Question

Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow.

“Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school ”

(i) Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?

(ii) What are the characteristics of this stage?

(iii) How does the boy go to school?

(iv) Which figure of speech has been employed in the second line?

Answer 1

(i) Boyhood is referred to here.

(ii) Innocence, joy and care-free life are the characteristics of this stage in life.

(iii) The boy goes to school unwillingly. He is slow like a snail.

(iv) Simile is employed in the second line.