Short Question
Poem No.4
O WHERE ARE YOU GOING
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Q/1: What kind of the feelings does the poet create in the minds of the readers?
Ans: The feelings that the poet wants to create in the minds of the readers are those of courage and fearlessness. He urges us to be ready to have any adventure.
Q/2: Who are the two imaginary persons personified in the poem ``o where are you going. ``
Ans: There are two persons mentioned in the poem: Reader and Rider. The rider is bold and ambitious. The reader is full of fear.
Q/3: Point out the qualities of ``The Rider’ in the light of the poem?
Ans: The rider is a person who is bold and ambitious to make his way through thick and thin.
Q/4: What does the ``Fearer’ say to the ``Farer’ in the second stanza of the poem?
Ans: The fearer tells the farer that he must know that there would be darkness on the way. There would be lack of food, water, comfort and other such things.
Q/5: How does the Rider answer to the Reader in the end in the poem?
Ans: He tells him that he would never be able to come out of his house for adventure. He says all the fear remains in search of cowards. Therefore, they are searching for him.
Q/6: Explain the title significance of the poem``o where are you going``?
Ans: The title of the poem signifies a hidden warning. Some person wants to achieve some goal and someone is trying to stop us.
Q/7: What three dangers does the reader mention in the first stanza of the poem?
Ans: The reader mentions the three dangers in the poem are: fatal valley, a dunghill and a gap.
Q/8: What do you feel after reading the poem``O Where are you Going``?
Ans: we feel excited and thrilled. We get ready to accept any challenge with courage. We become courageous and brave.
