Unit-15: Past and Present

Unit-15

Past and Present

a.    Who composed this poem?

Ans- Thomas Hood composed this poem.

b.    What is the poem about?

Ans- The poem is about the childhood memories of the poet which he compares with his adulthood.

c.    What does the poet remember in the first stanza?

Ans- The poet remembers the house where he was born and the little window through which the sun rays entered his house.

d.    What does he wish in the first stanza?

Ans- He wishes that the night would take his breath away.

e.    What does he remember in the second stanza?

Ans- He remembers red and white roses, violets, lily-cups, robin and laburnum.

f.     How does the poet describe his childhood in the third stanza?

Ans- The poet used to swing, enjoy the breeze. Also, he was all energetic and high in spirit.

g.    Was the poet really closer to the heaven when he was a child? Why does he think so?

Ans- No, the poet was not really closer to the heaven when he was a child. But he thinks he was closer to the heaven because of his childish ignorance.