The swing
How do you like to go in a swing?
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it to be the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall
Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all
Over the country side …….
Till I look down on the garden green
Down on the roof so brown ……
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!
Word-Notes:
Sr .No. | Word | Meaning In English | Meaning in Hindi |
1. | Swing | to move backwards and forewards, | झूलना |
2. | Pleasantest | most enjoyable | अत्यध्कि आनंददायक |
On the basis of your reading of the poem complete the following sentences:
(a) According to the poet the air is ____________.
(b) The pleasantest thing a child can do is ______________.
(c) From far above the sky, the poet sees ____________.
(d) Find the words from the poem that mean the same as the following:
(i) nicest (ii) broad
(e) The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is ____________.
Answers:
Q(a) According to the poet the air is ____________.
Ans. blue
Q(b) The pleasantest thing a child can do is ______________.
Ans. swinging up in the air
Q(c) From far above the sky, the poet sees ____________.
Ans. rivers, trees and cattle
Q(d) Find the words from the poem that mean the same as the following:
(i) nicest
Ans. pleasantest
(ii) broad
Ans. wide
Q(e) The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is ____________.
Ans. ab ab
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