Hi Everyone!! This article will share Gold Poem Questions & Answers.
Written by Thomas Hood, this poem tries to show us the different ways people treat gold and how some people are greedy for it. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Waiting In Line At A Drugstore, Dirty Money and A Letter To JRD Tata so, you can check these posts as well.
Gold Poem Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Molten – melted
- Graven – carved
- Hoarded – stored
- Bartered – exchanged for something else
- Squandered – wasted
- Doled – given out in small amounts
- Spurned – refused
- To the very edge of the churchyard mold – till death
Question 1: State whether the following statements are True or False:
1. People buy gold only because they want to use it – False
2. Some people grab gold that belongs to others – True
3. Young people are fond of gold – False
4. People can hold on to gold even after they die – False
Question 2: Find lines from the poem that tell us:
1. What gold looks like?
Answer: Bright and yellow, hard and cold
Molten, graven, hammered and rolled;
2. What people do with gold?
Answer: Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold,
Stolen, borrowed, squandered, doled
3. The value of gold.
Answer: Hard to get and heavy to hold;
Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold
Question 3: The poet has done several things in order to make the poem musical. Here are some ways to enjoy the sense of sound and rhythm.
1. Find the pattern of rhyme used in the poem.
Answer: aaaaaaaaa
2. Mark the words that have the /d/ sound in them.
Answer: Gold, cold, rolled, hold, sold, doled, old, mold.
3. List words that have the same consonant sounds.
Answer: Hard-heavy-hold-hoarded-hugged
Gold-graven
Bright-bartered-bought-borrowed
Sold-stolen-squandered-spurned
Question 4: How has the poet started and ended the poem? Why do you think he has done this?
Answer: The poet has started and ended the poem by repeating the same word ‘gold’. He has done this to set a rhythm and emphasize the fact that gold holds a lot of value for most people in the world.
Question 5: Do you think that old people value gold very much. Give reason.
Answer: Yes, I think the old people value gold very much. This is because they are aware of its value and usefulness. They think it as an asset and keep it safe till their times of death.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.