·
Analyze
Robert Harrick as a Cavalier poet with reference to the poem ‘Delight in
Disorder’.
·
Describe
the poetic style of the poem ‘Delight in Disorder’ by Herrick.
·
Give
a critical appreciation of the poem ‘Delight in Disorder’.
·
How
does the poet find delight in disorder? Discuss.
‘Delight in
Disorder’
is an exquisite poem of English literature by the Cavalier poet Robert
Herrick (1591-1674).The poem attracts the heart of every reader by its
lyrical quality and harmonious end rhyme. In the poem, the poet expresses his
feelings of extreme happiness derived from the disordered dress of a woman. Now
we are going to discuss………..
Let us now discuss the ‘Cavalier
Poet’. Actually the world “Cavalier’ derived from ‘Carolus’,
the Latin version of Charles. The reign of Charles I (1625-1649) was the time
of ‘English Civil War’, fought between the supporters of king known a
‘Cavaliers’ and the supporters of the parliament known as “Round head”.
However, a group of lyric poets associated with the ‘Cavaliers’ are
called the Cavalier poets, for example, Robert Herrick, Richard Lovelace, Sir
Johan Suckling and Thomas Carew. These poets are also called the ‘Sons
of Ben’ as they were admirers and followers of Ben Jonson. They usually
wrote short lyric poems, generally in lighter vein, gay, trivial, witty and
often licentious. The main object of their poems was the ‘woman and beauty’.
Robert Herrick is, indeed, a Cavalier
poet. Because his poetry especially ‘Delight In Disorder’ bears all the
characteristics of a Cavalier poet’s writings. If we look into the poem, we
must get the evidence in favor of it.
The poem ‘Delight in Disorder’
is notably short in length and very much witty as well as licentious in theme.
It deals with the description of a disorderly dressed lady. Most probably, the
name of the lady is ‘Julia’.
We, very beginning of the poem, see
that, the poet traces out a disorder in the lawn that is thrown carelessly
about the shoulders. Says the poet;
“A Lawn about the shoulders thrownInto a fine distraction:”
The lawn should be attached with
shoulders but the lady’s one is free from her neck. This is the source of joy
for the poet.
Next, the poet finds another disorder in
her stomacher. As the poet describes:
“An erring lace which here and there
Enthralls the crimson stomacher.”
Thirdly, the poet gets one more disorder
in her cuff which is used carelessly in lady’s hand. As the poet narrates:
“A cuff neglectful and thereby;
Ribbons to flow confusedly.”
Fourthly, the poet notices a disorder in
lady’s petticoat. In poet’s speech:
“A winning wave, deserving note,In the tempestuous petticoat;”
The petticoat
should be well attached with body, but the petticoat of the lady is waiving in
the air. The poet thinks it is a delightful meter.
Finally, the poet discovers a disorder
in her shoestring. As remarks the poet;
“A careless shoestring in whose tie
I see a wild civility:”
Generally, disorder
makes a man displeased but in case of poet, it makes him pleased as he says;
“Do More Bewitch me them when art
Is too precise in every part.”
In conclusion, it must be
said that, Robert Herrick, a Cavalier poet, very successfully breaks the
traditional concept that delight can only be found in harmony through the poem
“delight in disorder” Moreover it possesses a high musical quality and the melodious
end rhyme. So considering ale these things, it can be regarded as the best
example of his poetic intelligence.
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