Question

Read the poem and answer the following question

The Shed

There’s a shed at the bottom of our garden

With a spider’s web hanging across the door,

The hinges are rusty and creak in the wind.

When I’m in bed I lie and I listen,

I’ll open that door one day.


There’s a dusty old window around at the side

With three cracked panes of glass,

I often think there’s someone staring at me

Each time that I pass,

I’ll peep through that window one day.


My brother says there’s a ghost in the shed

Who hides under the rotten floorboards,

And if I ever dare to set foot inside

He’ll jump out and chop off my head,

But I’ll take a peek one day.


I know that there isn’t really a ghost,

My brother tells lies to keep the shed for his den;

There isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises

And the spider has been gone from his web

since I don’t know when,

I’ll go into that shed one day soon,

But not just yet...

Question 1: Did the poet as a child believe what his brother said? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

no , the poet as a child didn't believe what his brother said  . the following lines justifies my answer -

I know that there isn’t really a ghost,   ( the poet says "he knows" )

My brother tells lies to keep the shed for his den;  

There isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises

And the spider has been gone from his web

since I don’t know when ....

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Answer 2

No, the author did not believe what his brother told him when he was a child.  In the poem, it says "I know that there isn't really a ghost," also, right after that it says " My brother tells lies to keep the shed for his den,".  This proves that the author did not believe his brother.