Ode on solitude
Ode on Solitude is written by Alexander Pope. He was an English poet, translator and satirist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18 th century. Pope was born on 21 May 1688 in London and died on 30 May 1744. In the poem the poet Alexander Pope talks about a man who wishes to live a happy and satisfied life close to nature. The man wishes to live unknown and die unnoticed. In the poem ‘Ode on Solitude’ the poet draws a beautiful picture of a happy man. Who wants to live a simple life close to nature in his own land without being connected with the society. In the first stanza poet says, that the man is happy who has inherited an acre of paternal land and can breathe peacefully on his native place and can take care of it. The poet praises him as he is happy and satisfied with what he has and he wants to live close to nature. He wants to live alone. ...