They talked of love preached of love but did not act so lovingly was that the day
1. Name the poem and its composer
2. Who are they
3. What does the poet observe about their behaviour
4.which word in the above lines similar meaning to sermonised
Answers
"1) The aforementioned lines of the poem are taken from the poem ‘Childhood’. The composer of the poem is Markus Natten. Here in the poem, the poet is contemplating upon the spirituality of life.
2) ‘They’ in the poem is referred to the adults. According to the poet these people often speak about love but they never engage in spreading love and affection.
3)The poet observes in their behaviour that though these people often speak about love that is a mere word for them. They hardly dedicate their self to spread the eternity of spreading the love. The poet here observes that they are busy only talking about love.
4) The poet was in shockt as he thought they would practice what they preached. They are not what the pretend to be. Poet observes them as hypocrites.The word ‘preached’ that is mentioned in the above lines holds the same meaning as sermonise."