The Lotos-Eaters

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Give a pen picture of the Lotos land.

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Give a pen picture of the Lotos land. 

Or, Describe the land of the Lotos Eaters. 

In Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s (1809-1892) poem “The Lotos-eaters” (1832), the poet gives a dreamy and magical picture of the land where the sailors arrive. This land feels very different from the real world. It is sleepy, dreamy, and very quiet.

Always Afternoon: The sailors reach the land in the afternoon. Everything feels sleepy there. The island feels like it is always afternoon there. The poet writes:

“In which it seemed always afternoon.” 

It means the island is sleepy, dreamy, and very quiet. The air is very slow and heavy, like someone breathing in a dream. It feels like time has stopped. 

Streams, Mountains, and Trees: The land is full of water and streams. Some streams

fall slowly, like thin cloth or smoke. Some flow with soft foam. The poet writes,

“A land of streams! some, like a downward smoke…” 

This gives a soft and calm feeling. A shiny river goes out to the sea. In the distance, there are tall, snowy mountains glowing in the sunset. Dark pine trees grow above the thick forest.

Peaceful Nature and Magic: In the Lotos land, the red sunset stays longer than usual. The valleys are quiet, and there are yellow hills with palm trees and small plants. Everything in the land looks peaceful, silent, and unchanging. The poet says,

“A land where all things always seem’d the same!”

Nothing here is busy or loud. This land makes people feel lazy and forgetful.

In short, the land of the Lotos-eaters is like a dream world. It is beautiful, silent, and slow. Nature is calm and magical. It makes people forget their duties and feel like resting forever. 

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