Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions given belo

1.	Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions given below them :Oh, sweet content, that turns the labourer’s sweatTo tears of joy, and shines the roughest face;How often have I sought you high and lowAnd found you still in some lone quiet place;Here, in my room, when full of happy dreams,With no life heard beyond that merry soundof moths that on my lighted ceiling kissTheir shadows as they dance and dance around;Or in a garden, on a summer’s night,When I have seen the dark and solemn air.Blink with the blind bats’ wings, and heaven’s bright faceTwitch with the stars that shine in thousands there. -William Henry Davies(1) What does the poet mean by ‘no life heard’?(2) Explain the image contained in lines 7 and 8.(3) Why, do you think, has the poet mentioned the labourer?(4) What message does the poet give us in this poem?
Answer» (1) The poet means that no sound from living creatures is heard. (2) The moths fly close to the light near the ceiling. As they fly they touch the ceiling and it appears that they are kissing their own shadows. (3) The poet has mentioned the labourer because a labourer’s life is difficult and it is only contentment with his lot that can bring him happiness. (4) The poet gives us the message to seek contentment in lonely quiet places and amidst natural sights.

Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions given below them :Oh, sweet content, that turns the labourer’s sweatTo tears of joy, and shines the roughest face;How often have I sought you high and lowAnd found you still in some lone quiet place;Here, in my room, when full of happy dreams,With no life heard beyond that merry soundof moths that on my lighted ceiling kissTheir shadows as they dance and dance around;Or in a garden, on a summer’s night,When I have seen the dark and solemn air.Blink with the blind bats’ wings, and heaven’s bright faceTwitch with the stars that shine in thousands there. -William Henry Davies(1) What does the poet mean by ‘no life heard’?(2) Explain the image contained in lines 7 and 8.(3) Why, do you think, has the poet mentioned the labourer?(4) What message does the poet give us in this poem?

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(1) The poet means that no sound from living creatures is heard.

(2) The moths fly close to the light near the ceiling. As they fly they touch the ceiling and it appears that they are kissing their own shadows.

(3) The poet has mentioned the labourer because a labourer’s life is difficult and it is only contentment with his lot that can bring him happiness.

(4) The poet gives us the message to seek contentment in lonely quiet places and amidst natural sights.