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Loveliest of Trees , The Cherry Now by A E Housman

 

Punjab Board English Book III

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LOVELIEST OF THE TREES, THE CHERRY NOW

Composed by: A E Housman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now              a

Is hung with bloom along the bough,        a

And stands about the woodland ride                  b

Wearing white for Eastertide.                    b

 

Now, of my threescore years and ten,      c

Twenty will not come again,                       c

And take from seventy springs a score,   d

It only leaves me fifty more.                        d

 

And since to look at things in bloom                   e

Fifty springs are little room,                         e

About the woodlands I will go                    f

To see the cherry hung with snow.           f

 

Question and Answers

Q. No. 1. Which tree has been mentioned in the poem?

ANSWER:

Cherry is the loveliest tree in the spring season. Its white flowers hang along the branches.

Q. No. 2. Where is the Cherry tree growing?

ANSWER:

The cherry tree is growing beside the woodland ride.

Q. No. 3. What is Easter?

ANSWER:

The flowers of cherry trees are of white colour. White stands for  Easter. Easter is the festival of the Christians.

Q. No. 4. What is the age of the poet?

ANSWER:

The age of the poet is twenty (20) years.

Q. No. 5. What is the expected age of Man according to the Bible?

ANSWER:

According to the Bible, the expected age of Man is seventy (70) years.

Q. No. 6. How many years are left in the age of the poet?

ANSWER:

By this rule, the poet’s remaining life is 50 years more.

Q. No. 7. Describe the beauty of the cherry?

ANSWER:

Cherry is a beautiful flower of spring. It glorifies mind and soul.

Q. No. 8. What does the poet decide at the end of the poem?

ANSWER:

At the end of the peom, the poet decides that he would go to the woodland to enjoy the beauty of the cherry tree.

 

Reference to Context and Explanation

Reference:

These lines have been taken from the poem “ Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now” written by A E Housman.

 Context:

Cherry is the loveliest tree in the spring season. Its white flowers hang along the branches. The cherry tree is growing beside the woodland ride. Cherry is a beautiful flower of spring. It glorifies mind and soul.

Explanation:

Cherry is the loveliest tree in the spring season. Its white flowers hang along the branches. The cherry tree is growing beside the woodland ride. Cherry is a beautiful flower of spring. It glorifies mind and soul. The age of the poet is twenty (20) years. According to the Bible, the expected age of Man is seventy (70) years.  By this rule, the poet’s remaining life is 50 years more. At the end of the peom, the poet decides that he would go to the woodland to enjoy the beauty of the cherry tree.

Rhyming Scheme

The rhyming scheme of the poem is  aa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff

Written by

Shahzada Nazar Abbas

Senior Subject Specialist ( English)

 

 

 

 

 

 


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