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SHORT SUMMARY OF WHEN YOU ARE OLD
The speaker of the lyric addresses his beloved saying that when she is matured she should read a specific book which will help her to remember her childhood. She will recall all the people who had cherished her elegance and her excellence with either true or false love before, and furthermore that exclusive who had adored her spirit unequivocally as she developed old and the manner in which she looked changed. As she is helped to remember him, she will lament her botched chance of intimate romance.
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1. How is the journey from youth to old age described in the poem?
Ans. The poet describes the period of youth as prised with physical charms, attractive eyes, pleasant feeling of love etc, while as it describes the old age in terms of grey hairs, drowsiness, sorrow, and desolation.
Q.No.2. What does the phrase full of sleep mean?
Ans. The phrase ‘ full of sleep’ has a symbolic meaning which means old age. It indicates the natural drowsiness that comes in human beings as one grows old and approaches death.
Q.No.3. How is the poet’s love different from those who also loved his beloved?
Ans. The poet’s love stands different from those of the other lovers. Others loved his beloved for her soft looks, charming eyes, and physical beauty. The poet loved his beloved for her pilgrim soul and inner beauty. His love was spiritual, while as others was sensual.
Q.No.4. What is Maud Gonne reminded of in the poem?
Ans. Maud Gonne is reminded of her youthful days when she was charming and energetic. She is also reminded of her only true love who would love her for her pilgrim soul. Others love was short-lived while as the poet’s love was persistent.
Q.No.5. ‘But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you’ Explain.
Ans. The line describes that there was only one lover who loved Maud Gonne truly. He loved her for her inner beauty which did remain intact for the whole life. His love continued even when she becomes old and ugly while as those whose love was false distanced themselves when her physical charms lived its days.
Q.No.6 Write a paragraph on emotions portrayed in the poem?
Ans. This poem is full of emotions and passion. Yeats uses the word love in all lines in the second stanza and in the third stanza, in the second line, he capitalizes this word giving it so much intensity. That demonstrates he wants to express the strength of his love for Maud and it can be seen as ethereal because it fled over the mountains and hides in a crowd of stars. That love goes up and high like If it is increasing, unreachable and untouchable. It can also be seen as even when he will be dead, his love will be alive. Here, we see that he wants Gonne to know the magnitude of his love for her. Thus the poet tells his beloved that true love is pure. It is of spirit & not the body. A true lover does not only love the physical charms of his beloved but most importantly loves the beautiful soul in her. The beloved may grow old & lose her beauty, but true love never grows old. His love continues even if the beloved refuses to accept him.
Q.No.7. What images does the poet use in the poem?
Ans. Images are pictures produced in the mind by the use of typical words. In this poem, the poet has used a number of images. Some of them are as under:
a) nodding by fire
b) moments of the glad race.
c) the pilgrim soul
d) sorrows of your changing face.
e) a crowd of stars.
Q.No.8. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Ans. The poem is written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ABBA CDDC EFFE which gives a steady rhythm to the poem. The poem has three quatrains. The first line of each quatrain rhymes with the fourth, and the second with the third (abba).
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Question Answers:-
1) Who is the poet addressing his poem to? Describe the person.
The poet is addressing this poem to his beloved, who is full of grace and beauty.
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2) How can we say that person being addressed is having many admirers? Did the poet love the person truly?
The person being addressed is having many admirers and she had been always the centre of attention and many people had addressed their love to her. Yes that's true, the poet loved her truly.
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3) The phrase "Your changing face" what does it mean?
Changing emotions or facial expressions is referred in the phrase "your changing face".
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4) Comment on the relevance of the little of the poem. Suggest an alternative title.
The title of the poem 'when is are old' is perfectly suiting the poem because its defining the old self of the poet's beloved who will ultimately realise her true love when she would be old. Other title could be "unrequited love".
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5) What is the rhyme scheme of the poem, when you are old?
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA, CDDC.
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Some word meanings:
Nodding= Feeling too sleepy
Pilgrim= A person who travels holy places for spiritual reasons
Murmur= To whisper
Paced= Walked
Amid= Along
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Make sentences:
- Nodding= She was sitting on a rocking chair, nodding.
- Pilgrim= One can find pilgrims in Haridwar.
- Murmur= I can hear the murmur of students while attempting exam.
- Amid= I cannot identify her amid a crowd.
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