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  In which stage of life is the poet at present?   Last stage  To what does the poet compare his friends?   Falling leaves  Pick out one "fond" memory of the poet.   Boyhood years  Pick out one "sad" memory of the poet.   Death of friends  What does the word "slumber" mean in the poem?   Sleep  What does the poet remember before falling asleep?  Before falling asleep the poet remembers fond memories of his past.  Why does the poet feel like “one who treads alone”?  The poet feels like one who treads alone because he is now all alone, his friends and  loved ones have all passed away.  Why is the poet sad?  The poet is sad because he feels lonely recalling fond memories and people from his  past who are no longer there. What is meant by the expression 'ore slumber’s chain has bound me' in the  poem?  In the ...

  When do people pray to Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love?  People pray to Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love when they are in distress.  What do the people return to the “virtues of delight”?  People return Thankfulness to the “virtues of delight”.  Who is God for us?  Our father is God for us.  Which of the virtues has a human face?  Pity has a human face.  Who is seen as God’s child and care?  Man is seen as God’s child and care.  What do people do in distress?  At the times of distress, people pray to the virtues of Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love. What does the term ‘virtues of delight' refer to?  The term “virtues of delight” refers to the abstract qualities of Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love. Name the different human forms represented by “virtues of delight”?  The “virtues of delight” represent different human forms such as Mercy represents the human heart,  Pity represents the human face...

Where was the speaker on that spring day?  The speaker was in a grove on that spring day.  What was the speaker doing?  The speaker was sitting reclined.  What kind of thoughts overpowered the sweet mood of the speaker?  Sad thoughts overpowered the sweet mood of the speaker.  What grieved the speaker’s heart?  Man’s mistreatment of other men grieved the speaker’s heart.  What kind of sound did the speaker hear?  The speaker heard happy blended sound.  What is linked to the fair works of Nature?  The human soul is linked to the fair works of Nature.  What is the speaker’s faith about the flowers?  The speaker has deep faith about the flowers that it enjoys the air it breathes.  What did the birds do around the speaker while he sat reclined?  While the speaker sat reclined, the birds hopped and played and made soothing noises around the  speaker.  ...

Where was the poet born?  The poet was born at St. Louis, Missouri  What does the word “clipped” mean in the poem? The word clipped means to cut or be fastened  What does the caged bird do inside the cage?  The caged bird stalks down his narrow cage and opens his  throat to sing.  Where does the free bird dip its wings?  The free bird dips its wings in the orange sun rays.  What does the free bird think of?  The free bird thinks of another breeze, the trade winds, fat words. Download the PDF of Class 1 What does the free bird do downstream?  The free bird dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to call the sky his own. What is a trade wind?  The flow of wind in the Earth’s equatorial region from east to west direction is called a trade  wind. In the poem ‘Caged Bird’, it shows the favourable life that the free bird has access to.  Why does the caged bird sing “a fearful trill”? ...