Question 7.
What did the poet notice about independent thinking? How important was this discovery?
Question 8.
What is the poet trying to convey when he says that childhood is hidden in an infant’s face?
Answers
Answer 7:
The poet discovered that he was different from others and could think independently. He could have his own opinions without getting influenced by anyone else. This discovery was very important to him as it revealed to him his abilities for independent thinking and decision taking.
Answer 8:
The poet says an infant is really innocent as he trusts everyone and does not try to fool others. The poet brings out this fact by contrasting it with the behaviour of adults, who become manipulative and are hypocrites. As a person develops rational thoughts, his childlike innocence fades away.
Answer:
I do not understand this child Though we have lived together now
In the same house for years. I know Nothing of him, so try to build Up a relationship from how He was when small. Yet have I killed