Q1. Who wrote the poem “Children” and what is the main idea of the poem?
Ans. Henry Long Fellow wrote the poem “Children” and the main idea of this poem is that the children are free from the worries of the world and live an innocent, prosperous and care free life. They all are like blooming flowers in the garden and without children this world is colorless, dull and sunnier.
Q2. What would happen to the trees if there were no leaves?
Ans. The trees would destroy if there were no leaves and they would turn into wood because they get their food and flowers with their leaves and without leaves they cannot do so.
Q3. Why does the poet ask the children to come to him?
Ans. The poet asks the children to come to him because he may depress from the worries and want to get rid of it by enjoying their company of children.
Q4. How are the children different from the poet?
Ans. The children are different from the poet because they are fresh, young, innocent, and hopeful while the poet is old, hopeless and depressed.
Q5. What would the world be like without children?
Ans. The world would like a desert because children are the source of love and life without them we would fever the dark in front of us.
Q6. What questions perplexed the poet? How his question been answered?
Ans: The poet was perplexed by the thought of his old age. Then the poet thought that children are the signs of life. The old poet departs from the world and the children replace them. He understands the life cycle of man and is satisfied now.
Q7. The poet calls the children living and the rest all dead. Why does he say this?
Ans: The children are better than all the ballads that ever were sung or said. They are living poems. That is why the poet calls the children living and the rest all dead.
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