Chapter- 29 A Lark
1️⃣ Q: What is the title of the poem?
A: The title of the poem is "A Lark."
2️⃣ Q: Who is the poet of this poem?
A: The poet is Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
3️⃣ Q: Which bird is mentioned in the poem?
A: The lark-bird is mentioned.
4️⃣ Q: Which sea creature is mentioned in the poem?
A: The goldfish.
5️⃣ Q: What does the lark do?
A: The lark soars and flies high in the sky.
6️⃣ Q: What does the goldfish do?
A: The goldfish dives and swims deep in the water.
7️⃣ Q: What does the poet ask the lark first?
A: “Are you never weary?”
8️⃣ Q: What does the poet ask about the empty sky?
A: He asks if the clouds are not dreary.
9️⃣ Q: What does the poet think the lark might long for?
A: To be a silent goldfish in the sea.
đ Q: What does the poet ask the goldfish about sadness?
A: “Are you never sad, say?”
1️⃣1️⃣ Q: What does the poet mention about cold waves?
A: He asks if the goldfish feels glad when the cold waves creep.
1️⃣2️⃣ Q: What might the goldfish sometimes long to be?
A: A lark-bird on the wing.
1️⃣3️⃣ Q: What does the poet wonder about the lark and goldfish?
A: Whether they wish to change places.
1️⃣4️⃣ Q: Where does the lark fly?
A: The lark flies in the empty sky.
1️⃣5️⃣ Q: Where does the goldfish live?
A: The goldfish lives in the sea.
1️⃣6️⃣ Q: What does the word “weary” mean?
A: It means tired.
1️⃣7️⃣ Q: What does “dreary” mean?
A: It means dull or sad.
1️⃣8️⃣ Q: What does “on the wing” mean?
A: Flying high in the air.
1️⃣9️⃣ Q: Find a word from the poem that means “flying upward.”
A: “Soaring.”
2️⃣0️⃣ Q: Find a word from the poem that means “moving down into water.”
A: “Diving.”
2️⃣1️⃣ Q: Which creature does the poet ask about being tired?
A: The lark-bird.
2️⃣2️⃣ Q: What does the poet compare the lark to?
A: A silent goldfish in the sea.
2️⃣3️⃣ Q: What does the poet compare the goldfish to?
A: A lark-bird on the wing.
2️⃣4️⃣ Q: How does the poet show curiosity?
A: By asking many questions to the birds and fish.
2️⃣5️⃣ Q: Does the poem express imagination or facts?
A: It expresses imagination and longing.
2️⃣6️⃣ Q: Why does the poet ask if the lark is never weary?
A: Because the lark flies all day and seems full of energy.
2️⃣7️⃣ Q: Why might the lark want to be a goldfish?
A: It might want peace and silence beneath the water.
2️⃣8️⃣ Q: Why might the goldfish want to be a lark?
A: It might want to sing and fly freely in the sky.
2️⃣9️⃣ Q: What feeling is common to both the lark and the goldfish, according to the poet?
A: The desire to be something else.
3️⃣0️⃣ Q: What is the main idea of the poem?
A: Everyone sometimes wishes to be different or live a different life.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
