Laugh and Be Merry is a poem written by English poet and writer, John Masefield. The poem explores the theme of joy, fun, positivity and adversity.
Laugh and Be Merry Poem Summary By John Masefield
Summary of Laugh and Be Merry By John Masefield
The story of poem begins with poet who is asking us to laugh and be happy and want us to remember that we can make world better by singing a song. We can make world a better place if we sing a song. To make a world better place, we have to punch on a teeth of wrong. Here poet mean to say, to make world a better place we have to punch on the teeth of problems, grief and pain of our life.
If you are in trouble and feeling sorrow and depressed so at this state of life we should be strong and fight in life. We should always face negativity bravely. And by this we can make world a better place.
In the third line of stanza, poet ask us to laugh because time is brief, no matter how long the length of thread is, it will end at some point. Here poet mean to say, the thread of life will end at one point someday so laugh because life is too short to be depressed and sad. Laugh and be proud of yourself that god has made you a human being.
Laugh and be happy and remember that in olden times god made Heaven and Earth for joy and made it in a rhyme. First, God made Heaven and Earth and filled it with full of his happiness. Here poet mean to say, world is like a cup where red wine is stored which is a symbol of happiness.
When god made Earth, he gave us the splendid of stars and joys of the earth. The world is very beautiful, we need to laugh and be happy and thanks to god.
We should laugh, battle and work and drink the wine which is outpoured to us by the dear green earth. Here poet mean to say, we should enjoy the resources which are given to us by our dear Earth. All these things which we can enjoy and are given by god to us are the symbol of the lord.
Laugh and live together happily like brothers do, we should laugh till we are living in this beautiful world. We should be happy and laugh till the dancing stops. Laugh till the game is played, and be you merry, my dear friends. In the last stanza of poem, poet call his reader his friend and ask them to laugh and be happy.
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