Question

Explain the given lines of the poem in your own words -
"Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
*Sans Means - without

Answer 1

Explanation:

Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

(a) What is man’s condition in the last stage of life ?

(b) What do you mean by ‘sans’ ?

(c) What does ‘second childishness’ mean ?

Answers :

(a) Man is very old and dependent in the last stage of life.

(b) It means ‘without’.

(c) It means that man is helpless like a child