Question

& working with the poems
1. Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.
A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words,
when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.
9. "The poetry of earth' is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested
in the poem?
3. Find in the poem lines that match the following.
(i) The grasshopper's happiness never comes to an end.
(i) The cricket's song has a warmth that never decreases.
1. Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to the frost?
The poetry of earth continues round the year through a cycle of two seasons.
Mention each with its representative voice.
Same is different​

Answer 1

Question: 1

The poetry of earth' is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested

in the poem?

Answer:1

The poetry of earth is made of the chirping of birds in trees, and a grasshopper 's sound. The sing joyfully without a long break.

Question:2-1

Find in the poem lines that match the following.

(1) The grasshopper's happiness never comes to an end

Answer:2-1

He has never done with his delight.

Question:2-2

2) The cricket's song has a warmth that never decreases.

Answer:2-2

The cricket's song in warmth increasing ever.

Question:3

Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to the frost?

Answer:3

Warmth

Question:4

The poetry of earth continues round the year through a cycle of two seasons.

Mention each with its representative voice.

Answer:4

The two major seasons in a years are summer and winter. Both are rich in music. In summer, representatives voice is that of the birds and the grasshopper. In winter , the cricket is the prime singer.