SEA FEVER John Masefield

SEA FEVER

John Masefield

1.       During what time of the day does the poet wish to go down to the seas?

Ans. The poet wishes to go down to the seas when the dawn is breaking.

2.       What kind of day does the poet prefer for sailing?

Ans. The poet prefers for sailing a windy day with the white clouds sailing in the sky.

3.       What does the poet prefer to hear from a fellow rover?

Ans. The poet prefers to hear a merry yarn from a fellow traveler.

4.       Where must the poet go down to?

Ans. The poet must go down to the seas.

5.       How does the poet want his ship to be?

Ans. The poet wants his ship to be tall.

6.       What does the poet want to see on the sea’s face?

Ans. The poet wants to see a grey mist on the sea’s face.

7.       What may not be denied?

Ans. The wild and clear call of the sea may not be denied.

8.       What is the name of the bird mentioned in the poem?

Ans. The name of the bird mentioned in the poem is seagull.

9.       Whose life does the poet wish for?

The poet wants the vagrant life of a gypsy.

10.   Mentioned the comparison in the poem.

Ans. The wind has been compared to a whetted knife.

11.   What does the poet want to do after the long trick?

Ans. The poet wants to sleep and dream after the long trick.

12.   What are the elements that have made the sea beautiful?

Ans. There are so many elements that make the sea beautiful. They are sound of strong wind, mist, running tide, white clouds, spray and spume, cry of sea gulls.

My Own True Family/ Part-1

My Own True Family

Ted Hughes

1.      When did the poet come twice awake?

Ans. The poet came twice awake when the old woman opened her bag.

2.      What would happen to the poet if he failed to make the promise?

Ans. The poet would die if he failed to make the promise.

3.      What was it that altered the poet?

Ans. The dream altered the poet by bringing his heart close to the oak trees.

4.      Where did the poet creep in?

Ans. The poet crept into an Oakwood.

5.      How was the old woman look?

Ans. The old woman had with her all knobbly stick and rag.

6.      Why did the poet begin to quake?

Ans. The poet began to quake as the old woman began to cackle.

7.      What did the poet promise to do?

Ans. The poet promised to plant two trees whenever he would see an oak-tree felled.

8.      Where did the poet dream this?

Ans. The poet dreamt this beneath the boughs of oak trees.

9.      What was the child looking for?

Ans. The child was looking for stag.

10.  Whom did the poet meet in the forest? What did she say?

Ans. The poet met an old woman in the forest. She said that she had his secret there inside her little bag.

11.  How did the dream alter poet?

Ans. The poet came to know that trees are his own true family. Therefore, on his way back he was a human child in form, but a tree at heart.