Harmonium by Mr Morris

Harmonium

smorris — 2013-03-04 14:37:41 UTC

Mr Warner

2013-03-05 16:13:08 UTC

The eulegising of the loss of the instrument sets the tone for a deeply sad text. The comparison of the harmonium being taken out of the church, to a coffin, is a particularly sad image.

Miss Clayton

2013-03-05 16:16:04 UTC

How does the use of personification add to the sad tone of the poem?

Miss Rushton

lrushton — 2013-03-08 11:50:41 UTC

This poem deals with the tragic reality that someday, we will have to bury our parents. The father in the poem seems to have made peace with this idea, and has accepted his own mortality. He makes a light-hearted, almost flippant remark which has clearly stayed with the son, who feels rather uncomfortable (understandably!) with this idea.