short summary of the following lessons
my childhood
iswaran the story teller
the lake of innesfree
legend of northland
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A Legend of the Northland, Class 9 English Explanation, Summary
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A Legend of the Northland - Poem Class 9 CBSE English Explanation, Summary, Question Answers, Difficult words
A Legend of the Northland- CBSE class 9 English Poem - detailed explanation of the poem along with meanings of difficultwords and literary devices used in the poem. Given here is the complete explanation of the Poems, along with summary. All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson.
A Legend of the Northland by Phoebe Cary

Introduction to the poem
‘A legend of the Northland’ is a ballad. A ballad is a poem narrating a story in short stanzas. Ballad is such kind of poem which tells a story in short stanzas and in the poem all the stanzas comprise four lines. In total, there are 16 stanzas in this poem and these stanzas will tell us a story. Ballads are a part of folk culture or popular culture and are passed on orally from one generation to the next. (Folk culture is a story of any area and is known as ballad). Folk culture comprises of traditional stories which are passed on from one generation to next generation.
This story is of the Northland area, the area which is near the North Pole. This exact place is not specified but ‘Northland’ means the area in the northernmost part of the earth i.e., near the North Pole. ‘Legend’ means a historical story, one which is very old and has been passed on from generation to generation.
Answer:
My childhood:
My childhood summary deals with the famous biography “Wings of Fire” of the celebrated Indian APJ Abdul Kalam. My Childhood refers to a section in this book. This section or chapter talks about the early days’ of Kalam. Furthermore, the chapter gives us an idea of how the childhood of Abdul Kalam prepared him to become a successful scientist and president in the future. Much has to do with his upbringing which Kalam discusses in this section from “Wings of Fire”. Moreover, Kalam tells us about his parents and siblings here. He also mentions the important role of his friends in his life. In short, one can say, that in My Childhood, Kalam mentions everything that had an impact on his life. These things shaped him into the successful man he became in the future.
Iswaran the storyteller:
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary – In this the poet talks about various things. Firstly, he wants to go to Innisfree to build a cabin. Further, he describes the cabin as small and a simple one sort of rustic as per the poets’ description. The poet also decides how he will have a bean garden in his vicinity and that he will also have a beehive. While describing it his expression says how he wants his little cottage in the forest surrounded by the honeybees. Along with that, he expresses his want of living alone. He wants it because he wants to live his life in peace and purity. In addition, he wants to live the country life to get away from the fast life rather live a slower but peaceful life. In the poem, he talks about various things in detail such as the hidden nooks and singing crickets. Overall the poem shows a lively flow of his imagination. Though, in the end, the poet reveals this image of fantasy is indeed dreamlike. Because he stands at a place which is totally the opposite of what he truly dreams of.
The lake of innesfree:
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary – In this the poet talks about various things. Firstly, he wants to go to Innisfree to build a cabin. Further, he describes the cabin as small and a simple one sort of rustic as per the poets’ description. The poet also decides how he will have a bean garden in his vicinity and that he will also have a beehive. While describing it his expression says how he wants his little cottage in the forest surrounded by the honeybees. Along with that, he expresses his want of living alone. He wants it because he wants to live his life in peace and purity. In addition, he wants to live the country life to get away from the fast life rather live a slower but peaceful life. In the poem, he talks about various things in detail such as the hidden nooks and singing crickets. Overall the poem shows a lively flow of his imagination. Though, in the end, the poet reveals this image of fantasy is indeed dreamlike. Because he stands at a place which is totally the opposite of what he truly dreams of.
Legend of Northland:
A Legend of the Northland Summary – This is a ballad poem means it narrates a story in short paragraphs. Also, in a ballad, all the paragraph contains four lines. And in total it has 16 stanzas that tell us a story. They are part of the folk culture or popular culture that orally passed from one generation to the next. However, folk culture is stories of an area that we know as a ballad. Besides, this is the story of the Northern area, which is near the North Pole. The poet doesn’t specify the exact place. But ‘Northland’ means the area in the northernmost part of the earth i.e., near the North Pole. Further, ‘legend’ refers to a historical story that is very old and has been orally passed from generation to generation.