Question

A1 Read the stanza carefully and answer the following questions:

My heart was so light

That I sang day and night,

For all nature looked gay.”

“You sang, Sir, you say?

Go then,” says the ant, “and dance the winter away.”

1. Write the name of the poem and poet.

2. Who does “I” stand for?

3. What does the expression ‘My heart was so light’ mean?

4. What did the speaker admit truthfully?

4. What does the word ‘gay’ mean?​

Answer 1

Ans 1) The ant and the cricket.

Ans 2) The word "I" represents the Cricket.

Ans 3) The expression means that the cricket did not give a care about the world around him. He was so carefree and happy.

Ans 4) The speaker (cricket) admitted that he didn't do anything like storing food for the winter but instead had sang and danced throughout the summer.

Ans 5) The word 'gay' means to be happy and carefree.

I hope that this answer will be useful for you.

Answer 2

The cricket is the answer