responsibilities of Gilligan have increased so much that he gets no moments for short leisure. For his continuous attendance to the dying persons to purify their way of salvation with holy hymns, the priest is extremely tired and under the heavy depression of mind.
ଏଠାରେ କବି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ପିଟର ଗିଲିଗାନ୍, ପ୍ୟାରୀ ପୁରୋହିତ ନିଜ ଶଯ୍ୟାରେ ଥିବା ତଥା ବଞ୍ଚିବା ପାଇଁ ସଂଘର୍ଷ କରୁଥିବା ତାଙ୍କର ଆବଶ୍ୟକ କରୁଥିବା ମୃତ୍ୟୁମୂଖର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ଶାରୀରିକ ସେବା ପ୍ରଦାନ କରି ଥକି ଯାଇଛନ୍ତି। ଗିଲିଗାନଙ୍କ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ଦାୟିତ୍ ଏତେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଛି ଯେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ଅବକାଶ ପାଇଁ କୌଣସି ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତ ମିଳୁନାହିଁ | ପବିତ୍ର ଭଜନ ସହିତ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ପରିତ୍ରାଣର ମାର୍ଗକୁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରୁଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ତାଙ୍କର ନିରନ୍ତର ଉପସ୍ଥାନ ପାଇଁ, ପୁରୋହିତ ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ଏବଂ ମନର ଭାରି ଅବସାଦରେ ଥିଲେ |
👉 Understanding the Difficult Vocabularies-
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| Weary Person |
Antonyms (ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ )-animated/ energetic/ fresh/ lively/ refreshed/ content/ energized/ happy/ invigorated/ pleased/ satisfied/ activated/ untired.
Used in sentence- (ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର )- The weary(adj) labourers are unable to complete the work.
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| Gathering of people |
flock- (Noun/ Verb) (ଦଳ , ସମାଗମ , ଭିଡ/ ଭିଡ କରିବା )- Synonyms ( ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ )- brood/ colony/ gaggle/ herd/ legion/ assembly/ cloud/ collection/ company/ convoy/ crowd/ gathering/ group/ host/ litter/ mass/ progeny/ skein.
Antonyms (ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ )- lonely/ null/ vacated/ isolated
Used in a sentence- (ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର )- There is a flock (Noun) on the street to watch the accident.
କବିତାରେ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥ - ପୁରୋହିତ ଗିଲିଗାଁ ସତେ ଯେପରି ଜଣେ ମେଣ୍ଢା ଜଗୁଆଳି ଏବଂ ମୁମୂର୍ଷୁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ସଂଖ୍ୟା ମେଣ୍ଢା ପୋଲ ପରି
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| A man in bed |
in beds- ( Noun)- (ବିଛଣାରେ , ଶଯ୍ୟାଶାୟୀ )-Synonyms ( ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ )- laying/ sleeping/
Used in a sentence- (ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର )- The patient is in bed.
କବିତାରେ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥ - Sick in death bed- ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଶଯ୍ୟା
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| A woman on green sods |
green sods-(Noun)- (ସବୁଜ ଘାସ ଚେକା )
Used in a sentence- (ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର )- The woman is on green sods.
କବିତାରେ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥ - Earth covered with green grass-ସବୁଜ ଘାସ ଆଚ୍ଛାଦିତ
under green sods lay-(ସବୁଜ ଘାସ ଚେକା ତଳେ ଶୋଇ ଅଛି )-The dead man is under green sods lay.
କବିତାରେ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥ - buried under earth-ମାଟି ତଳେ କବର ଶଯ୍ୟାରେ
STANZA-2
Once, while he nodded on a chair,
At the moth-hour of eve,
Another poor man sent for him,
And he began to grieve.
ପଂକ୍ତି-୨ ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅନୁବାଦ
ସାନ୍ଧ୍ୟ କାଳୀନ ସମୟରେ ,
ଆଉ ଜଣେ ଗରିବ ଲୋକ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଡାକିଲେ,
ଏବଂ ସେ ଦୁଖଃ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ।
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| The man is nodded on a chair |
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