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प्रश्न
Apart from the children, no other human beings are mentioned in the poem. However, many natural elements are shown to act like persons. Name them and also write what they do.
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उत्तर
Natural elements that are shown to act like persons are:
- The Sky - bows his head in respect.
- The Sun - takes a dip in the river and dresses up; waits and smiles on one side of the road.
- The Breeze - sings songs of blessings.
- The Flowers - sing songs; awaken the road.
- The Roads - are sleepy.
- The Peepal tree - waves his hands.
- The Roads - are shining bright.
- Cite two - administrative changes.
- Time - is sitting on an old roof.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What two things are compared in the poem?
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Everyone stood ______ (horrified) when the terrible accident took place.
Observe the picture and the labels carefully. Then match the words and the meanings given in the following table.

| Words | Meaning |
| 1. yard | (a) a floor, flat area built on a ship |
| 2. mast | (b) the forward part of the main body of a ship |
| 3. bow | (c) the forward part of a deck |
| 4. deck | (d) tall, upright pole on a ship |
| 5. forecastle | (e) a pole slung across a ship’s mast. A sail hangs from a yard. |
| 6. starboard | (f) the rearmost (back) part of a ship |
| 7. stern | (g) the part which is always at the front while the ship is sailing. |
| 8. afterdeck | (h) the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward |
| 9. fore | (i) an open deck near the back |
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
Is the brother boastful? What makes you think so?
Who shattered the windows?
He got _________ the disease.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
Why did grandfather give the children money?
