Question

Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.

1. What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
2. Is the poet afraid of future?
3. How can one travel on with cheer?

Answer 1

1. ‘In the dim past’ means the sad days of the past.
2. No, the poet is not afraid of future.
3. One can travel on with cheer by retaining the pleasures of childhood.