Chapter-3.4      Leisure


1. What kind of life does the poet call “poor”?

Answer: A life that is full of worries and has no time to enjoy nature.

2. What does the poet say we have no time to do?

Answer: We have no time to stop, look around, and enjoy nature.

3. What does “care” mean in the poem?

Answer: It means worries or stress.

4. What does the poet mean by “stand and stare”?

Answer: It means to pause and observe the beauty of nature.

5. Where do sheep and cows stand?

Answer: They stand beneath the branches of trees.

6. What are “boughs”?

Answer: Boughs are the branches of a tree.

7. What animals are mentioned in the poem?

Answer: Sheep, cows, and squirrels.

8. What do squirrels hide in the grass?

Answer: Squirrels hide their nuts in the grass.

9. What do people fail to notice when passing through woods?

Answer: They fail to notice squirrels hiding their nuts.

10. What natural scene does the poet describe in daylight?

Answer: Streams shining like stars in the sky.

11. What are the streams compared to?

Answer: They are compared to stars in the night sky.

12. Why does the poet mention streams full of stars?

Answer: To show the beauty of nature that people ignore.

13. Who is referred to as “Beauty” in the poem?

Answer: A beautiful young girl.

14. What does the poet say about Beauty’s glance?

Answer: People have no time to look at it.

15. What does the poet say about Beauty’s feet?

Answer: People have no time to watch how they dance.

16. Where does Beauty’s smile begin?

Answer: It begins in her eyes.

17. What does the poet say about Beauty’s mouth?

Answer: It completes the smile that starts in her eyes.

18. Why does the poet repeat the idea of having “no time”?

Answer: To emphasize how busy people are.

19. What message does the poem give about modern life?

Answer: Modern life is too busy and stressful.

20. What does the poet want people to do more often?

Answer: Spend time enjoying nature.

21. What happens if people do not enjoy nature?

Answer: Their life becomes poor and less meaningful.

22. What feeling does the poem express about nature?

Answer: Nature is peaceful, beautiful, and enjoyable.

23. What does the poet criticize in human life?

Answer: The busy lifestyle filled with worries.

24. What does the poem teach us about time?

Answer: We should take time to appreciate the world around us.

25. Why are sheep and cows mentioned in the poem?

Answer: To show how calmly animals enjoy nature.

26. What lesson do the animals give us?

Answer: We should slow down and enjoy our surroundings.

27. What natural places are mentioned in the poem?

Answer: Woods, streams, and grassy areas.

28. What does the poet admire in nature?

Answer: Trees, animals, water, and natural beauty.

29. How does the poem end?

Answer: By repeating that life is poor if we have no time to enjoy nature.

30. What is the main theme of the poem?

Answer: People should slow down and take time to appreciate nature.