Poem( echoing green)
A. Answer the following questions
1. What time of the year is the poem set in? Explain with an example from the poem.
Ans. The time of the year is Spring as is evident from the line" the Mercy bells ring to welcome the
spring".
2. Who do you think is the narrator of the poem? What does he do in the poem?
Ans. The narrator of the poem seems to be a child. He joins in the games of the children on the echoing
green.
3. How does old John while away his time?
Ans. Old John spends his time laughing and talking with other old folks while sitting under the cork tree.
4. What do the weary kids do?
Ans. The weary kids stop their play and go to rest on the lapse of their mothers.
5. What happens after the sports ends?
Ans. After the sports and the tired children with their siblings rest on their mothers lap like birds in the
nest.
6. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Ans. The rhyme scheme of the poem is,AABBCCDDEE.
B. Answer the following questions with reference to context.
1.The merry -------------------------------------around.
a. Why do the Merry bells ring?
Ans. The Merry bells ring to welcome the spring.
b. Who are its companions? What do they do?
Ans. Its companions are the skylark thursh and other birds of the bush. Desing Louder Than the Merry
Bells to welcome the spring.
c. What kind of activity is seen in nature when the bell rings?
Ans. When the bells ring the spring Birds also sing aloud and children are seen playing on the lush green
lands.
