Summary of Vishnu S. Rai's Poem 'Corona Says'

 Unit-1 Poem 

Unit-1 Poem

 Summary of Vishnu S. Rai's Poem 'Corona Says' 

 

 'Corona Says' is a poem by a Nepali Poet, Vishnu S. Rai. We find the flow of human emotions in this poem. 

 

Theme/Central Idea/Major Point of the Poem

 

The poem raises the burning issue of the current world, COVID 19 Crisis, caused by the coronavirus. It is affecting different sectors like education, the business world, human life, daily routine, etc. This poem satirizes people's irrational acts. The poet thinks that viruses like corona are the result of human's unmanaged development and destruction to nature. So, he requests human to respect Mother Nature.

 

Pandemic/Epidemic

 

When infectious diseases spread across a large area then it is called an epidemic. When infectious diseases spread across different countries then it is called a pandemic. Examples of pandemic diseases are smallpox, tuberculosis, the plague, COVID 19, HIV Aids, etc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Poem/Explanation/Summary/Interpretation

 

The Speaker of the Poem is Corona. Corona addresses different people around the globe. It knows the present world's crisis, so it requests people to stop crying over human, social, economical, and physical loss.

 

 The speaker convinces the audience that it is the result of people's indiscrimination against nature. There is no need to regret the loss of people because they invited him to the world. People are cursing him but they are unaware of the loss caused by wars.

 

 The speaker satirizes human beings as ‘the crown of creation’. People are pretending to a king of the world. Human beings are rational creatures but they are doing irrational behavior by destroying Mother Nature. People are not thinking about the future generation. 

 

 It is the right time to revise our development policies to protect nature. It is not possible to stop pandemic like corona unless we protect supreme nature.

 

 He blames people for not understanding the earth as the home for all creatures. Human beings are only one creature amidst trillions. The world leaders are developing the world just for them. They never think about other inhabitants on mother earth. So, the time has come to think about all.

The time has come to think about equal well beings of all. People have no right to throw other creatures toward darkness. 

 

At last, he shows the positive sides of the pandemic. The sky is blue and clean now. People are getting fresh air because of the clean environment. So, it is an opportunity given by corona to people. He warns people to be aware of their mistakes. He will leave the world one day.  But there’re many others like him.