Explanation:

House A Home Poem Explanation

Stanza 1

What is a house?

It’s brick and stone

and wood that’s hard.

Some window glass

and perhaps a yard.

It’s eaves and chimneys

and tile floors

and stucco and roof

and lots of doors.

Yard: A measuring unit (1 yard equals to 3 ft. or 36 inches), garden or corridors outside the house

Eaves: the part of the roof that hangs out over the walls to provide shade,elevations of the roof

Stucco: fine paint used for wall surface

Chimneys: smokestack, a pipe which takes smoke or combustion gases up from the fire.

In this stanza, the poet is explaining the ingredients or material used to make a house.The poet says that bricks,stone and wood are used to make a house. It also has window glass and corridors or open space in front and back of the house for gardening. Tiles of the floor,fine paints,roof,elevations of the roof and many doors that give it a perfect look of a house. Thus, a house is a completely non-living thing.

Stanza 2

What is a home?

It’s loving and family

and doing for OTHERS.

It’s brothers and sisters

and fathers and MOTHERS.

It’s unselfish acts

and kindly sharing

and showing your loved ones;

you’re always caring

Unselfish: without any SELFISH interest, selfless

Kindly: lovingly, considerate

Here, the poet has explained the nature of a home and what makes a house- a home.It is the family members- brothers-sisters, mothers- fathers who together make a home. Their acts without any selfish interest, their concern for each other, their wish to work for each others’ HAPPINESS and well- being.Their wish to show love and care towards each other is what makes a house – a home.

Poem 5 Where do all the teachers go?

Poem 6 The Wonderful words

Poem 7 Vocation

A House A Home Poem Questions and Answers

1. Do you agree with what the poet says?

Talk to your partner and complete these sentences.

(i) A house is made of ——————————.

(ii) It has ——————————————— .

(iii) A home is made by ————————— .

(iv) It has —————————————–– .

Answers:

(i) brick,woods and stones

(ii) window glass,a yard,roof,chimney,floor and doors with fine paints.

(iii) caring and loving members,brothers- sisters, fathers and mothers

(iv) loving and caring people.