Question

They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly,
Was that the day?
(a) Name the poem and the poet?
(b) Who are they?
(c) How is the poet’s observation about ‘their’ behaviour significant?
(d) Complete the question raised in the last line

Answer 1

Answer:

• a.Childhood written by markus natten
• b.they are father and son
• c.The observes that the adults action differ from their words. ... It is significant in the sense that observing the adults' hypocrisy he had lost his childhood naivety. The poem Childhood begins with the poet pondering over 'when' was it that he lost his childhood