(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to? (b) What is the advice given to the readers?

Question

Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions in a sentence or two.

And now dear little children, who may this story read, 

To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you never give heed:

(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?

(b)  What is the advice given to the readers?

Answer 1

(a) I refer to the poet.

(b) The poet advises us not to fall a prey to flattery and sweet words.