Chapter - 1.4           Children are Going to School …


Question 1: What is the title of the poem?
Answer: The title of the poem is Children are going to school.

Question 2: Who is the original poet of this poem?
Answer: The original poet of the poem is Nida Fazli.

Question 3: From which language is the poem translated?
Answer: The poem is translated from Hindi.

Question 4: What is the original Hindi title of the poem?
Answer: The original Hindi title is Bachche school ja rahe hain.

Question 5: What spreads over the earth in the morning?
Answer: Morning light spreads over the earth.

Question 6: Why does the sky bow its head in respect?
Answer: The sky bows its head because children are going to school.

Question 7: What does the sun do after his morning dip?
Answer: After his morning dip, the sun dresses up in his golden muslin turban.

Question 8: Where does the sun wait and smile?
Answer: The sun waits and smiles on one side of the road.

Question 9: Why does the sun smile in the morning?
Answer: The sun smiles because children are going to school.

Question 10: What do the breezes do through the green-topped branches?
Answer: The breezes sing songs of blessings.

Question 11: How do the fragrant flowers awaken the roads?
Answer: The fragrant flowers awaken the sleepy roads with their melodies.

Question 12: Which tree is mentioned at the corner of the lane?
Answer: The Peepal tree is mentioned.

Question 13: How does the Peepal tree react to the children?
Answer: The Peepal tree waves its hands in joy.

Question 14: What kind of foliage does the Peepal tree have?
Answer: The Peepal tree has lush, deep foliage.

Question 15: Who are described as “Angels of light”?
Answer: The children going to school are described as Angels of light.

Question 16: What happens to every road at this hour?
Answer: Every road becomes a-gleam or shining bright.

Question 17: How does the earth feel at this special hour?
Answer: Every particle of the earth throbs like a mother’s heart.

Question 18: What human emotion is compared to the earth’s feeling?
Answer: The earth’s feeling is compared to a mother’s love.

Question 19: Where is Time sitting in the poem?
Answer: Time is sitting on an old roof.

Question 20: What is Time doing while sitting on the roof?
Answer: Time is flying pigeons in the sky.

Question 21: What does “a-gleam” mean?
Answer: “A-gleam” means shining bright.

Question 22: What does “foliage” refer to?
Answer: “Foliage” refers to greenery or leafy cover.

Question 23: What is muslin?
Answer: Muslin is a kind of soft cotton fabric.

Question 24: What time of day is described in the poem?
Answer: The poem describes the early morning.

Question 25: What natural elements are personified in the poem?
Answer: The sky, sun, breezes, flowers, tree, earth, and time are personified.

Question 26: What central activity connects all images in the poem?
Answer: Children going to school connect all the images.

Question 27: What mood does the poem create?
Answer: The poem creates a joyful, peaceful, and hopeful mood.

Question 28: Why is children’s education shown as important?
Answer: Nature itself shows respect and happiness when children go to school.

Question 29: How does nature welcome children in the poem?
Answer: Nature welcomes children with light, songs, smiles, and blessings.

Question 30: What is the main message of the poem?
Answer: The poem highlights the beauty, hope, and importance of education and childhood.

Answer by Dimpee Bora