Little one come to my knee
Hark how the rain is pouring
Over the roof in the pitch dark night
And the winds in the woods a-roaring
1) who is the speaker here and who is the little one?
2) what does the speaker bring to the little one's attention?
3) Do you think the winds can acuttaly roar? Which figure of speech is being usend here in order to talk about the wind?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
A. Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.
1. A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.
a) What was the routine of the cricket?
The cricket enjoyed singing in the warm weather of the spring and summer. This was the routine of the cricket.
b) Name the seasons mentioned here.
Spring and Summer are the seasons mentioned here.
2. Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
a) Who does he refer to?
‘He’ refers to the cricket.
b) Why was his cupboard empty?
Because the cricket did not save any food or grains for the winter.
3. Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
a) What couldn’t he find on the ground?
He couldn’t find any trace of food or grains on the ground.
b) Why was the ground covered with snow?
It was winter season.
4. At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,
a) What made the cricket bold?
Starvation and famine made the cricket bold.
b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
Because the weather was wet and cold.
5. Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To keep if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
a) Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why?
The cricket wanted to meet a miserly ant to borrow food or grains from it.
b) What would keep him alive?
Grains and shelter from the ant would keep him alive.
6. But we ants never borrow;
we ants never lend.
a) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?
Ants work hard and always plan for the future and so ants neither borrow nor lend.
b) Who says these lines to whom?
The ant says these lines to the cricket.
7. ‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
T refers to the cricket.
b) What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?
The nature of the cricket was to enjoy dancing and singing. We know this from its reply to the ant’s questions.
8. Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket,
a) The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?
Because the ant could not tolerate the laziness of the cricket.
b) Explain the second line.
The ant stopped talking and closed its small gate hurriedly.