In the poem the child's prayer, what does the child wish to be. List all his wishes in order in which they are described in the poem.
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Question No.1 Who is the speaker in the poem and to whom it is addressed?
Answer: The speaker of the poem is a child and the poem is addressed to God.
Question No. 2 What does the child wish to be? List his wishes in the order they are discussed in the poem.
Answer: The child’s wishes are:
1. He wishes to become candlelight so that he can banish the darkness of the world.
2. He wants to beautify his motherland like the flowers beautify the garden.
3. He wants to become a missionary so that he can help the poor and those in pain.
4. He wants to keep himself away from all the snares of evil.
5. Above all, he wants to walk on the virtuous ways in his life.
Question No.3 Why does the child want to be:
a) Candle (b) Moth (c) Blossom
Answer: a) The child wants to be like a candle so that he could end the darkness of the world.
b) He wants to love the candle of knowledge with the similar passion and zest as the moth goes around the shining light.
c) He wants to be like a blossom so that he could beautify his motherland like the flowers adorn the garden and make it pleasant and beautiful.
Question No.4 What is the child’s mission?
Answer: The child’ s mission in life is to love and serve the poor and needy. He is equally thoughtful towards the weak and those in pain.