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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
STD-5 ENGLISH LITERATURE
CHAPTER-10- MUSIC
NOTES/SUMMARY:
Music
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
The poem encompasses all the sounds in the world and the poem enables the reader to
listen to the voices which he / she used to ignore before. The poet looks at music as a stress
reliever, something that brings joy and positivity. This is because he finds the sound of music
to be pleasing even in the darkest and meanest things.
Stanza I
The poet felt that music is omnipresent. According to him music is existing in the youngest
as well as the oldest of things. If we keep ourselves filled with optimism and positivity then
even in the most difficult situations, one can find music and hope. The poet believes that a
cheerful song peals out from all that is fair and foul.
Stanza II
The poet is able to hear music not only in a rose, a rainbow, bird and a woman but also in
the darkest and the meanest things. The poet has repeated the words ‘not only’ to
emphasise that music is not limited to only these few things; it is present in all things around
us. We should have the insight to feel it.
Stanza III
