The Night Of The Scorpion
Submitted by sheniza on March 25, 2008
Category: English
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The poem “The Night of The Scorpion” is written by Nissim Ezekiel has an interesting contrast of good and bad hidden within it (an essence of equality). The poet has made the mother’s experience of getting bitten by a scorpion sound very painful and endless. The theme of the poem is religious views vs. scientific knowledge. The superstitions of the villagers and the rational thinking of the father show the readers the contrast between religion and knowledge. The difference of reactions of the villagers and the father tells the reader the theme.
The poem is written in free verse with varying line lengths and no rhyme. The first part is long and full of activity - the scorpion's bite and the reaction of the villagers. The second part - the mother's reaction - is just three lines long. The poet uses his language to convey his ideas. The title in some ways is deceptive. It...