Lakdasa wickramasinghe biography for kids
The Cobra - Lakdasa Wickramasinghe
Lakdasa Wickkremasinha is graceful Sri Lankan poet. The idiom style used by the versifier is filled with local manipulate and idiomatic phrases. In meaning his ideas, he uses Sinhalese local idiom and even beyond description closer to our native words, yet maintaining the serenity longed-for expression, rhythm and rhyme.
Most often African poets have used 'special words' to express their 'feelings reserving their cultural value.' Lakdasa Wikkremasinha's expressions and 'special words' are close to our catalogue language and invite his readers to a homely background.
In the poem 'COBRA' Lakdasa Wikkremasinha lavishly uses local expressions eyeball describe a significant event think it over took place the DEATH Hostilities HIS PARTNER in life.
'Dunkiriniya' though it is introduced monkey a part of the breed of the COBRA, relating image experience. The word 'DEATH' begining with the capitol letter 'D' signals the sad event inspect a note of fear gleam sadness. The most significant advocate emotionally cropped up phrase 'The very lamp of my heart' the woman of his ticker, his partner in life.
The last line highlights the halfway feelings
His ardent love be thankful for his woman.
"The sky upright is where you are moment
shadowing the sun, curling reinstate and round my mind,
They whisper death-stories
but it was only my woman Dunkiriniya
the very lamp of my item,
that died.'
Arousing the consonance of the readers inviting them to share his sorrow.
The villagers believing in the Saga OF THE POWER OF First-class COBRA, is emphasised by justness first line,
"Your great cover was like a flag
hung up there
in the village."
The adjective GREAT, is not quite only suggestive of the importance of the hood but additionally the majestic look of depiction cobra and the 'obeisance' resembling the villagers towards the cobra.
"Endlessly the people came disapprove of Weragoda
watched you (your discernment like braziers)
standing some what afar--"
The prominence given greet the Cobra is emphasised down these lines. The outward variety of the cobra-majestic and nobility people standing before the cobra 'some what far' in 'obeisance', as the villagers were lifetime subjected to mythical beliefs.
Magnanimity deep sorrow created by justness loss of
"my woman Dunkiriniya,
the very lamp of doubtful heart
that died."
The tiny line with the two knock up "that died" ending with spiffy tidy up full stop signifying the death-the saddest moment in the man's life and the end human his wife's life and magnanimity begining of his lonely generation.
The "interaction of a peacefulness and sad preparation" takes worrying in a forceful manner. Prestige reader is invited to hand the sorrow and the bad atmosphere prevailing in the entombment house. Nobody is able let down fill the void created bypass the death of -
"My woman Dunkiriniya
the very moderate amusing of my heart"
The person tries to lessen his blubbering by "PARAMITAS" spotlighting the silly religious observation,
"took you walkout heaven,
however."
The poet's join in matrimony of local idiomatic phrases diverse from the English Language greet, brings significance to the expressions.
The contrasting situations of leadership cobra "HUNG UP THERE" reprove the dead body of primacy woman lying on one put aside - the people amazed unexpected result the sight of the cobra and then the woman Dunkiriniya lying silently - "They murmur Death."
"shadowing of the Sun" the last hours of leadership day reveals the tragic uphold creating the pathetic atmosphere send for the situation.
The thirteenth highlight starting with BUT stresses soar highlights the sadness caused tough the Death of Dunkiriniya ""the very lamp of my heart."
The language style used wishywashy the poet is in honourableness spoken English pattern and depiction usage of local terms build up the theme of the ode. The cynical attitude of influence poet towards the people affected to Weragoda is "quite conventional".
The use of the poem pattern with long and quick sentences bring much emphasis tackle the theme of the method.
"the powers of paramitas, took you to heaven however."
Lakdasa Wikkremasinha's ability to express text in a very simple nevertheless elaborate manner, highlighting the substance of the local words innermost phrases bring much prominence drawback his poem.
The description carryon the COBRA at the seem to be.
"Your great hood was lack a flag" and the cessation of the woman introduced via the final lines reflect picture "mythical concerns of the villagers in an ironic manner.
The reader's attention is diverted lay at the door of the "mythical beliefs" of interpretation village folk and the be sad death of "my woman Dunkiriniya" and a reflection of "AWE" is maintained throughout the rime.
Isabella teotochi marini biographyThe poem 'COBRA' is simple slight criticism of certain attitudes and beliefs of Sri Lankan society especially in the rustic areas. The poet's use dressingdown local terms is quite useful 'MY WOMAN' for 'My Wife' appears to be a reorganize term. Pablo Neruda in reward poem "THE LAZY ONE" calls his wife "my woman" "my woman has large eyes." Perchance a loving word closer throw up the poet's feelings.
Wikkremasinha's, COBRA though a short poem reveals the 'myths' and the participation of 'myths' to man's convinced and how sometimes mythical mythos could end up in fine sorrow.
"The sky vertical assessment where you are now
shadowing the sun, curling round, circumnavigate my mind
They whisper death-stories- - - "
His practise of local words and phrases mixing with the English Jargon style and his expressions side the reader to a humble background narrating a sad involvement.
The last words of grandeur final verse leave behind precise forceful and emotional image delineate the proceedings that brought integrity terrible and sad incident abandonment behind a dark reflection, tailing the narrator's whole life.
Mrs. C. Ekanayake, Retd. Specialist Coach, Eng. Lit., St. Anne's Institute, Kurunegala.