Caroline Nicholson
I am Mad With Love
by: Mirabai
I am mad with love
The picture represents the burning heart or "raging heart" as Mirabai describes it in her writings. It also symbolizes "the agonies of the wounded", utilizing a heart as if it was going through pain.
Mirabai or "Meera" was born and raised in Kudki, India where she first grew her love for poetry and storytelling. Her family was extremely devoted to their religion, which was a huge contribution to Mirabai's love for poetry. Krishna put her love for poetry above all says newworldencyclopedia. She cherished and praised Krishna as if he were a god and wrote about him all the time. The unique aspect of her poetry is confessing Krishna to be her love forever, as well as her use of detailed imagery. Her audience described her writings as spiritual yet sensual. Most of Mirabai's poems were written as songs. In India they are called pada, meaning small spiritual song.
In Mirabai's I am Mad With Love, it talks about the hurt and pain that the speaker is going through, and how only the people that have been through the hurt and pain will understand. Then the speaker goes on to say how this type of pain cannot be healed by a doctor. This poem also reveals a key piece of information about the speaker's identity. Krishna, as I mentioned before, is Mirabai's lover. This poem might have been from a point and time where Mirabai and Krishna probably were mad with each other, hence the title of the poem. In lines 3 and 4 the speaker talks about the agonies of the wounded of experienced lovers, which represent the use of a metaphor. Lines 6 and 7 also exemplifies the use of a metaphor because it's the same pattern as lines 3 and 4. A hyperbole would be in line 5 when the speaker says, "When the fire rages in the heart." This phrase embodies a hyperbole because of the use of over exaggeration in the quoted sentence. Lastly, in lines 11-13, the speaker then utilizes an allusion. The exact person or idea that she is referencing to is not very clear, however, it was written in the early 1500's so it's not something that you would be able to identify quickly. The impact of the form is very important to this poem. This poem has no rhyme scheme which indicates the disconnection of the two lovers saying that they are "mad with love". The tone I think the speaker is giving off is disappointment because it's saying how no one understands the pain that their going through. As well a bitter for a fitting tone, suggesting that people can't sympathize with the speaker due to their experience of heartache. Also the speaker has a sense of resignation because she is just accepting the fact that she is hurt and will have to tolerate the pain. The overall theme for the poem would be, love is not not always going to last forever.
by: Mirabai
I am mad with love
And no one understands my plight.
Only the wounded
Understand the agonies of the wounded,
When the fire rages in the heart.
Only the jeweller knows the value of the jewel,
Not the one who lets it go.
In pain I wander from door to door,
But could not find a doctor.
Says Mira: Harken, my Master,
Mira's pain will subside
When Shyam comes as the doctor.
The picture represents the burning heart or "raging heart" as Mirabai describes it in her writings. It also symbolizes "the agonies of the wounded", utilizing a heart as if it was going through pain.
Mirabai or "Meera" was born and raised in Kudki, India where she first grew her love for poetry and storytelling. Her family was extremely devoted to their religion, which was a huge contribution to Mirabai's love for poetry. Krishna put her love for poetry above all says newworldencyclopedia. She cherished and praised Krishna as if he were a god and wrote about him all the time. The unique aspect of her poetry is confessing Krishna to be her love forever, as well as her use of detailed imagery. Her audience described her writings as spiritual yet sensual. Most of Mirabai's poems were written as songs. In India they are called pada, meaning small spiritual song.
In Mirabai's I am Mad With Love, it talks about the hurt and pain that the speaker is going through, and how only the people that have been through the hurt and pain will understand. Then the speaker goes on to say how this type of pain cannot be healed by a doctor. This poem also reveals a key piece of information about the speaker's identity. Krishna, as I mentioned before, is Mirabai's lover. This poem might have been from a point and time where Mirabai and Krishna probably were mad with each other, hence the title of the poem. In lines 3 and 4 the speaker talks about the agonies of the wounded of experienced lovers, which represent the use of a metaphor. Lines 6 and 7 also exemplifies the use of a metaphor because it's the same pattern as lines 3 and 4. A hyperbole would be in line 5 when the speaker says, "When the fire rages in the heart." This phrase embodies a hyperbole because of the use of over exaggeration in the quoted sentence. Lastly, in lines 11-13, the speaker then utilizes an allusion. The exact person or idea that she is referencing to is not very clear, however, it was written in the early 1500's so it's not something that you would be able to identify quickly. The impact of the form is very important to this poem. This poem has no rhyme scheme which indicates the disconnection of the two lovers saying that they are "mad with love". The tone I think the speaker is giving off is disappointment because it's saying how no one understands the pain that their going through. As well a bitter for a fitting tone, suggesting that people can't sympathize with the speaker due to their experience of heartache. Also the speaker has a sense of resignation because she is just accepting the fact that she is hurt and will have to tolerate the pain. The overall theme for the poem would be, love is not not always going to last forever.
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