Question

10.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (any two) 2
Wher did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotten place,
That's hidden in an infant's face,
That's all I know.

1. What does the first line of stanza indicate?
2. How does the speaker feel about the loss of his childhood?
3. What is the mental state of the poet here?​

Answer 1

These questions are in reference to the poem 'Childhood' written by Markus Natten.

1. The first line of the stanza indicates that the poet was pondering over were his childhood went. The poet misses the innocent and fun times of his childhood as he is a grown up now.

2. The speaker is not happy about the loss of his childhood. The poet thinks that his childhood has been lost in a place from where it can neither be forgotten nor be retrieved back. He can see glimpses of his childhood smile in his memories when he was an infant.