Poem No: 19
A
MAN OF WORDS AND NOT OF DEEDS
By Charles Perrault
IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS:-
Q /1: How does the life of man pass through different phases
of it?
Ans: He
leads a useless life. He is like a garden full of weeds. He becomes as useless
as the garden covered with snow. He becomes like a bird upon the wall .he
suffers from back pain and heart attack. He dies in the long run.
Q /2: What happens when the life is not of deeds but is full
of words?
OR
How is a man
of words and not of deeds like?
Ans: In
this poem, the poet highlights the value of life of action. He says that an active
life gives us joy and happiness. It is rewarding.
An inactive life is
a worthless and useless life. It is like the garden which is full of weeds and
snow.
Q /3: What is the condition of garden when the weeds start
growing?
Ans: When
the weeds start growing in the garden it loses all its charm, beauty and utility.
Q /4: What is the moral of the poem?
Ans: The
moral lesson of the poem is that only a practical man can lead a peaceful and
honourable life. Idleness gives birth to shamelessness. A practical man may
enjoy all the comforts of life but a lazy and talkative person cannot.
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