Hi Everyone!! This article will share A Boy’s Song Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by James Hogg. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Adolf, Christmas Gifts and The White Mouse Circus so, you can check these posts as well.
A Boy’s Song Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Trout – a common freshwater fish of salmon family
- Lea – an open area of land covered with grass
- Hawthorn – a small tree with thorns, white or pink flowers and small dark red berries
- Nestlings – birds that are too young to leave the nest
- Mowers – machines that cut grass
- Hazel – a small tree that produces small nuts
- Maidens – young girls
- Banter – friendly remarks and jokes
- Meadow – grassland
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. The pools where the grey trout lies asleep are bright and________
a. shallow
b. clear
c. deep
2. The __________ sings the latest.
a. whitebird
b. blackbird
c. redbird
3. The hawthorn blooms the ________.
a. coldest
b. hottest
c. sweetest
4. The poet doesn’t understand why boys love to ________ and fight.
a. kick
b. argue
c. banter
5. Where does the grey trout lie asleep?
a. In the lea
b. In the river
c. In the bright and deep pool
6. The birds mentioned by the poet are:
a. Trout and blackbird
b. Hawthorn and blackbird
c. Blackbirds
7. Where does the poet love to play?
a. Through the meadow among the hay
b. Where the clustering nuts fall
c. Where little maidens play
Question 2: How does the poet describe the pools?
Answer: The poet describes that the pools are bright and deep.
Question 3: What does the poet say about the blackbird and nestlings?
Answer: The poet says that the blackbird sings and nestlings chirp and flee.
Question 4: Which places does he visit in the fields?
Answer: He visits to the pools, grasslands, rivers, etc.
Question 5: What can’t he understand about other boys?
Answer: He can’t understand why the other boys drive away the little young girls or have a fight.
Question 6: How does the poet love to play?
Answer: He loves to play through the meadow, among the hay.
Question 7: What is the inner meaning of the poem?
Answer: The inner meaning of the poem is that our mother nature is beautiful but we hardly pay any attention to these natural things.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.