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English poem first year

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Loveliest of The Trees Cherry Now

English poem first year

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Loveliest of the trees cherry now

Questions and answers

Question no 1

Who wrote the poem, “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”?

Answer:-

A.E. Housman wrote the poem, “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”.

Question no 2

What does the cherry seem to celebrate?

Answer:-

Hung with flowers, the cherry seems to be wearing a white dress for the
celebration of Easter.

Question no 3

How old is the poet and what does he mean by saying that twenty
years will not come again?

Answer:-

The poet is twenty years old. Since, according to the Bible, an average man
lives up to seventy years, the poet has now only fifty years more to enjoy the
beauty of nature. He feels sad at the loss of his earlier life.

Question no 4

Why does the poet think that fifty years are a little time for him?

Or

Q. What is the poet trying to say in the last stanza of the poem?

Answer:-

The poet says that life is too short to enjoy the beauty of nature. He regrets
the loss of the early twenty years of his life during which he could not enjoy
the beauty of nature.

Question no 5

What makes Cherry the loveliest of trees?

Answer:-
Hung with flowers, the cherry seems to be wearing a white dress for the
celebration of Easter. The enchanting beauty of the cherry makes it loveliest
of all trees.

Question no 6

Where are the cherry trees growing?

Answer:-

The cherry trees are growing about the woodland ride — a path in the jungle
for horse-riders.

Question no 7

What is the keen desire of the poet?

Answer:-

The keen desire of the poet is to enjoy the beauty of the cherry. He longs for
a long life to feast his eyes on the charm of the cherry.

Question no 8

What do you understand by three score years and ten?

Answer :-

Three score years and ten means seventy years. The poet is twenty years old
and he desires a long life to see the beauty of nature

Question no 9

When does the cherry bloom?

Answer :-

The cherry blooms in spring and fills the atmosphere with captivating beauty.

Question no 10

What time of the year is mentioned in the first stanza?

Answer:-

The word “Eastertide” in the first stanza of the poem indicates that it is
spring time.

Question no 11

What is the theme of “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”?


Answer :-

The cherry loaded with white blossom is a source of pleasure for the poet.
However, he also feels saddened at the shortness of earthly life to enjoy this
enchanting sight of pleasure.

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