Ornateness in the Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel

Goutam Karmakar

Abstract


In this nondescript evolving genre of Indian English Literature, very few poets came to give a new dimension, a new shape, a new verve and vigour to to this literature in the post war period specially post 80’s. And among them Nissim Ezekiel is classified as the representative and flagship poet among Indian English poets. He is really a very valuable, substantial and significant poet. It is very true that no other English poet has given the image of various facets of life, nature, rural life, metropolitan life than Ezekiel. His range of images varies in different level and aspects. Apart from images and pictorial elements, his poetry also carries a musical rhythm and sound elements through his use of alliteration in his verse. In this paper, I want to highlight the ornateness that we come across in some of the everlasting poems of Nissim Ezekiel.

Keywords


Nature; Water; Fire; Light; Alliteration; poetic expression

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