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THE BROOK

Laxmi Prasad Devkota


Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959) is Nepal's
celebrated literary icon, renowned for his
profound contributions to Nepali literature. His
masterpiece "Muna Madan" exemplifies his
thematic depth and lyrical prowess. Devkota's
poetry blends traditional forms with modern
sensibilities, reflecting his deep cultural roots
and scholarly insights. "Brook," a poignant
exploration of nature and the human condition,
showcases his ability to evoke emotions and
philosophical contemplation through vivid
imagery and lyrical language. Devkota's
enduring influence on Nepali literature remains
unparalleled, making him a timeless figure in
• Who is the speaker of this poem? Which
figure of speech is used to describe the brook
as a human being?

Ans- The speaker of this poem is the brook. The use of


such figure of speech in literature in which non-humans
are made like a human or a person is known as
personification. There is also another figure of speech
called anthropomorphism, in which animals are given
human qualities. But, in personification, all the non-
humans including animals and objects are given human
qualities.
Brook: a small river or natural stream of fresh water Ocean = Home of brook, where she can meet her lover.
Brook = Female

Brook compared with female . So, it is called female persona.


Summary
This poem is written from the point of view of Brook as a young lady.
She says that she goes down through the pinewood and the
eglantine flower making a river line like the serpentine. She touches
the wood vines while falling down, making a sweet calling sound.
She moves with her ripples or the waves of water. She goes down by
touching anemone flower and passing through the narrow holes of
mountain rocks. She gets down ringing and playing music on the
silver stones making the intonations of a sweet- sounding fountain.
She moves slowly and carefully wearing her saree and singing the
songs of newly-wed couples. Here, it becomes clear that she is a
beautiful young lady wearing a saree and looking glamorous.
She says that she walks and goes down moving sideways with her ripples
when the sunlight dips down unto the pebbles through the clear water. She
makes her hasty travel down to the daffodil flowers and the beautiful valley.
She is a fairy with her silver bells, making sounds upon the sand and
pebbles. Sometimes, she plays music randomly that lights fire upon the
stones. She smiles and laughs happily, wearing her jewels built on the river
bed. When it is plain, she smiles silently and when there is a downhill, she
laughs noisily. She says that she murmurs merrily like a marine mermaid in
fun. She wishes happily to reach home and meet her husband. She
remembers her marine home in the sea. She moves through the forest like
a hunter looking for the birds. She runs, jumps, and spits. She runs on the
slope, jumps down and spits on the falls. She wanders through the forest
flirting with the wildflowers. She cuts and joins the stones with her sharp
water making them smooth and round. She acts like a craftsman making
the stones so beautiful and refines her ways. She moves towards a low
incline playing with the air and moving fast romantically. She jumps down
with her liquid skidding and following the love's path made by heaven.
She is in search of the sunshine love in the tears of life. She thinks
that life could be beautiful if it is netted by the sunny rays of love.
She flows gently singing her song and dancing in whirl through her
bending ways in the beautiful woodland dancing like a fairy. She
flows down through the spotted gravel kindling her light into
flowers and bonding them with her thread. The whole riverside
becomes romantically beautiful because of her youth and passion.
She gives lights to diamonds as she gets down through villages.
However, she is not able to reach home or meet her lover even after
so long travel. Perhaps she has to go through a still longer journey
to reach her home and meet her lover. When she cannot meet her
lover, she condoles herself murmuring alone. She says that she has
nothing to celebrate except murmuring and remembering her ocean
home. She realizes that life is just like a flow of rivers moving ahead
and reaching slow, but the emotions are quickly done and gone.
Here, Devkota gives the philosophical reality our lives are also like
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