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Leisure: Questions and Answers | W. H Davies | Compulsory English Class 9
Leisure by W. H Davies
Word-Meaning
Under = beneath
Leisure = free time
Stare = look closely/ gaze / a long fixed look on something with eyes wide open
Boughs = main branches of a tree
Glance = a brief or hurried/ quick look/glimpse
Enrich = to improve the quality
Broad = having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide
Woods = forest
A. Match the words with their meanings.
a. stare = iv. to look at somebody or something for a long time
b. beneath = v. under somebody or something
c. woods = i. an area of trees
d. enrich = ii. to improve the quality of something
e. glance = iii. to look quickly at somebody or something
TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Leisure by W.H Davies
a. Why is our life so miserable, according to the poet?
Answer:
According to the poet, our life is so miserable because our life is full of care where there is no time for our leisure activities to enjoy in this beautiful nature.
b. What do sheep and cows do in nature?
Answer:
Sheep and cows enjoy their acts of grazing in nature.
c. What do squirrels do in the woods?
Answer:
Squirrels hide their nuts in grass in the woods.
d. What magic does Beauty perform?
Answer:
Beauty performs the magic of various attractive changes through her dancing steps and smile, similar to tremendous changes in nature.
e. What is human life like, if observed carefully?
Answer:
If observed carefully, human life is full of care, quite busy, and hurried, where there is no time to stand and stare at the beautiful nature.
C. How do you spend your leisure time? Write a short paragraph.
Answer:
I spend my leisure time with my friends playing on the ground. I'm fond of playing football. After school, I always play football with my friends on the field. This game keeps me physically fit and mentally healthy. My friends also enjoy playing this game in their leisure time. We always play this game in the evening. We enjoy playing football very much. Playing football on open ground helps us to be active and energetic.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Leisure by W.H Davies
Question no. 1: Who has composed this poem?
Answer:
W. H Davies has composed this poem.
Question no. 2. Why do people have no time to enjoy nature?
Answer:
People have no time to enjoy nature because they have rushed and busy life.
Question no. 3. What do squirrels do in the forest?
Answer:
In the forest, squirrels do their beautiful acts of hiding their nuts in grass.
Questions no. 4: What are the streams compared in the poem with?
Answer:
The streams are compared with night skies full of stars in the the poem.
Question no 5: What are the beautiful things at night?
Answer:
The beautiful things at night are shining stars.
Question no 6: Why is the poet not happy with the human life?
Answer:
The poet is not happy with human life because human life is quite busy, and there is no time to enjoy and admire the beautiful nature.
Question no. 7: What's a poor life for the poet?
Answer:
For the poet, a poor life is a life that is full of care. This life is quite busy, and there is no time to enjoy and admire the beauty of nature.
Question no. 8: What is the main subject of the poem?
Answer:
The main subject of the poem is nature's beauty.
Question no. 9: What do you mean by ‘leisure’ in this poem?
Answer:
In this poem, by "leisure, we mean having free time to pursue one’s passion or to spend time with nature and admire its beauty.
Question no. 10: Who are ‘we’ here in this poem?
Answer:
The word ‘we’ here in this poem refers to the busy people who have no time to enjoy nature.
Question no. 11: What is the poet trying to say by saying "No time"?
Answer:
By saying "No time," the poet is trying to say that we humans are so busy in our daily lives that we have no time to admire this wonderful nature and its beauty.
Question no. 12: How can we have a better life?
Answer:
We can have a better life by using our leisure time creatively to enjoy and admire the beautiful things around us.
Question no. 13: What does the poet wish to see in his free time?
Answer:
In his free time, the poet wishes to stand beneath boughs and stare for long, like grazing sheep or cows in natural pastures. While moving through the forest's path, he wishes to see the little acts of beautiful animals like squirrels hiding their nuts in the grass. He wishes to see the streams sparkling in broad daylight. He wishes that he had time to admire nature’s beauty in its various forms.
Question no. 14: When and where can we see the squirrels hiding their nuts?
Answer:
We can see the squirrels hiding their nuts in grass while passing the woods.
Question no. 15: How do the streams look in broad daylight?
Answer:
In the broad daylight, the streams look sparkling like stars in the night sky.
Question no. 16: Which ‘life’ is the poet talking about? What is it that we don’t have the time to do but the cows and the sheep have?
Answer:
The poet is talking about one’s extremely busy and stressful life. We don’t have the time to stand and stare beneath the boughs like cows and sheep.
Question no. 17: Why do you think the word ‘Beauty’ is written with a capital ‘B’?
Answer:
The word ‘Beauty’ is written with a capital ‘B’ to show the importance of the nature’s beauty.
Question no. 18: The movements in nature are beautiful like a dancer. Based on your own observation, describe movements of two things in nature that are beautiful.
Answer:
The movements of the leaves and the waves are beautiful.
Question no. 17: How, according to the poet, is our life poor?
Answer:
According to the poet, our life is a miserable one that has no time to enjoy and admire this beautiful nature. Our lives are very busy, and we even don't have time to stand and admire the beauty of nature around us. Thus, our life is poor.
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