Give me the man who'll say,
That when a good deed's to be done
“Let's do the deed today."
We may all command the present,
If we act and never wait,
But repentance is the phantom
Of a past that comes too late!
Don't tell me of tomorrow.... these are simile or metaphor
Answers
Answer:
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Explanation:
The poet doesn’t like to delay his work. He wants to complete his work in time. Tomorrow is not certain/sure so one should complete his work today. If you feel bad that you didn’t do a work well in the past, you have no right to be happy at present. So, let’s stop waiting for tomorrow. Let’s do the work assigned for today. Every moment has a duty for us. As we are not able to predict the future, why don’t we do the work at present?
Stanza 1
Don’t tell me of tomorrow;
Give me the man who will say
That, when a good deed’s
to be done,
“Let’s do the deed today.”
Meanings
Don’t tell me of tomorrow
Give me the man
Good deed’s to be done – Good work is to be done
Questions & Answers
Why doesn’t the poet like to hear about tomorrow?
The poet believes in the present. He doesn’t like dreaming of tomorrow and keeping his works for future. He lives in the present moment.
What does ‘give me the man’ mean?
Give me the man means ‘tell me about that particular person.’
Who is the ideal person?
The ideal person is the one who does his work in the present.
Stanza 2
We may all command
the present,
If we act and never wait,
But repentance
is the phantom
Of a past that comes too late!
Meanings
Command the present – Have control over the present
If we act and never wait – If we do our present duties
Repentance – Feeling sorry for a mistake we have done
Phantom – Ghost
Past that comes too late
Questions & Answers
In what sense is repentance the phantom of the past?
How can we have command over our present?
What is repentance? Should we repent about our past failures? Why?
Stanza 3
Don’t tell me of tomorrow,
There is much to do to-day,
That can never be accomplished,
If we throw the hours away.
Meanings
Throw the hours away
Questions & Answers
What does ‘throw the hours away mean?
Why does the poet hate to hear about tomorrow?
Stanza 4
Every moment has its duty,
Who the future can foretell?
Then why put off till tomorrow
What today can do as well?
Meanings
Every moment has its duty
Who the future can foretell
Put off till tomorrow
Questions & Answers
Explain, ‘every moment has its duty.’
The poet advises us to work all the time. Does he also hate playing and taking rest? Why do you think so?
Choose the correct options.
Who is the right man?
One who keeps his works for another day.
One who worries about tomorrow.
One who says, let’s do the work today.
One who feels sorry for the past.
Repentance is the ghost of a/an:
Unsuccessful past
Successful past
Successful present
Hopeful future.
To command the present means:
Give orders to people in the present,
Give orders to oneself to do work in time,
Give orders to oneself to do the future works,
Give orders to others to do their work.
Who can command the present?
Those who feel sad about their present,
Those who accomplish their work in time,
Those who are worried about their future,
None of the above.
Why is the poet not ready to listen about tomorrow?
Because tomorrow is uncertain,
Because tomorrows works are not important,
Because tomorrow’s works are hard to accomplish,
Because there are works to do today.
Who can foretell the future?
Anyone can,
No one can,
Someone can,
Successful people can.