The poem "Where the Mind is Without Fear" is by Rabindranath Tagore.
It is written in free verse, lacking a specific rhyme scheme or consistent meter. The poem employs several figures of speech, including repetition, metaphor, and alliteration. A significant figure of speech is personification, as illustrated in the line "Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection," which allows us to visualize the concept of striving reaching out for its goal.
This poem serves as a prayer to God, where Tagore addresses Him as "my Father" and implores Him to awaken his country into a "heaven of freedom." He envisions a place where there is complete freedom of good thoughts, good words, and good actions. Tagore aspires for a country free from fear, where knowledge is accessible to all individuals, and where people of all castes and religions are united.