Question

how does the poet compare himself to the child? in the poem playthings by rabindranath tagore​​

Answer 1

the poet compares himself to the child by stating different examples.

The poet compares the way of life the child and he has. The child is happy playing with nothing, while He has gathered lumps of gold and silver, but is still saddened by the work. Poet also states that the difference between the two is that the child finds and creates his own games, while The poet has to follow rules and standards. 

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem  'playthings' written by Rabindranath Tagore is a poem where the poet compares his complex adulthood with the child's innocent life.

Explanation:

• Rabindranath Tagore in the poem compares him to a child who finds happiness on fulfillment of petty desires while he in his adulthood  has sea of desires which he struggles to fulfill.
• While a child  remains busy in playing with a broken twig ,the poet is busy in adding figures to his bank account.
• A child finds satisfaction  in collecting sticks,mud-pie while poet finds satisfaction in collecting material things in the form of Gold and Silver.