Analysis Of New Criticism: A Drop Of Tear From My Master

Close reading method of New Criticism

A Drop of Tear from My Master by Gyempo Wangyell

i. Character

 Flat and static ii. Figures of speech

 Personification

 “Cheerful ray” and “turn its back”

 Symbolic

 “spill the beans of deadly life”

 Metonymy

 “we live as if we never are to die”

 “we enjoy the joy as if there’s no word as grief”

 “we depart with the loved ones with a hope to meet again, act as if we are so sure to rule over one’s breath”

 Satire

 “we live as if we never are to die, We enjoy the joy as if there’s no word as Grief, We depart with the loved ones with a hope to meet again, Act as if we are so sure to rule over one’s breath.” iii. Imagery

 Touch

 “A tear from you, A tear of memory, A tear of joy” iv. Plot

Setting

 Mood

 Sad vii. Theme

 Controlling idea

 impermanence

 Related idea

 Death, suffering, respect

 Separate issues

 Religion

Critical analytic of the poem.

Text

The poem “A Drop of Tear from My Master” by Gyempo Wangyell is based on the theme impermanence. In the poem, the author describe the nature of life and how a death is bitter truth of living life. He tells reader to emulate the root master to overcome the nature of life and to obtain enlightenment. In first stanza, author describe the impermanence comparing with the cheerful ray which lightens our day. He had used adjective “cheerful” to personify the ray or light which signify the happiness and when he state “turn its back and darken our days”, it signify the sadness that are uncertain in our life. In second stanza, author describe the truth of death. He uses “I dare to spill the beans of deadly life” to contrast between the secret of life and what we see. Everyone and everything in this world has to come to end irrespective of what they are and how they are. He tells that nothing is certain in this world except the death. So, he states that death is bitter truth of life. In third stanza, again

In the poem, poet has use satire (we live as if we never are to die, We enjoy the joy as if there’s no word as Grief, We depart with the loved ones with a hope to meet again, Act as if we are so sure to rule over one’s breath) to explain the impermanence. We never know when we will dies or what could happen in another seconds or minutes. Finally, Author tells us that knowing life is impermanence and essence less, we should rely on spiritual master and take refuge under him, so that we can overcome the