Hi Everyone!! This article will share Bed in Summer Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by R.L Stevenson. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of What Is The Time, Desert Wish and The Kind-hearted Villager so, you can check these posts as well.
Bed in Summer Questions & Answers
Question 1: What is the main idea of the poem ‘Bed in Summer’?
Answer: The main idea of the poem is that the weather in England causes some problems to children who have to follow certain system in their life. The sun rises late in winter and sets late in summer. The poet wants to tell us that he can’t enjoy the beauty of nature because of weather conditions in England and being a child he has to follow certain rules. In fact, the poet expresses his feeling of sorrow because he finds it unfair to get up too early and sleep too early as well. Children complain of obeying orders of grown-ups and call for freedom.
Question 2: Fill in the blanks:
1. In winter, I dress by yellow candlelight.
2. In summer, I have to go to bed by day.
3. I see the birds still hopping on the tree.
4. I hear grown-up people’s feet.
5. I should like so much to play but have to go to bed by day.
Question 3: What time does the poet have to get up in winter and dress?
Answer: The poet gets up when it is still dark and dress by yellow candlelight during the winter months.
Question 4: Is he happy to get up early in winter?
Answer: No, the poet is not happy to get up early in winter.
Question 5: Is it dark or is there still light outside his window as goes to bed in summer?
Answer: There is still light outside when the poet goes to bed in summer.
Question 6: What all can he see and hear outside his window as he goes to bed in summer?
Answer: The poet could see the birds hopping on the trees and hear the grown-up people’s feet going past the window as he goes to bed in summer.
Question 7: Is the poet happy to go to bed when there is still daylight in summer?
Answer: No, the poet is not happy to go to bed because there is light outside and the birds are hopping on the trees.
Question 8: What makes the poet unhappy – getting up in winter while it is still dark or going to bed early in summer while the world around him is still active?
Answer: Going to bed so early in summer while the world around him is still active makes the poet unhappy.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.