Question

Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.

Ages of man	Role	Qualities/Actions
1	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
2	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
3	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
4	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
5	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
6	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................
7	..........................	1. .......................... 2. ..........................

Answer 1

Ages of man	Role	Qualities/Actions
1	Infant	1. He is crying in the nurse’s arms. 2. He is throwing up in the nurse’s arms.
2	Schoolboy (childhood)	1. He has a shining morning face. 2. He carries his satchel and whines to go to school.
3	Lover (teenage)	1. He is sighing like a furnace as he is in love. 2. He writes a woeful ballad on his lover’s eyebrow.
4	Soldier (young man)	1. He is bearded like a leopard and is ready to take on any challenge to prove his manliness. 2. He is ready to fight anyone who questions his honour and wants to build a reputation for himself, however short-lived.
5	Justice (middle-aged man)	1. He has a fair, round belly that is full of well-cooked chicken; his eyes are severe, and he has a formal cut beard. 2. He is full of wise sayings as he has now experienced the world and is up-to-date with everything happening around him.
6	An elderly man (senior citizen)	1. He is lean, wears spectacles and slippers as well as close-fitting trousers. He even carries a pouch on his side.  2. His big and manly voice has now turned into a soft and meek one that is weaker than a child’s treble.
7	An old man (second childhood)	1. He has turned senile and is compared to a child, as he has now become dependent on others. 2. He has lost his teeth, eyesight, and taste. He now lives in a state of mere oblivion as his memory also starts fading.