The School Boy-Solution
Q1. Find three or four words/phrases in stanza 1 that reflect the child's happiness and joy.
Ans. “rise in a summer morn”, “birds sing on every tree”, “the skylark sings”, “sweet company”.
Q2. In stanza 2, the mood changes. Which words/phrases reflect the changed mood?
Ans. “drives all joy away”, “cruel eye outworn”, “sighing and dismay”.
Q3. ‘A cruel eye outworn’ refers to
(i) the classroom which is shabby/noisy.
(ii) the lessons which are difficult/uninteresting.
(iii) the dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play.
Mark the answer that you consider right.
Ans. (iii) the dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play.
Q4. ‘Nor sit in learning’s bower / worn thro’ with the dreary shower’ – paraphrase:
(i) Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is raining.
(ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing
and explaining.
(iii) Nor can I sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.
Ans. (ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.
