I don’t believe’t is true; And yet you may learn a lesson If I tell the tale to you. Questions: A. Who are ‘they’ in the stanza?
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here in the stanza no they can be seen plz describe it
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For she was changed to a bird.’ Who was she and why was she changed to a bird?
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An old woman of Northland was changed to a woodpecker by St. Peter. She was a greedy and selfish lady. She did not give a cake to the hungry saint. So, as a punishment, she was turned to a bird.
Question 2.
What is a ballad? Is this poem a ballad?
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A ballad is a song narrating a story in short stanzas. Ballads are part of the folk culture and are passed on orally from one generation to another. The poem ‘A Legend of the Northland’ is also a ballad as it contains the story of an old selfish woman.
Question 3.
‘Away away in the Northland, where the hours of the day are few.’ Which place has been referred to? what kind of place is it?
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The place is Northland. It is far off in the north. It is a cold place. Here days are short and the nights are long.
Question 4.
‘And the children look like bear’s cubs.’ What have the children been compared to? Why?
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Northland is a cold place. The children have been compared to bear’s cubs. They wear funny furry dresses to protect themselves from cold. While running and playing, it looks as if bear cubs are running and playing.
Question 5.
‘I don’t believe ’tis true; And yet you may learn a lesson.’ What does the poet believe? Why does he want to tell the tale?
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The poet himself admits that the story he was going to tell, may not be true. Still he wants to tell it because it contained a lesson. He wants the readers to learn a lesson from the poem.