FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING (POETRY BOOK III)
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

5- IN THE STREET OF THE FRUIT STALLS
REFERNCE: These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘’In the street of the fruit stalls’’ by J. Stallwrthy.
CONTEXT: This poem is a description of street. It the time of evening. The fruits have been piled up in a conical form. Some black children come there, buy fruits and eat joyfully. The pulp of fruits wet their fingers and mouths. They don’t care of their surroundings.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet tells us that,
This symbolic poem highlights that the danger of war, misery and poverty has fails to crush man’s love for pleasure. Children enjoy the sweet juice of the fruit, forgetting all about their misery. This poem also suggests that the poor are always satisfied with the little they get.