NCERT Solution of Class 11 English Ch-4 Child
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By Marcus Natten
Summary of Class 11 English Poem 4 Childhood
Important Questions for Class 11 English Poem 4 Childhood
Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
Question-Answers of Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
Question 1:
Identify the stanza that talks of each of the following.
individuality rationalism hypocrisy
Answer
- individuality: Third stanza
- rationalism: First stanza
- hypocrisy: Second stanza
Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
Question 2:
What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?
Answer
According to the poem, the process of growing up involves the attainment of mental maturity. A person is said to be grown up when he has become logical, rational and is able to build his own thoughts. A grown-up has the power to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
Question 3:
What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?
Answer
The poet does not appear to feel sad or upset at the loss of his childhood. He only seems to be puzzled at the disappearance of childhood and the arrival of adulthood. He expresses his confusion when he asks the questions ‘When and Where did my childhood go’?
Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
Question 4:
Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
Answer
The lines that seem to be the most poetic are: ‘It went to some forgotten place, That’s hidden in an infant’s face; That’s all I know. These lines sum up beautifully the process of growth and the disappearance of a particular stage of life.
Class 11 English Ch-4 Childhood
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