To The Moon By PB Shelley [Summary & Exercise]

To The Moon By PB Shelley [Summary & Exercise]

Critical Appreciation & Exercise of 'To The Moon' Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the greatest second-generation Romantic poets, along with John Keats and Lord Byron. Shelley's poem 'To the Moon' is a short lyric in which the poet, addressing the moon in the night sky, poses several questions to it Critical Appreciation Of 'To The Moon': "To The Moon" is a very short and interesting poem. It is one sentence poem that describes the moon in detail. The moon is the symbol of the Mother Goddess and it is believed that she imparts (बाँड्छ) the peace and prosperity (सम्बृद्दी) to the people of the world. But the poem evaluates the moon from different angles (कोण). He finds the moon joyless that does not find anything constant on the earth. The moon has her own course and she is always in motion. She is alone in the sky amongst the stars which are not the moons. The moon is changing like the joyless eyes that find no constant object. Everyt…