With reference to the poem Television, answer the following questions
1. How does the television prove to be useful and convenient for parents?
2. According to the poet, what are the ill effects of television?
3. Why are some words printed in capital letters while some in small letters in the poem?
Answers
Answer:
1. The television proves to be useful for the parents because children do not fight and let their parents complete their household chores peacefully. The television hypnotises the children and keeps them occupied This proves to be convenient to their parents.
2. Watching television, according to the poet, is not good for younger minds. According to the poet, it kills their imagination; it blocks their minds, and makes them dull.
3. The poet wants to lay emphasis on the words printed in capital letters. Furthermore, he also wants to remind the parents that the children, of their times, used to read books and stories to keeps themselves contented, occupied and busy.
Answer:
The television proves to be useful for the parents because children do not fight and let their parents complete their household chores peacefully.The television hypnotises the children and keeps them occupied This proves to be convenient to their parents.According to the poet, people allow their children to watch television for long hours because it keeps them quiet. While watching TV they neither climb out the window sill nor fight, kick or punch. They leave the parents free to cook the lunch or wash dishes in the sink. So, in short, parents let them to watch TV because it keeps them away from all the nasty things they do to disturb others.