Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :I know I

1.	Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :I know I shall meet my fateSome where among the clouds above;Those that fight I do not hate,Those that I guard I do not love;My country is Kiltartan’s poor;No likely end could bring them lossOr leave them happier than before.Nor law nor duty bade me fight,No public men, nor cheering crowds,A lonely impulse of delightDrove this tumult in the clouds;I balanced all, brought all to mind,The years to come seemed waste of breath.A waste of breath the years behindIn balance with this life, this death [In the poem, the speaker is an Irish air-man. He decides to fight in the World War I. He declares that he knows he will die fighting among the clouds (in the air as a fighter pilot). His past life seems a waste and his death will balance his life.]1. Enlist the rhyming words in the poem.2. What mood of the poet does the poem reflect?3. waste of breath’, Comment on the phrase in the light of the poem.4. Give the poem a title.5. What lesson does this poem give?
Answer» 1. Fate-hate, cross-loss, fight-delight, crowds-clouds. 2. The poem reflects the poet’s serious, patriotic and to some extent hopeless mood. 3. Here ‘waste of breath’ refers to the speaker’s life in future. His life would be a waste unless he takes part in the World War (I). 4. Title : I know I shall meet my death. OR An Act to Balance Life 5. Life is a waste of breath, unless we do something worthwhile.

Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :I know I shall meet my fateSome where among the clouds above;Those that fight I do not hate,Those that I guard I do not love;My country is Kiltartan’s poor;No likely end could bring them lossOr leave them happier than before.Nor law nor duty bade me fight,No public men, nor cheering crowds,A lonely impulse of delightDrove this tumult in the clouds;I balanced all, brought all to mind,The years to come seemed waste of breath.A waste of breath the years behindIn balance with this life, this death [In the poem, the speaker is an Irish air-man. He decides to fight in the World War I. He declares that he knows he will die fighting among the clouds (in the air as a fighter pilot). His past life seems a waste and his death will balance his life.]1. Enlist the rhyming words in the poem.2. What mood of the poet does the poem reflect?3. waste of breath’, Comment on the phrase in the light of the poem.4. Give the poem a title.5. What lesson does this poem give?

Answer»

1. Fate-hate, cross-loss, fight-delight, crowds-clouds.

2. The poem reflects the poet’s serious, patriotic and to some extent hopeless mood.

3. Here ‘waste of breath’ refers to the speaker’s life in future. His life would be a waste unless he takes part in the World War (I).

4. Title : I know I shall meet my death.

OR An Act to Balance Life

5. Life is a waste of breath, unless we do something worthwhile.