1) Who is the speaker of these lines? 2) How does the poet like to be? 3) Why does the speaker depend on his mother?

Question

Read the following stanza carefully.

I like to be dependent, and so for ever with warmth and care of my mother my father, to love, kiss and embrace wear life happily in all their grace. 

Now, answer the following questions. 

1) Who is the speaker of these lines?

2) How does the poet like to be?

3) Why does the speaker depend on his mother?

4) How long does the speaker want to be a dependent?

5) Why does the speaker depend on his father?

Answer 1

1. Tagore

2. To be dependent

3. For warmth and care of his mother

4. Forever

5. For love, kisses, and embraces