The Fountain | Poem 6 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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The Fountain | Poem 6 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

 

Poem 6: The Fountain

Into the sunshine,

Full of the light,

Leaping and leashing

From morn till night!

 

Into the moonlight,

Whiter than snow,

Waving so flower-like

When the winds blow!

 

Into the starlight,

Rushing in spray,

Happy at midnight,

Happy by day!

 

Ever in motion,

Blithesome and cheery.

Still climbing heavenward,

Never aweary

 

Glad of all weathers,

Still seeming best,

Upward or downward,

Motion thy rest; --

 

Full of a nature Nothing can tame,

Changed every moment,

Ever the same; --

 

Ceaseless aspiring,

Ceaseless content,

Darkness or sunshine

Thy element; --

 

Glorious fountain!

Let my heart be

Fresh, changeful, constant,

Upward, like thee!

(James Russell Lowell)

 

New Words

Leap: spring into the air    اُچھلنا

Morn: morning   صبح

Spray: liquid falling in droplets   ہلکی بوٗندیں

Blithesome: happy   خوش و خرم

Heavenward: toward the sky   آسمانوں کی طرف

Aweary: tired   افسردہ

Ceaseless: never ending   پے در پے

Aspire: seek   آرزو کرنا

Content: satisfied   قناعت

 

Reading is Fun

Q1. How is the fountain described in the first stanza?

Ans. The fountain is described as leaping and flashing which means that the fountain is leaping and flashing under the full light of sunshine from morning till night.

Q2. How does the fountain look in the moonlight?

Ans. The fountain looks whiter than snow in the moonlight waving like a flower when the winds blow.

Q3. How does the poet describe the happy mood of the fountain?

Ans. The poet describes the happy mood of the fountain when it is rushing in spray, and in motion. When the fountain rushes spray and when it is in motion it looks happy day and night.

Q4. What is the poet’s wish in the end?

Ans. The poet wishes his heart to be fresh, changeful, constant, and upward like the glorious fountain.

 

Language Work

A. Pick out the adjectives used for the fountain in the poem?

Ans. Flower-like, whiter, blithesome, cheery, ceaseless, aspiring, glorious, etc.

B. Pick out the verbs that show the movement of the fountain?

Ans. Leap, flash, wave, rush, motion, etc.

C. Pick out the sets of rhyming words from the poem:

Ans.

Light ……………. Night

Snow ……………. Blow

Spray ……………. Day

Cheery …………... Aweary

Best ……………… Rest

Tame ……………. Same

Content ………… Element

 

 

Let’s Talk

How does the moonlight make the night beautiful? Share your ideas with the class.

         

Let’s Write

Make a list of things used to make a fountain.