Friday 31 July 2015

(English) Poem: The Arrow and the Song Jul'15

Summary related questions:

***What action does the poet perform?

(He shoots an arrow into the air.)

*** What happens to the arrow?

(The arrow flies away swiftly.)

*** Is the poet able to locate the arrow? Why?

(No. As the sight could not follow the arrow in its flight.)

*** Where did the poet find the arrow? In what condition

(In an oak. It was not broken.)

**** Is the poet able to locate the song? Why?

(No. For no one has sight so keen and strong to locate a song.)

Main Gist of the poem:

 What do you think the arrow indicates?
Ans: The harsh words that are spoken by a person.

 What do you think the song indicates?

Ans: The soft words spoken by a person.