Summary: Night | English for Class 3 (Santoor) PDF Download

Introduction

The poem talks about the sun, which shines brightly during the day and disappears at night.

Detailed Summary

The poem revolves around the sun's movements and the transition from day to night. In the first stanza, the speaker marvels at the sun's brightness during the day but questions where it goes at night when it disappears behind the hills. This stanza introduces the theme of curiosity about natural phenomena. 

In the second stanza, the speaker describes their own experience of night. They go to bed and sleep until the early hours of the morning when the day is about to begin again. When they wake up, they find the sun shining down on them once more, signaling the start of a new day. Through simple language and imagery, the poem highlights the cyclical nature of day and night, emphasizing the constant presence of the sun in our lives.

Explanation

Stanza 1:

The sun that shines all day so bright,

I wonder where it goes at night.

It sinks behind a distant hill

And all the world grows dark and still.

Explanation: The poem begins by describing the sun as a bright object that shines all day long. The speaker expresses wonder about where the sun goes at night when it sinks behind a distant hill. As the sun sets, the world becomes dark and still, indicating the arrival of night.

Stanza 2:

And then I go to bed and sleep

Until the day begins to peep.

And when my eyes open,

I see the Sun is

shining down on me.

Explanation: The speaker then describes their own routine at night. They go to bed and fall asleep, waiting for the new day to begin. They sleep until the day starts to "peep," which means the early morning hours when the day is about to break. When they wake up, they find the sun shining down on them once again.

Moral

Word Meaning

• Curiosity: Wanting to know or learn something
• Phenomena: A fact or event that can be observed and studied
• Cyclical: Occurring in cycles or repeating pattern