Chapter- 3.1      Tartary    


  1. What is the title of the poem?
    Answer:     The title of the poem is “If I Were Lord of Tartary.”

  2. Who is the poet of the poem?
    Answer:     The poet is Walter de la Mare.

  3. What does the poet imagine himself to be?
    Answer:     The poet imagines himself to be the Lord of Tartary.

  4. Who would summon the poet to every meal?
    Answer:     Trumpeters would summon him to every meal.

  5. What would the trumpeters do in the courtyard?
    Answer:     They would bray (blow their trumpets loudly) in the courtyard.

  6. What would shine in the evening?
    Answer:         Lamps would shine in the evening.

  7. What colours are the evening lamps compared to?
    Answer:     They are compared to yellow as honey and red as wine.

  8. Which musical instruments are mentioned in the poem?
    Answer:     Harp, flute, and mandoline are mentioned.

  9. What kind of music would these instruments make?
    Answer:     They would make sweet and joyful music.

  10. What would the poet wear if he were Lord of Tartary?
    Answer:     He would wear a robe of beads.

  11. What colours would the beads be?
    Answer:     They would be white, gold, and green.

  12. How are the beads described in the poem?
    Answer:     They are described as clustered thick as seeds.

  13. What would the poet wear along with his robe?
    Answer:     He would wear a scimitar (sword).

  14. What animal would draw the poet’s car?
    Answer:     Seven zebras would draw his car.

  15. Where would the zebras pull the poet’s car?
    Answer:     Through Tartary’s dark glades.

  16. What natural feature of Tartary is described as silver-pale?
    Answer:     Her rivers are described as silver-pale.

  17. What places of Tartary are mentioned in the poem?
    Answer:     Hills, glens, thickets, woods, and dales are mentioned.

  18. What are the stars of Tartary described as?
    Answer:     They are described as flashing stars.

  19. What kind of breeze does Tartary have?
    Answer:     Tartary has a scented breeze.

  20. How is the lake described in the poem?
    Answer:     It is described as trembling like foamless seas.

  21. What trees are mentioned in the poem?
    Answer:     Citron trees are mentioned.

  22. What do birds do in the citron trees?
    Answer:     Birds delight in the citron trees.

  23. What colour is the vale described in the poem?
    Answer:     The vale is described as purple.

  24. What does the poet admire about Tartary?
    Answer:     He admires its natural beauty and richness.

  25. What kind of life does the poet imagine as Lord of Tartary?
    Answer:     He imagines a royal, luxurious, and joyful life.

  26. What is the tone of the poem?
    Answer:     The tone is dreamy and imaginative.

  27. Why does the poet mention musical instruments?
    Answer:     To show the joyful and festive life in Tartary.

  28. What does the poet’s robe symbolize?
    Answer:     It symbolizes royalty and wealth.

  29. What does the poem mainly describe?
    Answer:     It describes the poet’s imaginative dream of being a king in Tartary.

  30. What is the central idea of the poem?
    Answer:     The central idea is the poet’s fantasy of ruling a beautiful and rich land called Tartary.