E-Lecture - Subject Matter and Account of the Plot

The poem, “Raider of the Treasure Trove” by Lade Wosornu condemns anger in all ramifications. Some people have little control over their anger and tend to explode in rages. In stanza one, the poet emphasized that dreams should be achieved in a pleasurable manner. He begins by asking questions concerning the worth of one’s life. He enjoins his audience to go through life as a journey devoid of rancor, bitterness, hatred and sadness. “To fly flags of joy and sail up streams’’ “and fling roses whenever you pause.’’ In the second stanza, one of the deadly things that can easily cut the journey of life short “of things which would blot out that brief.’’ Rage is seen as the principal agent of destruction. It can kill its victim anytime. Rage is the strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control. The ultimate nature of rage is that it is a harbinger of calamity, disaster and distress (line 16). In stanza three, Rage is described as ranging storms that can destroy many valuable materials. Here rage is compared to snakes and deviants in the society, line 19. One should be mindful of the behavior that one exhibits in society. “As you think, so you fell, Watch your mind’’, line 20. Finally, the poet conclude in the last stanza by repeating and personalizing the last two lines of stanza one. He wishes to be an embodiment of love, joy, hope, devotion and respect. The poet plans to make his habitation to be a place of perfect bliss. “My destination is Heaven-on-earth.”

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