Question

Summary of the poem ''the painted ceiling ''

Answer 1

My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house With a great many windows and doors, There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down, And such beautiful, slippery floors. But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine, And the bookroom, and parlour and all, I like the green dining-room so much the best Because of its ceiling and wall. Right over your head is a funny round hole With apples and pears falling through; There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet, And melons and pineapples too. They tumble and tumble, but never come down Though I've stood underneath a long while With my mouth open wide, for I always have hoped Just a cherry would drop from the pile. No matter how early I run there to look It has always begun to fall through; And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see, It was falling by candle-light too. I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one Makes you hear things, or see things, or go Forever invisible; but it's no use, And of course I shall just never know. For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs Are not nearly so tall as I need. I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die Without having accomplished the deed. It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near To adventures and things of that sort, Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know It is only because you are short.

Answer 2

Answer:

Summary of the poem painted ceiling

Explanation:

Eng 2 Painted Ceiling

Short Summary

Stanza 1-2

 The poem starts with a description of an innocent child who is living in her grandpa’s house which she describes as “wonderful”. The house has many windows, doors and stairs which go up and down. The house has very slippery floors. Among all rooms, which include her Mother’s, her own, the library, parlour, etc, she loves the green dining room.

 Stanza 3-4

 In this special room, the ceiling is very round in shape. She finds it attractive and beautiful as she sees apples and pears fall through, but the fact that she doesn’t realize that the ceiling is painted, is the main part of the poem. Grapes, melons, pineapples also seem to be falling. She thinks that they will never fall down, because she had stood under them for a long time. She keeps her mouth open in case a cherry or some fruit falls down.

 Stanza 5-6

 She runs there under the painted ceiling early in the morning to see if they have fallen on the ground but they are still falling from the ceiling. She also visits there at night, and sees the same thing, just by the candle-light. She is convinced that the fruits have magical powers and each one has a different power. While one can make you see or hear abnormal things, the other can make you invisible. But alas, she may never know this for sure.

 Stanza 7-8

 Now, as the girl is very eager to take the fruits, she tries to use a ladder, yet she feels that it is very heavy to lift and the chairs are just not as tall as she needs. She has finally given up hope, and thinks that her life shall end without knowing the secret of the fruits. She feels sad and depressed, because when you are near adventures and when they start to begin, you find some difficulty to stop you. In this girl’s case, she is unable to reach the fruits because of her short height.