Soft Storm Summary and Short Question Answers by Abhi Subedi

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Soft Storm Summary and Short Question Answers by Abhi Subedi



Summary


The main summary of the poem entitled “Soft Storm,” Subedi, is the feeling that is developed with a touch of compassion in the speaker, which contemplates over the absurdities of tumultuous times.

It's written in free verse by Abhi Subedi. It's a beautiful mix of natural and social descriptions, and it's written in rhyme. On the surface, it shows the speaker's journey through a narrow street and the lights of Kathmandu at night. In its deeper meaning, it shows people's indifference to the poor conditions and suffering of the people, male practices, a tumultuous atmosphere, and chaos in the Nepalese society.

The First Stanza

Using words like "tumultuous" and "eerie," the poet first shows the chaos in Nepalese society. Then, he moves to a more hopeful situation by saying the sky "grew like crocuses," which refers to the blooming of Irish flowering plants over stones. These plants grow about five inches taller now. As soon as the moon is about to set, he talks about posters, politics, and many other things that happen in the world. It's an expression used to describe the way individuals talk to one another regarding social events. He softens again when he sees the softness of rose like a gale' from the roofs of his house. A rose is soft and a strong wind is strong, so he uses this simile to show how people in society do things that are bad. This is the next thing that he talks about. He compares the singing of the moon and the light with a city that is seamless, which is a city that some people find easy and comfortable.



The Second Stanza

During the second stanza, he talks about children who have no parents and are living in terrible poverty in Thamel. People who are corrupted in politics are only concerned about themselves and their families, not the poor people and orphans in their country. These future pillars are at risk and living in a bad way. One of the main reasons of this is the prevalence of social ills in the nation. On the other hand, when he comes back from a place where people were dancing with mad steps, having parties, and having ceremonies in skyscrapers and big hotels, he thinks about how free people were in the past.



The Third Stanza

There is a forlorn child who is crying and looking for his mother all over. He gets soft-hearted again when he thinks about the child with the transistor around his neck, who is looking for his mother all over. The child is scared. A man is brutally beaten in front of his own family for no apparent reason. It says that in the modern world, people don't pay attention to each other, and power is all over. These illegal activities make the speaker angry with the government.



The Fourth Stanza

In the fourth verse, the poet describes a man whose shirt is stained with blood and whose lips are wounded, who is unable to speak because the night's powerful occupants have silenced his voice. People who own land and people who work on it play hide and seek.



The Fifth Stanza

They haven't been heard and stormed, but Leela or the heavenly play hasn't been expected.



The Sixth Stanza

In the sixth stanza, the poet expresses a positive outlook for the town's residents by depicting the growth of Irish blooming plants over the stone, storms flowing into public areas, and the sun shining in a rainbow of colors. Aside from the chaotic situation caused by a country ruled by oppressive regimes, there are several more examples of chaos in the form of soft storm, silent pages, forlorn clothing, and religious celebrations.



The Seventh Stanza

In the seventh stanza, he talks about some of the things that make his heart soft, like valuable things, selfish people, lawless people, messed up and ruined mother earth, and the painful lives of other poor animals.



The Last Stanza

It's the end of the poem, and the speaker says that he needs freedom for himself and for all the animals on this earth. He prefers a peaceful sky and the freedom to dance to the beautiful sounds of nature, such as a gentle storm and the sweet chirping of birds, in a circle that never ends.



Short Question Answers


  1. When does the speaker grow soft? Enlist the occasions when he grows soft.

    2. - The speaker softens as he hears uproar, the sky blooms like crocuses, the moon skids, hungry children weep, a lonesome kid looks for his mother, a man is mercilessly beaten, etc.


  2. What do you understand by 'this seamless city'?

    3. - It refers to an lawless urbanized environment where people may freely wander without social disruptions or issues and enjoy the true blessings of freedom and pleasure without bias.


  3. Describe the poor children portrayed in the poem.

    4. - Hunger and poverty make children weep beneath the bat-bearing trees of Keshar Mahal in Thamel. They are deprived of the constitutionally guaranteed liberties they are entitled to.


  4. What do you understand about the unwedded gardens of history'?

    5. - The term "unwedded gardens of history" refers to the society's previous unflourished events, which is a metaphor for Nepal's lawless, chaotic state as a result of sociopolitical dominance.


  5. Why was the forlorn child wailing?

    6. - A forlorn child was wailing because because he found his mother and other kins and dear ones missing in the contemporary society.


  6. What do you understand about 'soft storm'?

    7. - Soft Storm means the speaker's troubled emotions which are not violent. "Soft storm" is used to describe the society's lawlessness and chaotic environment. In the context of today's society, a storm is a metaphor for the turbulence and uncertainty that the poet sees in the contemporary society.


  7. Why does the speaker call our time 'mad time'?

    8. - The speaker refers to our period as "mad time” because he discovers corruption, bias, political and social inequality, cruelty, and environmental devastation everywhere.


  8. What does the speaker want to do during his "Hard times"?

    9. - The speaker wants to fade like a rainbow at "Hard times."


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