Unit Six : Life and Death
On The Vanity of Earthly Greatness
Arthur Guiterman
The Magic Of Words
“On the Vanity of Worldly Things” is a poem written by Arthur Guiterman, an American poet and journalist, is best known for his humorous verse. Through humour, he has tried to depict the reality of human beings and animals caused by the change in time. It shows the bitter reality that the power of animals or human beings doesn’t remain same when time and situation change. We always run after reputation and prestige. We become or want to be great and we think it will remain the same forever. We earn reputation and prestige and we think it will remain the same forever. We earn reputation and we think that the credit won’t be lost but actually we won’t think that is destroyed in due course of time. Our greatness is dismissed by time. So, time laughs at our blindness and pride.
Questions for Practice
- Describe the examples with which Arthur Guiterman has illustrated the vanity of human greatness in his poem "On the vanity if Earthly Grayness?" 41
- What changes to people and objects are described in the poem, "On The Vanity of Earthly Greatness"? 3. Give a summary of the poem "On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness". Tell what is ironical about the poem. 4. Explain the irony in the poem "On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness".
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