Title: From the definition of clod I've heard used by my grandfather, I would assume that the poem is about a stupid person and a pebble, possibly comparing the two in a demeaning way and making both seem rudimentary.
Paraphrase: Love is not selfish, and it has no care for itself, it comforts and attends to others and creates an inviting situation in the midst of an otherwise chaotic instance. This is what is spoken by a lump of clay that has endured much traffic under the feet of animals. A pebble in a brook says in a way that intensifies and abates. Love only seeks to please itself, it wants to trap someone within its grasp, it takes joy and gets pleasure from the failings of others and makes a chaotic instance is the presence of contentment and tranquility.
Connotation: Both the clod of clay and pebble, while being personified themselves, personify love, describing its characteristics and motives in manner that makes each one's though juxtapose the other. One uses a positive image of love and how it acts while the other is more insulting on its motives and the way that it operates.
Attitude: The main attitudes expressed in this poem are positive, describing love as selfless, and negative, making it seem selfish. The clod is positive toward the nature and intent of love, saying that it is selfless and creates a tranquil place wherever it is present, while the pebble says that it is selfish and destructive.
Shift: The shift occurs when the poems narration is given over to the pebble. It goes from being a very positive and intelligent depiction of love by the clod, but when the mic, so to speak, is given over to the pebble, a more direct and thought provoking statement escapes its thoughts.
Title: Two seemingly similar things, earth elements, express opposing statements about the same thing, but taking note that one is soft and has taken quite a beating in life and its positive outlook, and the fact that a pebble, resting on the bottom of a brook with water slowly eating it away, almost peacefully, is the one who has a negative outlook on a seemingly innocent notion.
Theme: Though people may be the same, their outlook on the nature of emotions may differ depending on how they have experienced it in their lives.
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