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    Extracts of Poem Leisure PDF

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    The poem "Leisure" by W.H. Davies describes the beauty of nature that people have no time to enjoy or appreciate due to their busy lives full of care. The poet wants time to stand and stare at the squirrels hiding nuts beneath the trees' boughs and to see the woods and streams full of shining stars at night. However, people are too busy to see these things or watch nature's beautiful girl dancing. The poet laments the lack of leisure time to experience nature's beauty.

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    The poem "Leisure" by W.H. Davies describes the beauty of nature that people have no time to enjoy or appreciate due to their busy lives full of care. The poet wants time to stand and stare at the squirrels hiding nuts beneath the trees' boughs and to see the woods and streams full of shining stars at night. However, people are too busy to see these things or watch nature's beautiful girl dancing. The poet laments the lack of leisure time to experience nature's beauty.

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    The poem "Leisure" by W.H. Davies describes the beauty of nature that people have no time to enjoy or appreciate due to their busy lives full of care. The poet wants time to stand and stare at the squirrels hiding nuts beneath the trees' boughs and to see the woods and streams full of shining stars at night. However, people are too busy to see these things or watch nature's beautiful girl dancing. The poet laments the lack of leisure time to experience nature's beauty.

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    Extracts of Poem Leisure PDF

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    The poem "Leisure" by W.H. Davies describes the beauty of nature that people have no time to enjoy or appreciate due to their busy lives full of care. The poet wants time to stand and stare at the squirrels hiding nuts beneath the trees' boughs and to see the woods and streams full of shining stars at night. However, people are too busy to see these things or watch nature's beautiful girl dancing. The poet laments the lack of leisure time to experience nature's beauty.

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    ​Poem : Leisure written by W.H.

    Davies  
    Extracts 

    (1) "What is this ………………………….as


    sheep or cows".
    (i) What is the name of the poem ?
    The name of the poem is 'Leisure'.

    (ii) Who is the poet of this poem ?


    W.H.Davies is the poet of this poem.

    (iii) What does the poet say about a life which is full of
    care?
    A life which is full of care is a meaningless life.

    (iv) Why does the poet want time to stand and stare ?
    The poet wants to stand and stare to see the beauty of
    Nature.

    (v) What are the similar meaning of the following words :


    (a) care.​ Tension /worry/anxiety
    (b) stare​. To gaze
    (c) beneath​. Under
    (d) boughs​. Branches of a tree
    ​(2) "No time to see……………………….skies
    at night ".

    ​(i) Where do the squirrels hide their nuts?


    The squirrels hide their nuts in the grass.

    ​(ii) Whose life is better than this meaningless life?


    Animal's life is better than this meaningless life.

    ​(iii) What does 'woods' refers to?


    'Woods' refers to the forest / jungle.

    ​(iv) What do 'stars in stream' refer to ?


    'Stars in stream' refers to the shining stars in the sky.

    ​(v) Write the synonym of 'streams' .


    ​Stream​. Small rivers

    (3) "No time to turn …………………...stand and


    stare".
    ​(i) Which figure of speech is used here?
    Personification is used in these lines.

    ​(ii) Nature is personified as a ​beautiful girl.

    ​(iii) Whose dance steps is the poet talking about ?


    The poet is talking about the beautiful girl's dance steps

    ​(iv) What are the things for which we have no time ?


    The things for which we have no time are :
    To see the Nature's Beauty, to see the place where
    squirrels hide their nuts and to see the streams full of shining
    stars.

    ​(v) What does the speaker miss because of lack of


    time?
    The speaker misses the beauty of Nature because of
    the lack of time.

    ​(vi) Write the similar meanings of the following words :


    (a) glance​. To look briefly / to gaze
    (b) Enrich​ to build/to develop

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