Appreciation of the poem ' The Planners'

 

Appreciation of the poem ' The Planners'

About the poem/ poet/ title-

              Boey kim cheng is a Singapore- born American poet. The poem is about the planners /developers. The poem is in free verse. It has no particular rhyme scheme. Title of the poem is self - explanatory.

Theme / Central idea-

                      The poet describes the Unstoppable force of modernisation in the poem. He memorises his past. He talks about the replacement of the natural environment by the concrete jungle.

 Poetic devices / language/ Style -

               The use of alliteration in the poem added rhythm. Extended metaphor of the dentist makes the poem live. The poet has used paradox, climax,oxymoron and sarcasm in the poem.

Special features / novelties / focusing elements -

       The poem is nostalgic about his old city. When we come across modernisation around us, we feel the echoes of his words.

 Values/  message -

          In the name of modernisation, nature has been exploited. The people became helpless.

 Opinion about the poem-

          The poem is a mirror to modern society. In the beginning the poem depicts what the planners do. In the middle the poem describes what the planners achieve. Towards the end we come across how the poet is affected due to modernization.