Chapter - Children's song question and answer
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Answer:
What yoke is the speaker referring to in the first line?
Ans. The speaker is referring to the yoke that children would strengthen the nation by firmly standing by the truth.
b. What does the speaker mean by ‘careful truth’?
Ans. ‘Careful truth’ means the truth which id unbiased, focused and builds a strong, prosperous and developed nation.
c. What does the phrase ‘in our time’ in line 3 refer to?
Ans. The phrase ‘in our time’ refers to the time when children become grown ups and take the responsibility to serve their motherland.
d. Explain: ‘The Truth whereby the Nations live’.
Ans. ‘The Truth whereby the Nations live’ means that children who are the future citizens of the country pray to God to make them honest, responsible and truthful. They also pray to give them the strength to always stand by the truth as it is a strong foundation of a country’s progress and prosperity.
2. Land of our Birth, or faith, our pride,
For whose dear sake our fathers died;
Oh, Motherland, we pledge to thee
Head, heart and hand through the years to be!
a. Why does the speaker call their motherland ‘Land of … …. faith, …pride’?
Ans. The speaker calls his motherland the land of faith….pride because it comprises of the customs, beliefs and traditions which he believes in and it has given him his identity and recognition. He is proud of his cultural heritage.
b. How does the speaker wish to serve their motherland?
Ans. The poet wished to serve his motherland by being sincere, honest, hardworking, responsible and loving. He wishes to do good deeds and contribute to the betterment of human race. He is willing to make supreme sacrifices for his motherland.
c. What do the words ‘head’, ‘heart’ and ‘hand’ refer to?
Ans. ‘Head’ refers to intelligence and knowledge. ‘heart’ refers to love and patriotism and ‘hand’ refers to hardwork. This reference has been made to signify that children should have intelligence, love and sincerity towards their motherland.
d. What purpose is served by the repetition of the word ‘our’ in line 1?
Ans. In line 1, the repetition of the word ‘our’ creates a sense of belongingness to the motherland. It gives a feeling that all the countrymen are equal for the motherland.