Hi Everyone!! This article will share Punctuality Poem Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Lewis Carroll. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of The Clans, Skipping Shoes and Hercules and The Apples of The Hesperides so, you can check these posts as well.
Punctuality Poem Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Procrastinate – delay or postpone action
- Put off – make something happen later
- Ruffled – disarranged, messed up
- Chime – a bell or metal bar that makes melodious sound
Question 1: Which aspect of human behaviour is the poet highlighting?
Answer: The poet is highlighting punctuality.
Question 2: What suggestion is the poet making in the second stanza?
Answer: The poet is suggesting that a person should always keep to his/her schedule without diverting from it so that things are done on time.
Question 3: According to the poet, how can one ensure being on time?
Answer: One can assure being on time by being early for events and activities. If a person has to choose between arriving early or being late, then he/she should choose the former one.
Question 4: Read the lines and answer the questions:
And when the hour arrives, be there
Where’er that “there” may he;
Uncleanly hinds or ruffled hair
Let no one ever see.
(a) What does ‘uncleanly hands or ruffled hair’ refer to in these lines?
Answer: ‘Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair’ refers to a person’s grooming. He suggests that an unkempt appearance suggests untidiness and laziness.
(b) In what state does the poet recommend one to be present “there”?
Answer: The poet recommends one to be present there in the state of organization and tidiness.
Question 5: Name the poetic device used in the words ‘firm fixed’.
Answer: The poetic device used in the words ‘firm fixed’ is alliteration.
Question 6: What will happen if one places every hour in its place?
Answer: If one places every hour in its place and is punctual, he will have more free time.
Question 7: What does the poet suggest the reader?
Answer: The poet suggests the reader to be punctual.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.