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"The Lotus" – Summary

Poet: Toru Dutt
Genre: Sonnet (14-line poem)

"The Lotus" is a beautiful poem written by Toru Dutt, a famous Indian poet who wrote in English. The poem talks about a disagreement between the gods of Love and Beauty about which flower is the most beautiful — the rose (symbol of love) or the lily (symbol of beauty).
To solve the argument, the Goddess Flora (goddess of flowers) decides to create a new flower that has the sweetness and colour of the rose and the grace and purity of the lily. This new flower is the lotus, and it becomes the queen of all flowers.
Through this poem, the poet celebrates the lotus as a symbol of India and shows how it combines both love and beauty. She uses this idea to express pride in Indian culture, as the lotus is also India's national flower.

Key Themes:
Beauty and love
Creativity and harmony
Pride in Indian identity

Literary Devices:
Personification: Gods and flowers are given human qualities.
Imagery: Descriptions of the rose, lily, and lotus create vivid pictures.
Symbolism: Rose = love, Lily = beauty, Lotus = both.

Message of the Poem:
Toru Dutt shows that the lotus is a perfect and unique flower, combining the best qualities of both rose and lily. She also shows how something new and better can be created by combining the strengths of others.

🌸 The Lotus – Simple Summary

The poem "The Lotus" is about a fight between the gods of Love and Beauty. They argue about which flower is the best — the rose or the lily.
The rose is the symbol of love.
The lily is the symbol of beauty.
To solve this fight, the flower goddess Flora creates a new flower that is a mix of both:
It has the color and charm of the rose,
and the grace and beauty of the lily.
This new flower is the lotus.
Toru Dutt calls the lotus the queen of all flowers, because it has both love and beauty.

📝 Line-by-Line Explanation (in Easy English)

  1. Love came to Flora asking for a flower

    • The God of Love asked Flora (goddess of flowers) to give him a special flower.

  2. That would be of all the fairest.

    • He wanted the most beautiful flower.

  3. Flora gave him the rose,

    • Flora gave him the rose.

  4. Which is always known as the flower of love.

    • The rose is known as a symbol of love.

  5. Then Beauty claimed the lily white,

    • The Goddess of Beauty said that the white lily is hers.

  6. And said it is the most lovely flower.

    • She believed the lily is the prettiest flower.

  7. Love and Beauty started to argue.

    • The gods began to fight over which flower is better.

  8. Flora then had a clever idea.

    • Flora thought of a smart way to end the fight.

  9. She made a new flower that combined both.

    • She created a new flower with the good parts of rose and lily.

  10. It had the color and sweetness of the rose,

    • It had the nice color and smell of the rose.

  11. And the grace and purity of the lily.

    • It had the beauty and softness of the lily.

  12. This flower was the lotus.

    • This new flower was the lotus.

  13. Now the lotus is the queen of flowers.

    • The lotus became the best flower of all.

📚 Message of the Poem

  • The lotus is the perfect flower because it has love (like the rose) and beauty (like the lily).

  • Toru Dutt wants to show that the Indian lotus is unique and special.

  • She is proud of Indian culture, and the lotus is a symbol of India.


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