Question

II) The Sun does arise
And make happy the skies,
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring,
The skylark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing louder around
To the bells' cheerful sound,
While our sports shall be seen
On the Echoing Green.
i) Name the poet and the pocm.
ii) Name the birds waich sing to welcome the spring.
iii) What purpose does the ringing of the merry bells serve in the poem?
iv) Write the rhyme scheme of the first four lines in the above stanza.​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) These lines have been extracted from the poem 'The Echoing Green' penned down by William Blake.

ii) The Skylark, Thrush and birds of the bush, sing to welcome the spring.

iii) The sounds of bells and the songs of the birds merge into a beautiful melody and welcome the season of season of spring.

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