Punctuality by Lewis Carroll summary and analysis

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Man Naturally loves delay,
And to procrastinate;
Business put off from day to day
Is always done to late.

Let ever hour be in its place
Firm fixed, nor loosely shift,
And well enjoy the vacant space,
As though a birthday gift.

And when the hour arrives, be there,
Where'er that "there" may be;
Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair
Let no one ever see.

If dinner at "half-past" be placed,
At "half-past" then be dressed.
If at a "quarter-past" make haste
To be down with the rest

Better to be before you time,
Than e're to be behind;
To open the door while strikes the chime,
That shows a punctual mind.

Moral:

Let punctuality and care
Seize every flitting hour,
So shalt thou cull a floweret fair,
E'en from a fading flower
by Lewis Carroll

The soaps:
Subject : Being punctual and organising works to be on time
Audience: People who delay
Purpose: To enjoy the vacant time available.
Speaker: Poet
Paraphrase:
Though man's nature is to delay and to procrastinate, he must try to do his works on time, for he could enjoy the extra hours that's left. To be punctual, a man should organise his works before the actual time so that there ain't any option to be late whatsoever. 

 Speaker's tone: Advicing,  from the line, "Better to be before you time"
Poem's mood: Instructive

Vocabulary:
  1. Procrastinate: delay or postpone
  2. Ruffled           : disorder or unarrage
  3. Chime             : A bell or a metal bar producing a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck.
Conflict: Man vs Time

Concepts to be emphasized in exam:
  • Procrastinate
  • Punctuality
  • Orderly living
Theme: Punctuality is the soul of business
Rhyme scheme: Abab

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