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Frog and the Nightingale

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The poem tells the story of a boastful frog and a talented nightingale in a bog. The frog takes advantage of the nightingale's naivety by posing as a music critic and convincing her to sing constantly for money. This causes the nightingale to lose her health and burst a vein, dying in the process. The poem serves as a fable warning about allowing oneself to be manipulated and lose one's individuality and confidence.

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The Frog and The Nightingale BY :VIKRAM SETH
Summary A frog lived in a bog and had the habit of croaking all night and considered himself a superb singer. The inhabitants of the Bog disliked his voice but they were helpless. The arrival of a nightingale one night creates a sensation of sorts. Perching on the sumac tree, she starts singing out melodious notes. The entire bog is simply stunned. They applaud her at the end of each song. The egoistic frog gets jealous. When the nightingale is getting ready to sing next evening, the frog introduces himself calling himself the owner of the sumac tree and a singer as well as a critic of repute in the vicinity. The clever Frog tells the Nightingale that she is good but she needs training The Nightingale easily believes the Frog and falls into the trap. The Frog offers to train her in return of a small fee.
The frog takes control of the situation and exploits the Nightingale. The Nightingale is forced to sing non-stop which draws in more listeners. The Frog earns a lot of money while the Nightingale labours hard. The Nightingales health goes down due to constant singing. She is unable to sing well so profit becomes less. The frog scolds her and calls her a brainless bird. The nightingale attempts to sing putting more effort and as a result she bursts a vein and dies. The frog emerges as the undisputed singer in the bog once again. The frog and the nightingale is the perfect example of how people are manipulated in the world of show business.
The Poem as a Fable The poem is a fable where the birds and animals are characters. The aim of this poem is to make the readers realise and value one ones own individuality. If one follows somebody blindly ,he loses self respect and confidence .This results in decay and death. The events that unfold in the story show that in the world of show business the talented that are prone to influence are easily exploited by those who know nothing about art.
Poetic Devices Personification - Animals and birds have been personified and they have been given human like characteristics and to accentuate the effect ,he adds on titles of the elite society of England to the birds who came to listen to the song of the nightingale Allegory - The poet allegorizes the corrupt face of the modern world where greed, fame and competition outweigh the ethics and values. Metaphor - The frog has been compared to Mozart ,a famous Austrian music composer who has come to help her. Symbolism - The characters of frog and nightingale symbolise vice and virtue respectively. The politics of Bingle Bog resembles the politics of the modern industrialised world.
The Frog The frog was a boastful creature who falsely projected himself as a talented singer. He was wicked in his intention and wanted to take advantage of the nightingales gullibility. He was cunning and greedy as he successfully fooled the nightingale and made money out of her. At the end, he was able to remove the nightingale whom he took as a threat to his singing in the bog. He was again the sole singer in the bog.
The Nightingale The nightingale sang beautifully and enthralled the audience in the Bingle Bog. She was proud of her art till she met the frog and trying to imitate him ,lost her individuality. She was simple hearted who was easily impressed and greatly flattered by the frog whom she considers as a great critic. The gullible and innocent nightingale lost her confidence and was greatly demoralised by the frogs criticism . She lost her motivation and lost all her confidence. She became sorrowful and in a desperate attempt to please the frog ,she burst a vein and died. She was tense and nervous and got trapped in frogs devious scheme.
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Frog and the Nightingale

  • 1. The Frog and The Nightingale BY :VIKRAM SETH
  • 2. Summary A frog lived in a bog and had the habit of croaking all night and considered himself a superb singer. The inhabitants of the Bog disliked his voice but they were helpless. The arrival of a nightingale one night creates a sensation of sorts. Perching on the sumac tree, she starts singing out melodious notes. The entire bog is simply stunned. They applaud her at the end of each song. The egoistic frog gets jealous. When the nightingale is getting ready to sing next evening, the frog introduces himself calling himself the owner of the sumac tree and a singer as well as a critic of repute in the vicinity. The clever Frog tells the Nightingale that she is good but she needs training The Nightingale easily believes the Frog and falls into the trap. The Frog offers to train her in return of a small fee.
  • 3. The frog takes control of the situation and exploits the Nightingale. The Nightingale is forced to sing non-stop which draws in more listeners. The Frog earns a lot of money while the Nightingale labours hard. The Nightingales health goes down due to constant singing. She is unable to sing well so profit becomes less. The frog scolds her and calls her a brainless bird. The nightingale attempts to sing putting more effort and as a result she bursts a vein and dies. The frog emerges as the undisputed singer in the bog once again. The frog and the nightingale is the perfect example of how people are manipulated in the world of show business.
  • 4. The Poem as a Fable The poem is a fable where the birds and animals are characters. The aim of this poem is to make the readers realise and value one ones own individuality. If one follows somebody blindly ,he loses self respect and confidence .This results in decay and death. The events that unfold in the story show that in the world of show business the talented that are prone to influence are easily exploited by those who know nothing about art.
  • 5. Poetic Devices Personification - Animals and birds have been personified and they have been given human like characteristics and to accentuate the effect ,he adds on titles of the elite society of England to the birds who came to listen to the song of the nightingale Allegory - The poet allegorizes the corrupt face of the modern world where greed, fame and competition outweigh the ethics and values. Metaphor - The frog has been compared to Mozart ,a famous Austrian music composer who has come to help her. Symbolism - The characters of frog and nightingale symbolise vice and virtue respectively. The politics of Bingle Bog resembles the politics of the modern industrialised world.
  • 6. The Frog The frog was a boastful creature who falsely projected himself as a talented singer. He was wicked in his intention and wanted to take advantage of the nightingales gullibility. He was cunning and greedy as he successfully fooled the nightingale and made money out of her. At the end, he was able to remove the nightingale whom he took as a threat to his singing in the bog. He was again the sole singer in the bog.
  • 7. The Nightingale The nightingale sang beautifully and enthralled the audience in the Bingle Bog. She was proud of her art till she met the frog and trying to imitate him ,lost her individuality. She was simple hearted who was easily impressed and greatly flattered by the frog whom she considers as a great critic. The gullible and innocent nightingale lost her confidence and was greatly demoralised by the frogs criticism . She lost her motivation and lost all her confidence. She became sorrowful and in a desperate attempt to please the frog ,she burst a vein and died. She was tense and nervous and got trapped in frogs devious scheme.