Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI O Where are You Going? Short Questions 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th
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Poem no:4 O Where are You Going? (W.H. Auden)
Questions and Answers.
Ans: The reader tells the rider that the valley is deadly when the furnaces burn. There is an ill smell and grave-like gap.
Q:2 What does the reader say about the midden?
Ans: The reader says that the smell of the midden will infuriate the rider.
Q:3 What does the poet tell about the gap?
Ans: The poet says that the gap is the grave where everyone has to go.
Q:4 What kind of man the rider is?
Ans: He is a bold, courageous and optimistic man who is ready to face all the dangers of life bravely.
Q:5 What does the fearer ask the farer?
Ans: The fearer asks the farer if he imagines that the dusk will delay on his path to the pass.
Q:6 How does the horror frightened the hearer?
Ans: The horror frightens the hearer from different shapes of birds in the trees. He also frightens him from the spot-on skin by saying that it is a shocking disease.
Q:7 What does the rider reply?
Ans: The rider orders the reader to get out of the house.
Q:8 What does the farer say to fearer?
Ans: The fearer tells the farer that his wish will never come true.
Q:9 What is the hearer’s reply to the horror?
Ans: The hearer says to horror that all the difficulties are in search of the horror. He should face them all.
Q:10 What does the hearer do at last?
Ans: He gets rid of all fears and moves away.
Q:11 What is the theme of the poem?
Ans: The poem describes that the way to success is vague and full of dangers, but it can be passed with courage and determination.
Q:12 What kinds of feelings does the poet create in the minds of the readers?
Ans: The poet makes the readers think about the challenges of life in this world. The readers feel that if they want to achieve their goal, they will have to be brave and courageous. They should not be discouraged by the working of opposite forces.
Q:13 What do you feel after reading the poem?
Ans: We feel that the way to glory and success is quite uncertain. We have to face a lot of hardships and troubles during the course of our journey. If we do not pay heed to the call of negative forces and keep on moving audaciously only then we can be successful. We feel that we should face the challenges of life boldly.
Q:14 What does the title of the poem signify?
Ans: The tile of the poem is a question asked by those forces which check our course of life. They warn us against the unseen dangers we may face in due course of life. The title also suggests that we should plan our lives in a certain direction and move through this life courageously despite uncountable impediments.
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