Stanza 1
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
Meaning
- Full of care – Full of anxieties/ worries/ tension
- Stare – Look/ see
- Beneath – Under
- Bough – Main branch of a tree
- Stare as long as sheep and cows – Sheep and cows are least worried about what happens around them.
Questions & Answers
Question. About what kind of life is the poet complaining?
Answer : The poet is complaining about a life that has been made complicated by human life-style. Today man thinks that he is too busy to enjoy the bounties (gifts) of the earth that are beautiful and soothing.
Question . Why is the poet not happy with a stressed life?
Answer : The poet is not happy with the modern lifestyle that is full of stress. In his opinion, life is an opportunity to enjoy the beauty around us.
Question- Why does the poet pick up the example of sheep and cows?
Answer : Sheep and cows are peaceful animals, tamed and domesticated easily. They are seldom found moving in a hurry. Unlike most animals, cows and sheep do not attack other animals unless it is for self defense.
Question. What does the poet want human beings do to make life meaningful?
Answer. The poet wants human beings to start enjoying the beauty of the nature. He advises us to put an end to the stress that we associate with life. People unfortunately feel that a serious life style makes it worth. He wants us to shed the cares we have put up on our simple lives. We should find time to see the beauties of nature. We should pause under trees and look up to catch sight of the birds and butterflies that silently flit from branch to branch. We should be like sheep and cows that endlessly look at something as if they are lost in a dream.
Stanza 2
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
Meaning
Woods – Forests/ trees
When woods we pass – While passing through a forest
Streams – Rivers
Streams full of stars – Shining bubbles in the rivers
Questions & Answers
Q. What can one see while passing through woods?
Ans. While passing through woods, we see squirrels running off with nuts. They are in a hurry to hide them from little thieves. Sometimes we can see endless number of sparkles of the sunlight reflecting upon the ripples of the streams. These sparkling beams of light appear like stars in the nightly sky.
Q. What is the river compared to? Why?
Ans. The river is compared to a starry sky at night. It is so compared because the sparkles of the sun-beams that reflect upon the ripples of the rivers look like stars in the sky.
Stanza 3
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
Meaning
Beauty’s glance –
Her feet
Smile her eyes began
Questions & Answers
How does nature smile?
Nature’s smile is the beauty of the earth.
Q. Why is it said that smile begins from one’s eyes?
How does mouth enrich smile?
Stanza 4
A poor life this is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
Meaning
A poor life is this – This kind of worried life is a useless life.
Questions & Answers
Q. What kind of life is poor life?
Ans. A poor life is one that is under the pressure of the engagements of life and forgets to enjoy the beautiful bounty of life.
Answer the questions given below:
Question 1.
Why does the poet say that it is a poor life?
Answer:
The poet’s life is full of care. He has no time to watch the beauties around him. Therefore, he says that it is a poor life.
Question 2.
What do the busy and anxious people miss daily in their lives?
Answer:
The busy and anxious people miss,the general happenings around them, daily in their lives.
Question 3.
Do the people have time to see the beauty of nature?
Answer:
No, the people do not have time to see the beauty of nature.
Question 4.
How does the poet present scenic beauty of nature?
Answer:
The poet presents the scenic beauty of nature as enchanting. The groves, woods and streams are full of eye-catching beauty.
Question 5.
What do you understand by the lines, ’No time to wait till ………. began.’?
Answer:
The smile appears in the eyes before it reaches the mouth. It takes a few moments. But the poet has no time even to view that smile.
Question 6.
What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of this poem is that a careworn life is a miserable life.
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Answer the questions given below:
Question 1.
Why does the poet say that it is a poor life?
Answer:
The poet’s life is full of care. He has no time to watch the beauties around him. Therefore, he says that it is a poor life.
Question 2.
What do the busy and anxious people miss daily in their lives?
Answer:
The busy and anxious people miss,the general happenings around them, daily in their lives.
Question 3.
Do the people have time to see the beauty of nature?
Answer:
No, the people do not have time to see the beauty of nature.
Question 4.
How does the poet present scenic beauty of nature?
Answer:
The poet presents the scenic beauty of nature as enchanting. The groves, woods and streams are full of eye-catching beauty.
Question 5.
What do you understand by the lines, ’No time to wait till ………. began.’?
Answer:
The smile appears in the eyes before it reaches the mouth. It takes a few moments. But the poet has no time even to view that smile.
Question 6.
What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of this poem is that a careworn life is a miserable life.
Word Power
Use the words given below and complete the sentences:
(full of, no time, beneath, woods, hide, as long as)
Example :
We can not go outside as long as it rains.
People stand ………….. it rains.
The rabbits run around in the ……………
The river is …………
The man has …………. watch.
The birds …………. nests.
you do not hurt animals they ………… do not harm you.
Answer:
beneath
woods
full of
no time
hide
As long as
Let’s Talk
Visit a river side/lake nearby and talk about it. Find answers to the following.
Question 1.
Did you see any birds, fish etc. near the lake?
Answer:
I saw many birds, fish etc. hear the lake.
Question 2.
What frees grow near the water body? Find the names if possible.
Answer:
Many trees grow near the water body (river/lake). They are neem, peepal, mango etc.
Question 3.
What was most interesting in the visit?
Answer:
The sight of the visitors and their boating was most interesting in the visit.
Question 4.
Do lot of tourists come there? Why?
Answer:
Yes, lot of tourists come there. They come there to learn about the eating and clothing habits of the local residents. They also learn about their way of living, traditions and cultures.
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Let’s Write
Question 1.
A. Write three sentences about the woods.
B. Write three sentences about the sky.
Answer:
A. The woods
The woods look pleasant only in pictures.
All sorts of trees are found in the woods.
Dangerous animals live in the woods.
B. The Sky
The sky is above the earth.
It is full of stars at night.
Clouds roar in the sky during rainy season.
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