The Children’s Song- Class 8 DAV English Literature Solutions

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DAV CLASS 8 English Literature Chapter 7 The Children’s Song Question and answer

Understanding the Poem

A. The poem is a children’s prayer to God to enable them to serve their country. Complete the table given below by filling in Column A the virtues/qualities that the children pray to God to bless them with and in Column B how these virtues/qualities will help them.in serving their nation.

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B. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

B. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Teach us to bear the yoke in youth, With steadfastness and careful truth; That, in our time, Thy Grace may give The Truth whereby the Nations live.

(a) What yoke is the speaker referring to in the first line?

Ans. The speaker is referring to the yoke that children would strengthen the nation by firmly standing by the truth.

(b) What does the speaker mean by ‘careful truth’?

Careful Truth is the truth that has been most carefully chosen to build the Nation on a strong footing.

(c) What does the phrase ‘in our time’ in line 3 refer to?

It refers to the time when the children would grow up to shoulder their responsibilities.

(d) Explain: The Truth whereby the Nations live.’

Truth whereby the Nation Live means that the nation may live longer if it’s native follow the path of truth.

2. Land of our Birth, our faith, our pride. For whose dear sake our fathers died; Oh, Motherland, we pledge to thee Head, heart and hand through the years to be!

(a) Why does the speaker call their motherland ‘Land of…,

Ans. The speaker wants to convey that the motherland means everything to him.

(b) How does the speaker wish to serve their motherland?

Ans. The speaker wishes to serve their motherland with all his mental, emotional and physical abilities.

(c) What do the words ‘head’, ‘heart’ and ‘hand’ in line 4 refer to?

The words head heart and hand in line 4 refer to the entire dedication towards the motherland. It means everything would be dedicated to serving the nation.

(d) What purpose is served by the repetition of the word ‘our’ in line 1?

C. Explain the following.

1. …we pledge to thee

Our love and toil in the years to be.

Ans. The speaker (poet) dedicates all his emotional strength and physical abilities to the service of the motherland. All his love, and all his hard work will be meant for the good of the motherland.

2. That we may bring, if the need arise,

No maimed or worthless sacrifice.

In the hour of need, we shall not hesitate in sacrificing anything to bring freedom and dignity to our country.

3. That we, with Thee, may walk uncowed

By fear or favour of the crowd.

We, the youth of the nation will walk fearlessly in our nation.

4. Mirth that has no bitter springs.

The poet wishes for such happiness where the people would not have any biterness or hatred for one another.

D. The repetition of a sound to create a musical effect in a poem is called alliteration.Find at least four examples of alliteration in the poem.

Answer:

(i) yoke in youth – Stanza 3i

(ii) fear or favour – Stanza 5

E. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Ans. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘aabb’.

HOTS

Why is the poem titled the “The Children Song”

Ans. The poem deals with children’s wishes. They are making a prayer before God and the entire poem is in the form of a song offered to God. The poem is also very musical. Hence, it is titled ‘The Children’s Song’.

Life Skills

A. The Children’s Song’ has a definite message for the people of every country in every age. What is the message?

Ans.The poem conveys a patriotic message that the children should serve their motherland with all their strength and hard work. For that, one needs to be a perfect human being of great virtues. Only an upright man with moral character can fulfil the responsibility of serving the motherland.

B. How can we comfort a man in distress?

Ans. We can comfort a man in distress by being sympathetic, helpful and by treating them as our own brother and sister we must put ourselves in others’ shoes so that we can share their pain equally and develop an empathetic and compassionate attitude towards them.

C. Why should we have more trust in God than in our friends?

Ans. Friend can only help us according to his/her mortal limits. However, when we find ourselves entangled in any situation or when we want a miracle, strength, and courage to face the ordeals of life, only God can help us come out of our trials and tribulations. So, we should trust God more than our friends.

Values

Almost all values find expression in the poem ‘The Children’s Song’—love for the country, shouldering responsibilities, selflessness, compassion, forgiveness, etc. Throw light on the humanitarian aspect of the poem in the light of the above observation.

Answer: The poem carries a message for the people of every country regardless of their age. It seeks to encourage us to inculcate in ourselves all such virtues that help us grow into an ideal human being. It wants us to be ready to bear responsibilities as the dutiful citizens of our nation. It motivates us to work in a selfless manner and to be compassionate towards fellow beings. Our deeds or thoughts must not be detrimental to the weak. And it wants us to forgive and forget in all situations. It emphasizes the adoption of such traits that make us better human beings.

Writing Skills

Taking hints from the poem, prepare a speech to be delivered in the morning assembly on the topic: The Role of the Youth in Our Nation’s Development.