Hi Everyone!! This article will share Birdie Will You Pet Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by W. Allingham. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions & answers of Monkey Trouble, A Hero and Friends and Flatterers so, you can check these posts as well.
Birdie Will You Pet Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Amber – a brown substance for making jewellery
- Daintier – sweeter
- Silver fret – decorated with silver thread
Question 1: In the poem, the child offers various comforts to the bird in exchange for its freedom, but the bird declines them. Write the offers made by the child and the bird’s preference over them.
Answer:
The child offers:
1. (a) Silken quilts
(b) Velvet bed
(c) Satin pillow
2. A necklace made of diamond-stones, amber and jet and dish made of
(a) silver fret
(b) golden cup
(c) ivory seat
(d) carpet beneath the feet
The bird prefers
1. (a) Ivy walls
(b) Sun peeps gay at down of day
(c) Singing and winging away
2. A necklace made of feathers.
3. Running water, forest, rocking twigs and open air.
Question 2: Read and answer the questions:
(a) Who is ‘I’ in the above lines?
Answer: ‘I’ is the birdie in the above lines.
(b) Ivy is a plant. What does the bird want to convey by describing it as a wall?
Answer: The bird wants to convey that Ivy plant protects it from unfavourable climate. It works as a wall and protects it from sun and rain and is safer than the velvet bed.
(c) What does the speaker prefer ivy wall to?
Answer: The speaker prefers ivy wall to velvet bed, silken quilt and satin pillow.
Question 3: Read and answer the questions:
(a) What is the necklace offered by the child made of?
Answer: The necklace offered by the child is made of diamond, amber and jet.
(b) What is the necklace that the bird has made of?
Answer: The necklace that the bird has is made of feathers and is natural.
(c) Which necklace does the bird prefer? Why?
Answer: The bird prefers feather necklace because it can enjoy freedom with it.
Question 4: Why does the child call the bird ‘birdie’? Why does the child use the word ‘birdie’ twice?
Answer: The child calls the bird ‘birdie’ lovingly as she wants it as her pet. The child uses the word ‘birdie’ twice to get the bird’s attention as she wanted to lure it and make her request more effective.
Question 5: Write three examples of alliteration from the poem.
Answer: Three examples of alliteration from the poem are:
The sun peeps gay at dawn of day.
We’ll string on a necklace fair and fine.
To please this pretty bird of mine!’
Question 6: What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer: The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb.
Question 7: Why does the bird refuse to accept the various comforts offered by the child? Discuss.
Answer: The bird refuses to accept the various comforts offered by the child because it puts its freedom above all the luxuries and comforts. It wants to fly high in the sky and tells the child that a rocking twig can be the finest chair and an ivy wall would be the best place to rest. The Birdie wants its freedom more than the expensive things that the child offers.
Question 8: Is freedom just the right to live as we wish?
Answer: Though, freedom is the right to live as we wish but it doesn’t allow us to hurt or trouble others. Our Constitution has granted the right to freedom for everyone however, rights and duties go hand I hand. So, it is our duty to respect others right to freedom as well and we should not put animals or birds in cage.
So, these were Birdie Will You Pet Questions & Answers.