Question

‘Nor sit in learning’s bower Worn thro’ with the dreary shower’ Which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines above?
(i) Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is raining.
(ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.
(iii) Nor can I sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.

Answer 1

Statement (ii) is a close paraphrase of the given lines.

Answer 2

‘Nor sit in learning’s bower Worn thro’ with the dreary shower’ Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining is a close paraphrase of the lines above.

Among the given options (ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining  option is correct.

Extra information :  

This question is taken from the poem 'The school boy' written by William Blake of class 8th.  

This poem the schoolboy deals with the life of an unhappy school boy. He loves to rise on a summer morning when birds are singing on every tree. The boy said that going to school on a summer morning take all his joy away.

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