Question

QIRead the passages and answer the following questions.
Holy Thursday
is is a holy thing to see in a rich and
Fatal land Babes reduc'd to misery
Fed with cold and usurious land ? Is that trembling
Can it be a song of joy ? And so many
cadre poort It is a land of poverty-
And their sum does never shine. And their fields are
bleak and bare) 7
And their wars are filled with thorns
It is eternal inter there.
For where er the sun does shine. And where'er the
rain does fall Babe can never hunger there. Nor
poverty the mind appall.
1. What is not holy in a rich and fruitful land ?
2. What are the poor children doing?
3. How is the country a land of poverty?
4. What are the signs of 'eternalwinter"?
5. What is the important sign of a prosperous land?
6. Give the meaning of the phrase "fruitfulland. 54
7. Which word is the opposite of generous in the poem ?
8. What is happening on "Holy Thursday' which makes the poet say these words
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Unseen Poem

Explanation:

Q.1.

Ans:- In a rich and fruitful land, the ill treatment of children is

not holy.

Q.2.

Ans:- The poor children are orphan.They are marching towards the

church.

Q.3.

Ans:- The country is a land of poverty because the little orphans are starved, beaten, and ill-treated. Any country where the children are

not happy and not treated properly, is a land of poverty.

Q.4.

Ans:- The Eternal Winter here refers to the endless desolation

of the orphans.The signs are that the children are not given food, they are made to work hard, not loved, beaten with sticks and many others.

Q.5.

Ans:-  A prosperous land is where rich and poor are treated equally.The rich help the poor and treat children well.Children are the form of God.

They need to be taken care of and loved just like little flowers.

Q.6.

Ans:- Fruitful land here means a land where the people are rich but a land cannot be rich if the children are not treated well and are beaten.

Q.7.

Ans:- The opposite of generous is "miser"  in the poem

Q.8.

Ans :- In the poem we can see that it is a Thursday before Easter.

On the special occasion, the children from an orphanage have

to march towards the Church.Though they are made to appear fine

as they are cleaned and dressed up well for the occasion.But, we can see

that how ill-treated they are in reality.