Poem No.3
LOVELIEST
OF TREES, THE CHERRY NOW
BY
A.E. HOUSEMAN
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: -
Q/1: What does the poet mean by ``of my three score years and
ten``?
Ans:
According to the poet `three score and ten years` mean seventy years.
Q/2: Why are the fifty springs little to see the cherry tree?
OR
Why does
the poet decide to go to the jungle?
Ans: The
poet says that fifty years is a little room to enjoy the beauties of nature.
Therefore, he would go to the jungle. There he would be able to see many things
within the little available time.
Q/3: Write the theme or main idea of the poem, ‘Loveliest of
Trees, the Cherry Now``.
Ans: The
poet began to love the beauty of cherry at the age of twenty. He loved it for
fifty years. He feels that fifty years are not sufficient to enjoy the beauty
of the tree. He wants to enjoy the beauty of cherry in the woods in all
seasons.
Q/4: How does the cherry tree look like?
OR
When does cherry
bloom and how does it look?
OR
Why does the poet
call cherry the loveliest of trees?
Ans: It
is spring season. The cherry is in full bloom. It is covered with white
flowers. It seems to be dressed up for Easter. As it looks very beautiful, the
poet calls it the loveliest of trees.
Q/5: Are fifty years a fairly long period to look at things in
bloom?
Ans: The
poet says that fifty years are a little period to look at the things in bloom.
Q/6: Which fruit is mentioned in the poem?
Ans: The
fruit cherry is mentioned in the poem. The poet has great love for the cherry
tree.
Q/7: What time of the year is mentioned in the first stanza?
Ans: Easter
has been mentioned in the first stanza. It is spring season.
Q/8: Read the second stanza carefully and write how old is the
poet.
OR
What is the
expected age of the poet?
Ans: The expected age of the poet is about seventy
years old.
Q/9: When did the poet start love the cherry tree?
Ans: The
poet started to lover the cherry tree ate the age of twenty.
Q/10: Write the theme/main idea/central idea of the poem?
Ans: The
poet began to love the beauty of cherry at the age of twenty. He loved it for
fifty years. He wants to enjoy the beauty of cherry in the woods in all
seasons.
Q/11: How many more years does the poet hope to live?
Ans: The
poets hope to live fifty years more.
Q/12: Why does the poet believe that he would live seventy
years?
Ans: The
poet believes that he would live seventy years because in Christianity, the
average age life of man is seventy years.
Q/13: what is hanging along the boughs of cherry?
Ans: The
cherry is in full bloom. It is hanging with flowers.
Q/14: Why is cherry dressed in white?
Ans: The
cherry is dressed in white because it is covered with snow.