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Activity 9 Critical Thinking Creative Thinking

Appreciation of
Literature ICT ICT Skills

What did you think of Rabindranath Tagore’s poem
‘The Journey’? Discuss it with your classmates.

Now, look up the Internet and find more poems by Tagore.
Write a critical analysis of any one of his poems. Here are a
few points that must form a part of your analysis:

• introduction to the poem and the poet
• background information about the poem
• stating the theme/message contained in the poem
• stanza-wise brief critical description/summary of the poem
• critical discussion on the form of the poem

• examining the literary devices used in the poem
• your personal opinion as a whole

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