1. A Photograph (Shirley Toulson)
Long Answer
1. Write brief
summary of the poem ‘ A Photograph’.
Ans.
The poem 'A Photograph' is written
by Shirley Toulson. In this poem, she
recalls her mother and her memories while looking at a childhood photograph
when her mother was twelve years old or so. She has been deceased twelve
years ago and she cannot explain her grief on her mother's loss. It explores
how people may die but in a strange way they continue to live on in the form of
memories. The poem describes three stages in the passage of time. In the first
stage, the photograph shows the poet's mother standing at the beach enjoying
her holiday with her two girl cousins. The second stage depicts the happy
moments of the poet with her mother at the beach. In third stage the poetess is
sad to remember her mother.
2. The Laburnum Top (Ted Hughes)
Long Answer
1. Write brief
summary of the poem ‘The Laburnum Top’.
Ans. The poem 'The Laburnum Top' is written by Ted Hughes. It is about a relationship between the Laburnum tree and the Goldfinch bird. The tree is yellow and silent in the afternoon of September. It is made alive when the bird came and enters in it. The yellow bird has her shelter on the tree where she feeds her young ones. When she came the whole tree trembles. The poet says that this noise is the engine of her family. When it flies out, the tree becomes silent again.
3. The Voice of the Rain (Walt Whitman)
1. Write brief
summary of the poem ‘The Voice of the Rain’.
Ans.
The poem," The Voice of The
Rain" is written by Walt Whitman. The rain became the
voice of the earth because it
provides us with all necessity such as water. Nothing will grow on the
earth if there is no rain. The rain calls itself the poem of the earth because
exactly like a beautiful poem, it gives joy and pleasure to everybody. it
provides life, pleasure, beauty and happiness to the earth. The Rain comes down
from the sky on earth and washes away the drought and the dust layers of the
earth. The rain helps the unborn seeds to sprout. It gives life to the
earth and makes it pure and beautiful. The shower is also like a song. IT takes
birth from the land and then returns to it.