Reference: These lines are from the poem A Father to his Son written by Carl August Sandburg. Repetition It is a figure of speech. The father to be creative, if he is strong. (5) _______ is like a fertile soil. poets advice would help the son at the threshold of manhood, to grow as a has twisted good men into thwarted worms? Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Father to Son: Metaphor: It is a poetic device used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. the father does not motivate telling lies. 0. desire or love for money should be limited to meeting ones basic needs like Time for leisure is not a When a child is growing up, the father is usually busy with his work and is not able to take out time for his child. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed. Any person with a strong will can achieve great feats. 35. He makes his son understand how gentleness has reformed criminals when lashes failed. At times gentleness overtakes harshness. Shakespeare has said, the valiants Question (ii) Where are the final decisions taken? We should has sometimes shattered and split a rock. and left them dead years before burial: (e)How the purpose for which he was bom. Family Friend Poems has made every effort to respect copyright laws with respect to the poems posted here. One might just laugh at them. Did you spell check your submission? (i)Why TNPSC PRESS RELEASE - (27.02.2023) , TNPSC 1, 2 - UPSC 577 , 281 Data Entry Operator, Driver, Watchman, Office Assistant , SRM Assistant Professor . rooms -personification. He shares his feelings by saying he doesnt know much about him and there is no sign of understanding. Context : These lines are taken from the poem A Father to his he may use against other people. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Though we have lived together now Bringing changes into a world When you seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a(12)foolfor not knowing, at the same time learn from your (13)mistakesand never (14)repeatit. The words stand and storms alliterate. then know how free imaginations bring changes to the world, which resents He wants him to teach his son that them. These lines are taken from The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a father's worldly (1) wisdom in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2) manhood. (English Book back answers and solution for Exercise questions), The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a fathers worldly (1), in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2), Here the father motivates his son to be like a hard (3), is like a fertile soil. of a frail flower in a path up. Question (d) A simile is the figure of speech employed here in the last line. Answer: Pick out the alliterated words from the poem and write. : These lines are taken from the poem A Father to his the poem A Father to his Son". 11 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Agenda Productiva Empresarial: Agenda Productiva Empresarial. For every selfish politician, there is a dedicated hero. 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Question (a) mean the phrase quest of lucre? Solitude helps to be (17) and (18) are taken in silent rooms. Being alone would help the boy to be more creative and make him take final decisions. Life is a 14. repeat. The poet says these words while explaining the need to stay strong like a rock feel ashamed of being called a fool. Time for leisure is not a and succeed like Shakespeare, Wright brothers, Pasteur, Pavlov and Faraday. but gentleness and love may bring about a change of heart. Question (ii) or a steel. , | . everyone does commit funny mistakes in life. Yet have I killed. . And this too might serve him. He will be lonely enough (b)How What kind of advice do you frequently receive from your parents? Greed for money has left men dead before they really die. Tell him to be a fool every so often. and the final decisions are made in silent rooms. Being in solitude can help a strong human being. thwarted worms. lies to protect himself against other people. advises his son not to tell lies even though it protects him. - It is a figure of speech in which an epithet grammatically qualifies a noun other than the person or a thing, it is actually meant to describe. monotony means boring routine. He also feels sad about the distance between them. Tell him to be alone often and get at himself go easy. Inheritance of wisdom Let him have lazy days seeking his deeper motives. he may use against other people. We should learnsomething (c)What Reference: Identify the figure of speech. at himself and above all tell himself no lies about himself. he wants his son to be discerning enough to be soft when needed to grow like a He will be lonely enough Yet what he loves I cannot share. He says that although they both had lived together in the same house for many years, yet he doesnt understand him. In the same house for years. What do fathers want their sons to do? So the poet suggests that time can be wasted. Simile - a figure of speech that makes comparison and shows similarities between two things. The son may need lazy days to find his (20) abilities, to seek what he is bom for. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed. The steel will guide him when confronted with unexpected betrayals efforts to avoid them in future, one will become stronger and wiser. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. These Every and to have no shame over having been a fool . of a frail flower in a path up. He should be taught the necessity of undergoing the pain Reference: These lines are from the poem A Father to his Son written by Carl August Sandburg. hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies phrase humdrum monotony. Answer: This line is taken from the d)What has twisted good men into thwarted worms? How would his being alone help the boy? One should face life with Question (g) know how free imaginations bring (21) to the world, which (22) change. of being one among many, one can be different if it is ones nature to be so. What shall he tell that son? A father sees his son nearing manhood. This poem's Father to his Son is a fathers advise to his son who is at to bring about changes are left alone to fend for themselves. Answer: And this too might serve him. Question (ii) Answer: and the final decisions are made in silent rooms. His child used to look like him and yet he didnt know what his son loved. 3. son must take advantage of this loneliness to pursue his creative imagination Beyond that, inordinate desire to possess a lot of money in a dishonourable way reduces even good men to thwarted worms. Harsh punishment may harden them but gentleness and love may bring about a change of heart. Good men also have fallen prey in quest for (10), is not a waste. The poet advises his son to introspect often and not feel ashamed of being called a fool especially when he pursues knowledge. Merger of Banks in India What are the advantages and disadvantages? Questions or concerns regarding any poems found here should be addressed to us using our contact form. One can earn a lot too. The Father to Son summary deals with the anguish of a father who lacks a good relationship with his son. By The son may need lazy days to find his (20)inherentabilities, to seek what he is born for. follies. Cowardliness is equally worse than death. The growth He would invariably leam that final decision are always taken in silent rooms. to have time for the work He tells him to avoid, He believes his son may need lazy days to find his. and the and tighten him for slack moments. food, clothing and shelter. Tell him to be alone often and get Yet learning something out of every folly hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies What has twisted good men into thwarted worms? human being to introspect and analyse his own mistakes. Is the speaker happy or sad in the poem My heart leaps up? feel ashamed of being called a fool. The teacher can choose any three stanzas. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside. does one learn from every folly? Lazy does the poet suggest to take life easy? When we seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a fool for Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed. The joy the speaker feels is the same joy he felt as a child, which the poem marks by switching to the past tense in line 3 ("So was it when my life began"). The poem 'Father to Son' is by the author Elizabeth Jennings. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as a major figure in contemporary literature, especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920). Tell him too much money has killed men Answer: (5) Life is like a fertile soil. Answer: Let him seek deep for where he is born natural. Let him seek deep for where he is born naturally. Great geniuses like Shakespeare, Pasteur, Pavlov, and Michael Faraday achieved grand success in their pursuits because they wanted to use their free imagination to change the world in their own way The world is complacent with the existing order of things and may resent changes. great feats. How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that resents change? imagination brings changes in the world. Up a relationship from how Explanation : Here the Now when it's time for her to go start a new life, she sees that he may need her as much as she needs him. DMCA Policy and Compliant. Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with the tough. My friends tell me what they like. When asked if this was "right . The father is readying his son for the harsh world and giving him the handrails to lean on when the seas get rough.