Song VII Themes

"Song VII" is a poem about the divine. The speaker doesn't specify what, or who, this divine is. But we can gather from his words that the divine is some presence up there in the sky that is so muc...

"Song VII" can be understood as a lesson in the importance of humility. That's because the speaker suggests that, in order for us to really get a sense of the amazing divine presence that's all aro...

"Song VII" is a poem that suggests how misguided appearances can be. Just because something looks good, or seems fancy, doesn't mean that it is good. In fact, Tagore's speaker suggests that, if we...

We're used to people talking about themselves (don't we all love to do that?), but we're not used to poems talking about themselves. Tagore's "Song VII" is unusual because it's a poem that talks ab...