Question

Q. Read the extract and answer the following questions: 2 Marks

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 mine alone Was that the day!

Questions

1) When does the poet realize that his mind is really his?

2) How has the poet become independent?

3) What does child experience in the process of growing up?

4) Write the name of the figure of the speech used in the stanza.

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Answer 1

Answer:

1) After his childhood ended, he realized that his mind was his own.

2) The poet was free to make independent choices and produce his own, self-controlled thoughts.

3) A child experiences his mind and choices being controlled by adults.

4) Poem