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1) The poem describes a native American man living a simple life gathering shells on a beach until he hears strange noises. 2) He sees huge ships that he perceives as "huge canoes" moving in the bay, with sails like "bellying cloths" and flags like "fluttering coloured signs." 3) The sight of the ships terrifies the man and changes his simple life, as Christopher Columbus and his men introduce a new and frightening world to the native people of America.

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MODEL ESSAY Write about the theme of discovery as it is reflected in the thematic and technical aspects of the poem The Discovery by J.C. Squire In the beginning of the poem The Discovery by J.C. Squire, we can see a native American who had known no change and this shows a prediction that some change is going to occur. He strayed content along a sunlit beach / Gathering shells. The fact that the native American is gathering shells shows that he inhabits a simple life which he is happy about. So before Colombus discovered America there was peace, harmony and mostly there was innocence amongst the native Americans. The Indian thus represents the unspoilt landscape and the simple nature. Till now the rhythm is slow to show the serenity of the place and the tranquillity of the native man. This all changes when the Indian hears a sudden strange / Commingled noise and to this noise he gasped for speech, which shows that he was surprised and thus lost for words. After he heard the Commingled noise in the bay, where nothing was before (he was used to looking out towards the empty bay), he sees Colombuss ships which are seen from his perspective as huge canoes since that was all he knew. He did not know they were huge ships, and he saw them moving on the sea, by magic since this was strange to him and completely new. He also refers to the sails as bellying cloths on poles which is a metaphor, since the sails are being compared to bellying cloths; this is because the wind makes them look like bellies and he refers to the flags as fluttering coloured signs which is also a metaphor, since the flags are being compared to colourful signs. This complete scenario terrorises the native American making his fallen hands forgetting all their shells which is a personification (since hands cannot forget) showing that he lost his simplicity. He also knelt down behind a stone since now he is ashamed of being naked, which differs from the way he was feeling before Colombuss doom-burdened caravels / Slant to the shore, and all their seaman land. Colombuss caravels are described as doom-burdened because although he brought America to complete progress and civilization, he took away from the native Americans their simplicity and their unhampered life. From the moment the Indian hears the confusion, the rhythm increase is caused by the increase of punctuation marks. This suggests the chaos caused by Colombus and his men. It also suggests the fear all over the Indian, and thus the increase in the rhythm is to replicate the increased heartbeat too. In essence, this poem reflects the destruction of nature brought about by Colombus when he discovered the continent of America.

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  • 31. MODEL ESSAY Write about the theme of discovery as it is reflected in the thematic and technical aspects of the poem The Discovery by J.C. Squire In the beginning of the poem The Discovery by J.C. Squire, we can see a native American who had known no change and this shows a prediction that some change is going to occur. He strayed content along a sunlit beach / Gathering shells. The fact that the native American is gathering shells shows that he inhabits a simple life which he is happy about. So before Colombus discovered America there was peace, harmony and mostly there was innocence amongst the native Americans. The Indian thus represents the unspoilt landscape and the simple nature. Till now the rhythm is slow to show the serenity of the place and the tranquillity of the native man. This all changes when the Indian hears a sudden strange / Commingled noise and to this noise he gasped for speech, which shows that he was surprised and thus lost for words. After he heard the Commingled noise in the bay, where nothing was before (he was used to looking out towards the empty bay), he sees Colombuss ships which are seen from his perspective as huge canoes since that was all he knew. He did not know they were huge ships, and he saw them moving on the sea, by magic since this was strange to him and completely new. He also refers to the sails as bellying cloths on poles which is a metaphor, since the sails are being compared to bellying cloths; this is because the wind makes them look like bellies and he refers to the flags as fluttering coloured signs which is also a metaphor, since the flags are being compared to colourful signs. This complete scenario terrorises the native American making his fallen hands forgetting all their shells which is a personification (since hands cannot forget) showing that he lost his simplicity. He also knelt down behind a stone since now he is ashamed of being naked, which differs from the way he was feeling before Colombuss doom-burdened caravels / Slant to the shore, and all their seaman land. Colombuss caravels are described as doom-burdened because although he brought America to complete progress and civilization, he took away from the native Americans their simplicity and their unhampered life. From the moment the Indian hears the confusion, the rhythm increase is caused by the increase of punctuation marks. This suggests the chaos caused by Colombus and his men. It also suggests the fear all over the Indian, and thus the increase in the rhythm is to replicate the increased heartbeat too. In essence, this poem reflects the destruction of nature brought about by Colombus when he discovered the continent of America.