Question

Q.8
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
(1744)
When did my childhood go?
Was it when I found my mind was really mine,
To use whichever way I choose,
Producing thoughts that were not those of other people
But my own, and mind alone
Was that the day!
(a) What does the poet mean by 'My mind was really mine?
(b) When does one become aware of one's individuality and how?
(c) The repetition of 'I' 'my' and 'mine' is significant. How?
(d) What is the significance of the sign of exclamation at the end of last line here?​

Answer 1

Answer:

http://www.studyguide360.com/2015/12/class-xi-hornbill-childhood.html?m=1

Answer 2

The answer to the following questions:

a) The poet refers to this in a context where she felt her mind was completely in her control without any manipulations.

b) The poet realizes this when the poet grew up and could differentiate between fact and fiction.

c) This is because the poet continuously refers to his childhood and the past. The things he realized after he grew up and that evolved with time.  

d) The poet emphasizes the things that have evolved and what he realizes now after growing up. The state of pureness he had in childhood in comparison to what he suffers now.