THE SONG OF ENGINE - Christine Weatherly

Song of Engine:- Know Summary, Theme And Related Questions.

We are presenting a wonderful, motivating poem written by Christine Weatherly.

In this poem, she personifies an Engine of a Train As A human. And she pictures what the train feels when she moves uphill and when she goes downhill. The writer did all this in a very beautiful rhyme, along with a wonderful message.

So enjoy the poem.

Poem

When you travel on the railways,

And the line goes up a hill,

Just listen to the engine,

As it pulls you with a will,

Though it goes so very slowly 

It sings this Little song,

"I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN, "

And so it goes along.

But later on the journey,

When you're going down a hill, 

The train requires no pulling, 

And the engine's singing still, 

If you listen very quietly, 

You will hear this little song, 

"I THOUGHT I COULD. I THOUGHT I COULD! " 

And so it speeds along.

By - Christine Weatherly

Summary:

In the poem, the writer personifies the Train as a Human who fears climbing on the hill but though determined, and with gathering all the courage; when she goes up to the hill, she sings-"I THINK, I CAN". Then, after reaching the uphill, she feels relaxed, and when it comes down from the hill, it sings - "I THOUGHT, I COULD".
Means, Here writer Wants to say that- Humans get scared before doing something Big in their life. They worry about the future without taking any action in the present. Their fearful attitude always stops them from getting success. And, this small but very powerful message is illustrated by these beautiful rhymes. As in the poem, although the Train was scared from the height of the hill and she didn't dare to climb it, she was determined, and after piling some courage, she started climbing and, as a result, climbed the hill successfully. Similarly, as a being, you need to work hard to get something big in your life.

Theme:

The Theme and the central idea of the Poem is that - Don't be afraid before doing something immense in your life, no height of problems are much stronger than your determination; to achieve something in life, you only need to put a courageous effort. And, failures are part of life with them; You can't learn anything, So keep Going and Keep Trying.

Questions and Answers are arriving soon.

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