FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles, All by himself and gathering brambles; Here is a tramp who stands and gazes; And there is the green for stringing the daisies! Here is a cart run away in the road Lumping along with man and load; And here is a mill and there is a river; Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

Description of the poem

The poem is about the experience of a railway journey of a boy.

Summary

The poem is about the experience of a railway journey of a boy using the rhythm of verse. During the whole journey, the young child was excited to travel by train and he was mesmerized by the beauty of the surrounding countryside, as the train sped by. The poet concludes his poem by analyzing that the scenes which he had seen from the window of the train would never come back to him.

Themes

Joy and Beauty of nature.

Joy

The joy that the young child get from travelling is the major theme of the poem as the poem also illustrates how excited the little kid was in the train.

Beauty of Nature

Beauty of nature comes as a theme in the descriptions like "meadows", "the horses and cattle", "sights of the hill and the plain" etc.

Settings

Places

- Bridges and houses

- The meadows

- The hill and plain

- Painted stations

- Mill

- River

Values

Joy

Travelling experiences are a source of happiness for children.

Appreciation

We should be grateful and appreciate nature.

Reference

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