Poem Taj Mahal by Tagore

Learning outcomes :

• Identify the theme of the poem – love, immortality, and timeless beauty.
• Understand the message that human love and effort can become eternal through art and creation.
• Recognize the poetic devices used by the poet.
• Describe the poet’s view on life, death, and memory through the construction of the Taj Mahal.
• Appreciate the symbolic meaning of the Taj Mahal as a monument of love and devotion.

Short summary:

In the poem “Taj Mahal”, Tagore shows how love can live forever through beautiful creations like the Taj Mahal. He says that Shah Jahan’s love for his wife became immortal through this monument of love. The poem tells us that art and love never die.

Questions:

1.Who is the poet of the poem “The Taj Mahal”?

2.Why was the Taj Mahal built according to the poem?

3.Who is remembered through the Taj Mahal in the poem?

4.Which emotion is shown through the building of the Taj Mahal in the poem?

5.What makes the Taj Mahal special according to Tagore’s poem?