| Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below : |
| How can the bird that is born for joy, |
| Sit in a cage and sing. |
| How can a child when fears annoys, /But droop his tender wing, |
| And forget his youthful spring. |
| (i) With whom is the child comparing himself to? |
| (ii) Explain, 'droop his tender wing'. |
| (iii) What can the child not forget? |
| (iv) Identify the rhyme scheme of the above lines. |
Answer:
(i) The child is comparing himself to the bird.
(ii) ?Droop his tender wings? means to surrender and stay inside.
(iii) The child cannot forget the youthful spring.
(iv) Ababb.
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