Question

1.’How can a child,when fears annoy But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring’
1.Name the poem and the poet:
2.Name the literary device used in this stanza. What are the two things being compared?
3.What does the phrase ‘fears annoy’ mean?What happens to a child when ‘fears annoy’?
4.What kind of emotions does the poet associate with school?6
5.Write the meanings of ‘droop’ and ‘tender’.​

Answer 1

1.Poem- The Schoolboy, poet- William Blake

2.The literary device used is Personification. Youthful and spring are compared here

3. Fear annoys means- The child is scared by teachers and parents and as aresult is annoyed by the same. He is sad and wants freedom.

4. Fear and anger are the emotions the poet associate with school.

5. Droop- Bend

   Tender- gentle