In the Midst of Hardship
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Word Meaning WORD MEANING Scratch es Cuts or sores on the body or limbs Despair Hopelessness Horrend ous Awful, dreadful Bloated Swollen Carcass es Dead bodies Chips Broken pieces SYNOPSIS In this poem, the poet tells of the situation of a farmer and his family. They come back at dawn after being out in the floodwater for a day and night. They are looking for their albino buffalo. They come back wet and hurt but they do not show any despair. They have been born into a life of hardship and have never complained. Now, they are in the kitchen and they joke and talk while preparing to relax with a smoke. LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ACCORDING TO STANZAS Stanzas Literal Meaning Figurative Meaning Stanza 1 They returned home at dawn and headed for the stove. Their clothes were soaking wet and tattered. Their bodies were covered with scratches and wounds. Yet, they did not display any signs of being worried. As man journeys though life, he may experience circumstances that are painful and challenging, and carry a heavy burden of responsibilities. Still, man does despair. He remains stoic. They were out in the flood
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Transcript of In the Midst of Hardship
Word Meaning
Word Meaning
WORDMEANING
ScratchesCuts or sores on the body or limbs
DespairHopelessness
HorrendousAwful, dreadful
BloatedSwollen
CarcassesDead bodies
ChipsBroken pieces
SYNOPSIS
In this poem, the poet tells of the situation of a farmer and his family. They come back at dawn after being out in the floodwater for a day and night. They are looking for their albino buffalo. They come back wet and hurt but they do not show any despair. They have been born into a life of hardship and have never complained. Now, they are in the kitchen and they joke and talk while preparing to relax with a smoke.
LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ACCORDING TO STANZAS
StanzasLiteral MeaningFigurative Meaning
Stanza 1They returned home at dawn and headed for the stove. Their clothes were soaking wet and tattered. Their bodies were covered with scratches and wounds. Yet, they did not display any signs of being worried.As man journeys though life, he may experience circumstances that are painful and challenging, and carry a heavy burden of responsibilities. Still, man does despair. He remains stoic.
Stanza 2They were out in the flood the whole day and night. They were surrounded by dead animals and parts of trees that had been destroyed by the flood. They searched desperately for their sons albino buffalo but were unable to find it.Mens journey through life may be troubled for long or short periods of time. There will be burdens, obstacles, and tragic losses. In the midst of this time, men will feel challenged.
Stanza 3They were born into poverty and difficulty, but they do not complain about their suffering. Instead, they sit in the kitchen, cracking jokes while smoking cigarettes.Man faces challenging conditions as he moves from infancy to adulthood. He goes through uncertainty to stability indifferent periods of his life. He meets difficulties and hardships. In spite of all these struggles, he takes it all in stride, with humor and a strong companionship with his family and fellow man.
