Thinking Activity on I.A.Richard's figurative language

I.A.Richard's Figurative language.                         

Ivor Armstrong Richards (26 February 1893 – 7 September 1979), known as I. A. Richards, was an English educator,  and rhetorician whose work contributed to the foundations of the New Criticism, a formalistmovement in literary theory,  which emphasized the close reading of a literary text, especially poetry, in an effort to discover how a work of literature functions as a self-contained, self-referential aesthetic object. 


I have made an effort to analyse a lyric song.

         Song : Gulabi Aankhen lyrics. 

           Gulaabi aankhen jo teri dekhi

Sharaabi yeh dil ho gayaa

Sambhaalo mujhko o mere yaaron

Sambhalna mushkil ho gayaa

Dil mein mere khwaab tere

Tasveeren jaise hon deewaar pe

Tujhpe fida main kyoon hua

Aata hai gussa mujhe pyaar pe

Main lut gaya maan k dil ka kaha

Main kahin ka na raha

Kya kahoon main dilruba

Bura yeh jaadu teri aankhon ka

Yeh mera kaatil ho gaya

Gulaabi aankhen jo teri dekhi

Sharaabi yeh dil ho gaya

sambhalo mujhko o mere yaaron

sambhalna mushkil ho gaya

Maine sada chaaha yehi

Daaman bacha loon haseenon se main

Teri kasam khwaabon mein bhi

Bachta phira naazneenon se main

Tauba magar mil gayi tujhse nazar

mil gaya dard e jigar

Sun zara o bekhabar

Zara sa haske jo dekha tune

Main tera bismal ho gaya

Gulaabi aankhen jo teri dekhi

Sharaabi yeh dil ho gaya

Sambhaalo mujhko o mere yaaron

Sambhalna mushkil ho gaya

        Analysis  : 

      Gulaabi aankhen jo teri dekhi

Sharaabi yeh dil ho gayaa
Sambhaalo mujhko o mere yaaron
Sambhalna mushkil ho gayaa

In the first stanza adjective GULABI is used for the eyes and for heart sharaabi 

adjective is used. For the poet this imagery is so strong that he cannot remain balanced.This is an example of metapher which compares poets poetic imagination with the present situation.Our eye are no pink coloured.And heart is not sharaabi.

It is impossible that the image of someone lies in our hearts it is just like the image which is lies on the wall.

As per I.A.RICHARDS figurative language , the song is analyssed "GULABI AKHE" are used as metaphrers.

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