Poem 2 In Spite of War Poet Angela Morgan

•  In spite of war, in spite of death,
•  In spite of all man’s sufferings,
•  Something within me laughs and sings
•  And I must praise with all my breath.

Ans: A war brings death and destruction to the peoples and animals.

Ans: “Hope” laughs and sings in the poetess’s soul.

Ans: The poetess praises Hope with all her breath.

Ans: Death, breath, and sings, sufferings are the rhyming words of this stanza.

• In spite of war, in spite of hate
• Lilacs are blooming at my gate,
• Tulips are tripping down the path
• In spite of war, in spite of wrath.

Ans: Lilacs were blooming at the gate of the poetess.

Ans: Tulips were tripping down the path.

Ans: Life and the blooming of flowers are continued in spite of war.

Ans: The mood of the stanza is Optimistic.

Ans: The meaning of the word wrath is extreme anger.

• “Courage!” the morning-glory saith;
• “Rejoice!” the daisy murmureth,
• And just to live is so divine
• When Pansies lift their eyes to mine.

Ans: The morning glory said to the poetess to be brave and courageous.

Ans: The daisy conveys the message to feel happy and delightful.

Ans: Just to live is so divine to the poetess.

Ans: The meaning of the word Rejoice is “be happy”.

Ans: Pansies flower lift their eyes to the poetess.

• The clouds are romping with the sea,
• And flashing waves call back to me
• That naught is real but what is fair,
• That everywhere and everywhere
• A glory liveth through despair.

Ans: The clouds were playing with the sea.

Ans: The waves were calling back to the poetess.

Ans: The waves say to the poetess that there is nothing real and everlasting.

Ans: A glory and despair live together everywhere.

Ans: The meaning of the word romping is playing.

• Though guns may roar and cannon boom,
• Roses are born and gardens bloom;
• My spirit still may light its flame
• At that same torch whence, Poppies came.

Ans: Due to war the roar of the guns and the cannon boom.

Ans: No. It is not possible for guns and cannons to stop the roses from blooming.

Ans: Poppies are red color wildflowers.

Ans: Boom, bloom, and flame, came are the rhyming words of this stanza.

In spite of war, in spite of shame.

Ans: Morning altar means the place from where the sun rises in the morning.

Ans: Lilies lift their silver urns when morning altar whitely burns.

Ans: Silver urns means the cluster of lilies that look like vases of silver color.

Ans: Flower Lilies is mentioned by the poetess in this stanza.

• And in my ear a whispering breath,
• “Wake from the nightmare! Look and see
• That life is naught but ecstasy
• In spite of war, in spite of death!”.

Q1: Who was whispering in the poetess’s ear?

Ans: Breath was whispering in the poetess’s ear.

Ans: The whispering breath gave a message to the poetess to wake from the nightmare and look around and see the beauty of life.

Ans: According to the poetess, life is nothing but just a feeling of joy and happiness

Ans: Whispering means a low voice and Ecstasy means a great feeling of happiness.

Ans: “In spite of war” is the name of this poem.

Ans: Angela Morgan is the poetess of the poem.

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