PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School Khanauri ( Girls) Sangrur

 3. The Echoing { ਏਕੋਇੰਗ } Green by William Blake  William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ‘ The Echoing Green’ is written by William Blake. The poem tells about three stages of life. The first stage is childhood. Rising sun, singing birds, playing children share idea of childhood playfulness. The second stage is maturity. The old people in the ground remember their past. They feel themselves in playing children. Sun set, darkness, games coming to an end suggest death, the last stage of life.     The sun does arise , and make happy the skies, the merry bells ring, to welcome the spring The skylark and thrush, the birds of the bush, sing louder around, to the bells’ cheerful sound While our sports shall be seen on the Echoing Green   Q1. Name the poem and the poet. Ans. The name of the poem is ‘The Echoing Green’. The Poet is William Blake.   Q2. How can you say that the mood in the poem is happy and ca...

12th   Once Upon A Time ‘ Once Upon a Time’ is written by ‘Gabriel Okara’. The poem criticizes  { ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ} the modern life. Modern man is hypocrite { ਪਾਖੰਡੀ }. He does not show what he feels. His behavior is always artificial { ਦਿਖਾਵਟੀ}. He laughs without being happy. He says good bye when he means good riddance { ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ / ਪਿੱਛਾ ਛੂਟਾਉਣਾ }. The poet does not like this artificial behavior. He wishes for old simplicity     And I have learnt too, to laugh with only my teeth, and shake hands without my heart. I have also learnt to say ‘goodbye’, when I mean ‘good riddance’ To say ‘glad to meet you’ , without being glad; and to say ‘it’s been nice talking to you’ , after being bored.   Q1. Name the poem and the poet. Ans. The name of the poem is ‘Once Upon A Time’. The poet is Gabriel Okara.   Q2. Who is the speaker in the poem? . A father is the speaker in the poem.   Q3. What has the poet learnt to do with his feelings? Ans. He has learnt to hid...