Does anyone know the interpretation of Alexander Pushkin's Poem 'The Coach of Life'?

Question

Like do you know who or wat the poet compares Time to... and wat the phrase "the night's dark lodging refer to? Also do u know why he repeats the phrases 'drives on' at the ending and why is the order in which the phrases ' we shout' 'we sulk' 'we drowse' occur in the poem important to its meaning? And the reason the poet refers to different times of the day? And finally wats the importances of the word 'lightly' and wats the importance of the phrase " Now care's the rule"? Plz if anyone knows plz answer cuz i really need to know this thanx so much

Answer 1

It's a really beautiful poem. I hope you've read it and tried to interpret it yourself. Here are a few ideas ...

1. He is comparing time to a coach (a carriage) that is gradually speeding up as you grow older. In the beginning you shout that you want it to go faster (i.e. you want to grow up) but after reaching adulthood you beg for time to slow down because it's moving faster and faster.

2. The night's dark lodging is probably a reference to death.

3. He is using different times of the day to refer to different periods of life. Morning is childhood, afternoon is adulthood, and evening is old age. Therefore, the end of the day must be death.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Although her load is sometimes heavy,
The coach moves at an easy pace;
The dashing driver, gray-haired time
Drives on, secure upon his box.

At dawn we gaily climb aboard her
We're ready for a crazy ride,
And scorning laziness and languor,
We shout: "Get on, there! Don't delay!'

But midday finds our courage wane,
We're shaken now: and at this hour
Both hills and dales inspire dread.
We shout: "Hold on, drive slower, fool!"

The coach drives on just as before;
By eve we are used to it,
And doze as we attain our inn.
While Time just drives the horses on.

OK, Now read it and figure it out!♥♥