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 100 PAPERS IN TAMIL LITERATURE

Symbolism is also predominant :

The crops that die To guard the fence

A. Ranganathan

Many new poems centre around the sex. The way in which it is dealt is a matter of deep consideration. Let us consider the following exampels :

Addressed to the Lady love

Look at the sky

Let the sun cool;

Look at the earth

Let the deserts cool; Look at me also

Let my heart also cool.

Mira

I translated your tears which became the poem; I translated your smile which became the music

Metta

I married a cabret dancer She denies to remove her clothes without music

Nilamangi

Of the above three cited, the former two are of realism. The last one is of vulgarism. It is awful to note such shameless perversion which should certainly be rooted out. Prostitute or Prostitution is the theme of many poets. Here also the treatment of the theme should serve a noble social cause.

The flow of metaphorical, figurative and catching expres- sions is quite striking. Let us see the following titles:

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