SONG OF THE FLOWER
Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to:
4.2.1 Read and comprehend poems
4.2.2 To familiarise new words
4.2.3 To read with proper stress and intonation
4.2.4 Improves creative thinking
About the Poem
““Song of the Flower” is written by Kahlil Gibran, a
Lebanese-American author, poet, and visual artist of the 20th-century. In his
early childhood, Gibran grew up in Bisharri village around Mount Lebanon of
Northern Lebanon. Therefore, his writing was influenced by the nature he
witnessed around during his early childhood years; the landscape, the
mountains, the beautiful waterfalls, and the lush trees had a significant
impact on Gibran’s young mind. Nature is represented both symbolically and
descriptively in Gibran’s poet
Song of the flower is a beautiful poem about nature and its
relationship with living beings. This poem speaks about the life cycle of a
flower and its experience. The flower in the poem is representative of every
aspect of nature.
Gibran’s “Song of the Flower” incorporates several themes
that include optimism, life, living in the present, objectivity, spirituality,
and, most importantly, nature. This poem is about an innocent flower describing
its journey from the beginning to the end. It describes how it lives to the
fullest by becoming an integral part of nature, enjoying each moment of its
short life.
KHALIL GIBRAN
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