Fame and Friendship

                                           Fame and friendship
                                                                                                By – H.A.Dobson

Poet Introduction : -


              Henry Austin Dobson was ( 1840 – 1927 ) an English poet. His official carer was uneventful but biographer. He was distinguished. Those who study his are struck by it's maturity.


Poetry Introduction : -

        Fame and Friendship divided into two stanzas is a poem which talks about the impotents of friendship over fame and how friendship can be more reliable even after death. Where as fame is something which only stays with the human being for a brief period of time.


Analysis : -


                   In the first stanza the poet criticized fame as the food for dead man it is extremely personal as a concept as know one is around when you are very famous. Fame makes people extremely lonely and they find nobody around to celebrate their achievements along with fame comes loneliness which is very difficult to get over too.


           In the following stanza poet start by saying that friendship as compared to fame is a nobler thing because even after physical death. One can leave in the memories of his friend friends would always remember the best part of each other and make funeral of every fault that he may have.


Conclusion : -

            In comparing friendship can be far more fruitful as against fame. Poet portrays the importance and adventure of friendship. More ways than one and this is what the poet wants us to believe and chose friendship over fame. Rhyming scheme of this poem is ABABCDD.