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Poetry-3 Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast
by W. H. Auden1. What does the poet mean when he says "Now the leaves are falling fast"?
1. What does the poet mean when he says "Now the leaves are falling fast"?
Ans- The poet means that the leaves of the trees are falling and trees are becoming leafless. It shows the process of death.
2. What are the words in the second stanza that suggest death and the effect of death on human body?
2. What are the words in the second stanza that suggest death and the effect of death on human body?
Ans- In the second stanza the following words suggest death and the effect of death on human body whispering neighbors and freeze.
3. How do we complete our last journey to the grave?
3. How do we complete our last journey to the grave?
Ans- When a man dies hundreds of man carry the death body in a wooden coffin to the grave. This is our last journey.
4. What do 'Trolls' do in the "leafless wood"?
4. What do 'Trolls' do in the "leafless wood"?
Ans- Trolls runs in search of food in the leafless wood to search food for survival.
5. Who are the "traveler's" and how will they be 'blessed'?
5. Who are the "traveler's" and how will they be 'blessed'?
Ans- Old persons are the traveler's and they will be blessed with their last distress that is death.
6. Which word in the first stanza suggest object from nature?
6. Which word in the first stanza suggest object from nature?
Ans- Nurses' flower suggests object from nature it means nurse.
7. Who are the "whispering neighbours"?
7. Who are the "whispering neighbours"?
Ans- Agent/messengers of death are the whispering neighbors who visit when a man is dead.
8. How does human life become miserable?
8. How does human life become miserable?
Ans- Sufferings from diseases, occurrences and many other problem make the human life miserable.
9. In what way will the travelers be blessed?
9. In what way will the travelers be blessed?
Ans- Travelers will be blessed with the white waterfall which comes out from the head of mountain. They will be blessed with death.
10. Who plucks us from real delight?
10. Who plucks us from real delight?
Ans- The messenger of death plucks us from the real delight.
11. What condition prevail in the wood?
11. What condition prevail in the wood?
Ans- The woods are leafless. The nightingale dumb and no angle is visible anywhere. The trolls are found running and scolding for their food there. Everything seems to be freezing.
12. What does the poet say about the leaves and what they suggest?
12. What does the poet say about the leaves and what they suggest?
Ans- The poet says that the leaves are falling fast. They refer to the speedy arrival of old age and death. They also hint at the frustration inherent in human life.
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