Alankar(Decor) -193

Syllogistic poetry Syllogism is defined as the scheme of an argument. It consists of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion based on the two, such as Aristotle's 'men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal.' A logical debating tool might seem an unlikely aesthetic device, but syllogism is employed in poetry to create character, enigma and especially irony. 1 An exempted syllogism Animals are inhumane Man is an animal An exception I am I read this You read this 'An exception I am' - - 2 An Excused Syllogism All doctors save lives Mr. X is a doctor Mr. Xsaves lives All doctors save lives Mr. X is a doctor Mr. X is a vegetarian And he has in his clinic Words of a reconciling technique ' Medicines are made for lives Of lives by lives' - - 3 Then And Now Then All women are composed Sita was a woman Sita was sad all through Note: Sita- heroine of the epic Ramayana All women are chaste Akalya was a woman Chastity turned accursed into a stone Note: Akalya-a blessed character by Rama in Ramayana All women are bold Jansirani was a woman Jansirani died young Note: Jansirani-queen of jansi real name-Lakshmibai From time long and old Women have been coy and cold Yet sometimes bold Now All women are composed Sumathi is a woman Sumathi is sad with a drunkard husband All women are chaste Asha is a woman Asha has been sold In the red market All women are bold Asha is a woman Asha kills her husband From time long and old Till time nowexplored Women have been coy and cold Yet some times bold - - 4A Brooding Syllogism All doctors are gods treating birth to death via life Ramaswamy is a doctor Ramaswamy is a god All gods are doctors treating birth to death via life Dhanvantri is a god Dhanvantri is a doctor Doctor be the God That God can not conquer Hades God be the doctor That doctor can not do away with Death Never can surpass his destiny The human - - 5 If Moon Is A Girl If moon is a girl So is a girl a moon With blemishes By her lover's kisses If a girl is a moon Blemishedby lover's kisses So is the moon a girl Blemished by sun's kisses - - 6 Tortoise Versus Rabbit If thousand tortoises are equqal to one rabbit So is a rabbit equal to thousand tortoises And that is why the rabbit lost the game - - 7The Crow and The Cuckoo If the crow is black and the cuckoo reflects the crow So is the cuckoo black If the crow lays eggs and the cuckoo reflects the crow So does the cuckoo lay eggs in crow's nest If the crow does not reflect the cuckoo and the cuckoo does not reflect the crow So does the crow hatch cuckoo's eggs - - 8 On Wise Men No wise man is ignored Some wise men are boring Some boring wise men are ignored No wise men aremen who are arrogant Some men who are arrogant are men who live showy Some men who are showy are not wise men - - 9 An Inconclusive Syllogism 'Food is God' father tells his child 'So don't waste, He 'll get wild' - On this advice Major If food is God, God is food too If God is food, food is God too Minor All veggies and meat are food All veggies and meat are God too Inconclusive Deduction 'Do we we kill God and eat papa? ' Child asks Father keeps mum - 10 A Limpid Syllogism You reap what you sow I reap what I sow You can't reap what I sow I can't reap what you sow A good seed you should sow A good seed I should sow You can't steal my seed and sow Nor can I steal your seed and sow A good seed you sow and reap good A good seed I sow and reap good