HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT POEMS WHICH MUST BE STUDIED FOR THE

FORTHCOMING BOARD EXAM.

POINTS TO REMEMBER.
MESSAGES CONVEYED IN POEMS.
HEART OF THE TREE.
1) Everyone who plants a tree does a noble deed.
2) He earns blessings for mankind.
3) Everyone who plants a tree understand the importance of planting a tree.
4) A nation’s growth depends upon trees.
5) Trees are beneficial to mankind as its sap, leaves and wood serve man
6) The poet is stressing on the fact that we need to understand how trees can
be beneficial not only to humans but also to birds and other species.
7) Trees are our heritage and we need to protect them.
8) Tree is symbolic of goodness.
9) The poem is relevant in modern age where rapid urbanization has taken a
toll on environment.
COLD WITHIN.
1) The poem highlights human vices like prejudices, discrimination, bigotry,
and narrowmindedness.
2) Cold is symbolic of death.
3) The death of moral values , hatred ,intolerance and ill will leads to physical
death.
4) If we persist discrimination in the name of religion, ethnicity, religion,
caste and gender, we will face death.
5) The log is symbolic of hope and life.

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THE BANGLE SELLERS.
1) The poem celebrates various stages of Womanhood.
2) Each colour represent the various moods and colours of human life.
3) The “rainbow tinted circles of light” are for the happy daughters and happy
wives.
4) Silver and blue bangles are for the young maidens.
5) The “flushed” red bangles are for the maidens dreaming like the young
buds.
6) The green of the “new born leaves” represent maidenhood when the little
girls have blossomed.
7) The yellow bangles “like the sun lit corn” are for the bride.
8) The red bangles are “like the flame of marriage fire. It denotes the hidden
desires in her heart.
9) The tinkling , luminous bangles represent “bridal laughter and bridal tear”
10) The purple gold flecked bangles represent a mature woman who has
shouldered the responsibilities of life.
TELEVISION.
1) The poem presents in a comical way to the serious issue of television
viewing.
2) He expresses his concern and anxiety towards the existence of television in
our lives.
3) He warns us that excessive television watching kills imagination and robs
creativity.
4) The poet strongly recommends to replace books with television.
5) He feels reading books can lead to discovery of deeper joy, fulfilment in
life and open a whole new world of enjoyment for children.
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DAFFODILS
1) The poem is the result of actual visualization.
2) Nature permeates the entire poem.
3) The poet is captivated by the beauty of the daffodils.
4) The finds solace and happiness in the sight.
5) The sight of the flowers is the “bliss of solitude”
6) Nature remains the ultimate source of joy and knowledge for the poet.
7) The sight of the daffodils dancing in the breeze lifts up the poet’s mood.
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SING
1) The poem revolve around the theme of freedom and slavery.
2) The poem is a metaphor. The caged bird represents the African American
and their fight for freedom.
3) The caged bird represents the struggles of the poet as a black author.
4) The cage represents barriers of fear.
5) The hopes and aspirations of the caged bird is dead. This symbolizes the
hopes and aspirations of the black Americans who are longing for freedom
is dead.
6) The free bird represents the whites. They enjoy the benefits (fat worm,
claim the sky) of society. They have the privileges and opportunities.
ABOU BEN ADHEM
1) Love of God cannot be true without loving your fellow beings
2) The poem is a fable.
3) God loves them who love their fellow beings
4) Service to your fellow beings is the ultimate service.
PROF MOITRI CHOWDHURY (9820988212)
M.A. B.ED. BOARD CORRECTOR
25 YEARS OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN REPUTED ICSE SCHOOL