class 7 THE ECHOING GREEN

THE ECHOING GREEN QUESTION ANSWERS EXERCISE A Ans1. Spring season is described here. THe two things that welcome the spring are the merry sounds of bells and the songs of the skylark and the thrush. Ans2. Old John's attitude to life is to laugh away all worries and tensions. Ans3. The old people recall the days of their childhood and how they used to play on the village green. Ans4. In the evening, the smaller children get tired and are ready for rest in their mother's laps. Th older children also stop playing and retire home. The sun goes down and the village green becomes dark. Ans5. The first stanza depicts the beginning of the day with merry bells and the birds' songs. The village green is echoing with the happy sounds of the children. Their play begins on the village green. The third stanza depicts the evening scene when the sun is going down and the village green is growing dark. The children are tired and are not heard playing and laughing on the village green. They go home to take rest. EXERCISEB. 1a. The sun brightens up the skies. b. The birds are singing happily to welcome the spring. c. THe images of sound are: ringing bells, singing birds The images of sight are: rising sun, bright sky d. These images suggest cheerfulness in the atmosphere. 2a. It is evening time. b. The children are lying in their mother's laps because they are tired. c. The village green is turning dark and the children are tired at the end of the day. d. The green is called “darkening” because the sun is going down and the night is approaching.