The Scholar Gipsy
Poetry
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Matthew Arnold
The Scholar-Gipsy Main Text
The Scholar-Gipsy
By Matthew Arnold
Go, for they call you, shepherd, from the hill;
Go, shepherd, and untie the wattled cotes!
No longer leave thy wistful flock unfed,
Nor let thy bawling fellows rack their throats,
Nor the cropp'd herbage shoot another head.
But when the fields are still,
And the tired men and dogs all gone to rest,
And only the white sheep are sometimes seen
Cross and recross th...
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The Scholar-Gipsy Themes
Escape from Modern Life: Modern life is full of stress, doubt, and mental confusion. People become tired and weak because they are always rushing and changing. But the Scholar-Gipsy leaves that life. He lives quietly in nature, far from city problems. The poet shows that a peaceful life away from modern pressure is better and healthier.
Hope and Fixed Purpose: The Scholar-Gipsy has one dream—to le...
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The Scholar-Gipsy Literary Device
Figures of Speech
Imagery: Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, etc.) Example: “Through the thick corn the scarlet poppies peep.” The poet uses rich visual imagery to describe the countryside. We can picture the red poppies and thick corn clearly in our minds.
Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.” Example: “Waiting fo...
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The Scholar-Gipsy Summary
Stanza 1 – Returning to the Quest: At the beginning of the poem, the poet imagines a scene. He speaks, in his imagination, to a shepherd—asking him to return to his daily duties: untie the animals and feed them. But when everything becomes silent—when men and dogs have gone to sleep and only the white sheep are seen walking on the grass in the moonlight—then he should come back again, and resume t...
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