Question

Summary for poem the squirrel for 7th class

Answer 1

Answer:

In the poem 'The Squirrel' the poet Mildred Bowers Armstrong describes a squirrel that he observes in his garden. The poet describes how the squirrel, covered in gray fur, sits in an upright position on a tree branch eating a nut. His tail looks like a question mark because of its bent shape.

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Answer 2

Stanza wise Explanation of The Poem

Stanza 1

When everybody has short hair,

The rebel lets his hair grow long.

When everybody has long hair,

The rebel cuts his hairs short.

Reference The above lines have been taken from the poem, The Rebel by DJ En right.

Context In the given lines, the poet highlights the rebel’s nature.

Explanation When the rebel encounters a group of people with short hair, he would allow his hair to grow long because he derives pleasure and satisfaction by going against the grain. However, he is not constant and therefore when he sees people growing their hair long, he would end up cutting his short.

Stanza 2

When everybody talks during the lesson,

The rebel doesn’t say a word.

When nobody talks during the lesson,

The rebel creates a disturbance.

Reference The above lines have been taken from the poem, The Rebel by DJ En right.

Context In the given lines, the poet reemphasizes the rebellious nature of the rebel as how he rebels against others.

Explanation Seeing everybody talk during the lesson, the rebel suddenly finds his silence most valuable. However, because he is a rebel, he cannot help but create disturbances and make a series of interjections, when he sees that everybody else has become quiet. The rebel constantly seeks attention by doing that what others don’t do.

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Stanza 3

When everybody wears a uniform,

The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes,

When everybody wears fantastic clothes,

The rebel dresses soberly.

Reference The above lines have been taken from the poem, The Rebel by DJ En right.

Context The poet in these lines shows the rebels need to exhibit himself as different.

Explanation Because the rebel always wants to showcase and exhibit himself as different, he would wear colourful clothes when everybody else is dressed up in a common uniform. However, the moment he sees others dressed up in different and colourful clothes, he would be unable to control his urge to wear the uniform.

Stanza 4

In the company of dog lovers,

The rebel expresses a preference for cats.

In the company of cat lovers,

The rebel puts in a good word for dogs.

Reference The above lines have been taken from the poem, The Rebel by DJ En right.

Context In the above lines, the poet discusses how the rebel’s preferences never match with the others in the group.

Explanation When the rebel finds himself in the company of dog lovers, he begins to prefer the cats. On the other hand, on being surrounded by cat lovers, he will put in a favourable word for dogs. His preferences and choices never seem to match with anyone else in the group.

Stanza 5

When everybody is praising the sun,

The rebel remarks on the need for rain.

When everybody is greeting the rain,

The rebel regrets the absence of sun.

Reference The above lines have been taken from the poem, The Rebel by DJ En right.

Context The poet goes on to offer examples of different instances in which the rebel fairs in similar ways.

Explanation Even with respect to the weather, it is difficult to bring the rebel on board for he would appreciate the sun while all others would be welcoming the rains and miss the rains while others would be enjoying the sun.