Thinking activity on I.A Richards: The figurative language.

Thinking activity on I.A Richards: The figurative language.

Introduction

• Full name: Ivor Armstrong Richards

• Born: 26, Feb, 1893,

• Place: Sandbach, England.

• Died: 7, Sep, 1979, Cambridgeshire.

• Occupation: Critic, poet and teacher.

• Writings: Practical Criticism 1929.

                      The Meaning of Meaning 1923,

                     Principles of Literary Criticism 1924.

            I.A.Richards says a poet writes to communicate, and language is the means of that communication. Language is made of words, and hence a study of words is all important if we have to understand the meaning of a work of art.

          Words carry four kinds of meaning, or to be more precise, the total meaning of a word depends upon four factors. These are

• Sense

• Feelings

• Tone

• Intention

          Here I am going to talk about one of the famous hymn which I heard and it was hard to understand with simple reading.

                      

વીજળીને ચમકારે

વીજળીને ચમકારે મોતી પરોવો પાનબાઈ અચાનક અંધારા થાશે જી

વીજળીને ચમકારે મોતી પરોવો પાનબાઈ અચાનક અંધારા થાશે જી

Misunderstanding

Simple reading of first stanza

          Here we can read simply and understand without meanings of words that Gangasati wants to say that join pearls in thread in flash of thunder, if you will not do with speed and in time than you not able to make necklace and sudden darkness you will feel.

Real meaning of words in stanza

          We all have 24 hours in day and 365 days in one year and we have to do our regular work as well as other important work, which is also important for our development and how we manage all work with our regular work it is important.

          If we compare with our time than all students have to study 5 to 6 hours in department and in college and during this period those who are doing extra activity in free lecture and before schedule of periods only they can make his character different than others with lots of skills.