Wake Up Chapter Notes | English for Class 4 PDF Download

Introduction

This poem, Wake Up!, is about a bright and beautiful morning. It’s a reminder that we should wake up early to enjoy the day and the beauty of nature around us. The poet is excited about the new day and wants everyone to get up and enjoy it too.

Summary

In this poem, the poet urges us to wake up early in the morning because it’s a lovely day. The birds are singing, and the bees are buzzing, which means the day has started, and nature is full of life. The poet doesn’t want anyone to miss out on the fun of playing outside and seeing all the animals that are already awake and active. The message of the poem is to wake up early and enjoy the day ahead!

Explanation

Stanza 1

Wake up! Wake up!

It’s a lovely day.

Oh! Please get up

And come and play.

The birds are singing in the trees,

And you can hear the buzzing bees. 

In this part of the poem, the poet is excited and calling us to wake up. It’s a “lovely day,” which means the day is nice and beautiful. The poet is saying, "Please get up!" because they want us to join in and play. The birds are already awake, sitting in the trees, singing their sweet songs, and the bees are buzzing around, making happy sounds. Nature is awake and full of life, and the poet doesn’t want us to miss it.

Stanza 2

Wake up! Wake up!
 It’s a lovely day.
Oh! Please get up And come and play.
It’s much too late to lie in bed,
So hurry up, you sleepy head. 

In this part, the poet is again asking us to wake up. The day is too nice to stay in bed, and the poet wants us to hurry. The poet calls us a “sleepy head,” which means someone who is still sleepy and doesn’t want to wake up. The poet is telling us that it’s getting late, and we should get out of bed to enjoy the morning before it’s too late.

Stanza 3

Wash and dress
And come on out –
Everyone is up and about.
The cow, the horses, the ducks
 And the sheep,
The tiniest chicken
Cheep-cheep-cheep
Wake up! 

Here, the poet is telling us to wash our face, put on our clothes, and quickly come outside. The poet says that “everyone is up,” meaning the animals are already awake. The cows, horses, ducks, and sheep are already busy in the morning. Even the smallest baby chicken, which makes a “cheep-cheep-cheep” sound, is awake. The poet is excited for us to join all the animals and enjoy the fresh morning.

Word Meanings

• Lovely – Very beautiful and nice.
• Buzzing – The sound that bees make when they fly.
• Sleepy head – A person who is still feeling sleepy.
• Cheep-cheep-cheep – The sound made by baby chickens (chicks).

• Hurry: To move quickly.

• Tiniest: The smallest.