Question

POEM: ARROW AND THE SONG

I shot an arrow into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

Could not follow it in its flight.


I breathed a song into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For who has sight so keen and strong,

That it can follow the flight of song?


Long, long afterward, in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

And the song, from beginning to end,

I found again in the heart of a friend.

What do you think the effects of the arrow and the song, as revealed in the final stanza of the poem, are meant to suggest about human actions and their consequences?

Answer 1

it shows the impacts of hateful words and our actions constitute the major themes of the poem.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poet, very artistically, presents the life of mankind in this short poem. He says that whatever a person does or say never goes in vain. His words and actions possess the power to uplift, hurt and please. He explains that we put so many things in the world, which we think would never get back to us. Hence, we must use our words wisely.