Question

When but an idle boy,

I sought its grateful shade;

In all their gushing joy

Here, too, my sisters played.

My mother kissed me here;

My father pressed my hand.

Forgive this foolish tear,

But let that old oak stand.


1. What did the poet do when he was an idle boy?

2. How did his parents love him?

3. Write two pairs of rhyming words.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.The poet sought all his grateful shade.

2.His mother kissed him and his father pressed his hand.

• boy joy
• Hand stand

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) when the poet was an idle boy he seek the grateful shades of the oak tree.

(2)the poets mother kissed him , and his father pressed his hand.

(3)  (i) here, tear

     (ii) boy, joy