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William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
(This poem has no moral, nor is
it beautiful. Poetry may deal with common colds and greasy kitchen maids as
legitimately as with sunsets and flowers, and give no message or noble truth
about life, and still continue to be a favourite among readers for nearly four
centuries.)
Paraphrase:
Due to the excessive cold in
winter, water particles freeze and icicles are formed on the walls and roof.
Dick, the shepherd, blows his nails to keep them warm. Tom thrusts logs into
the fire to keep the surrounding warm. Milk, when taken home from the cowshed
in a pail, is frozen. Because of extreme cold, it feels as if blood has frozen
in the body. Joan, because of low visibility, capsizes the pot. At the same
time, the owl sings happily: ‘To-who/ To-whit, to-who’.
In winter, the wind blows
noisily. The priest gets cough and cold, so he cannot complete his wise
sayings. The birds have to brood over snow. Marian, due to common cold, has to
rub her nose frequently, so has got red nose. Small sour apples produce a kind
of hissing sound while they are being roasted.
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