Poem
-03
SPRING
Thomas Nashe
Exercises
1) Talk to your partner
about the description of spring in the poem. Write down what you say.
a) Why does the poet consider spring “as the
year’s most pleasant season”?
Ans: The poet considers spring as the year’s most
pleasant season because all plants, creepers, and trees bloom in spring. It is
not cold, the birds sing and the maids dance in joy.
b) Describe the streets of the town in
spring.
Ans: The fields breathe sweet, the daisies
kiss our feet, young lovers meet, old wives a sunning sit in the sun to hear
cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, and to witta-woo in the streets of the town in spring.
c) In autumn, ripe paddy fields give out a
sweet smell, Can you think of a plant or a tree that breathes sweet in spring?
Ans: Plant – Jasmine plant, Creeper – Night
queen creeper, Tree – Mango tree.
2) In the poem, the poet tells us about the
pleasant experiences of the senses in spring. Find examples of the senses of
sight, smell, touch, and sound, tell you, friend which ex-ample, you like most
and why write down 6 to 8 sentences about what we can see, hear, smell and feel
in spring.
Example:
§ Sight – blossoms in plants, maids dance,
lambs play, lovers meet and old wives sitting.
§ Smell – the fields.
§ Touch – daisies kissing our feet
§ Sound – bird singing cuckoo feet, jug-jug,
pu-we, to-witta-too!
3) Writing:
Work with your partner and do this exercise:
“If winter comes can
spring be far behind? This is an English proverb. It says, “Don’t worry that
difficult days have come, pleasant days will follow. In
this poem winter is over spring has
come. The poet is excited by the
changes it has brought with it. He brings out the
pleasant experiences of the senses in the spring.
