Question

2. The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or
instructions. What is the adult now asking the child
to do? Do you think the poet is suggesting that this
unreasonable? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. Instead, the last two lines pose an irony.

In these lines, the adult is now asking the children to take independent decisions.

Yes, the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable because at all times, the grown-ups expect children to listen and follow the instructions of the adults blindly. And suddenly they want them to take their decisions.