Little Thing 10th-class-english notes

Little Thing

Q: 1 Who wrote the Poem of “Little things”? Write a few lines about the poetess?

Ans. This poem is written by Julia Carney. She was  an American poetess.  She was born in Boston in 1823 and died in 1908. It is a simple children’s song.

Q:2 What does  ‘Eden’ mean? How can we make our world an Eden? OR What do little drops of water make? what do little grains of sand make?

Ans. Eden means the garden of paradise. The land is made of little grains of sand. The mighty ocean is made of the little drops of water. In the same way, we can make our world an Eden by the little deeds of kindness and little words of love.

From A Railway Carriage

Q:1 Who has written the poem ‘ From a Railway Carriage? What pleasure does the railway journey give to poet? OR How is a railway journey a source of happiness? OR What pleasure does the poet get while travelling in a railway carriage?

Ans. This poem is written by R.L. Stevenson. The poet is very much pleased by the railway journey. He enjoys the natural scenes from the railway carriage. He also sees horses, cattle, hills and railway station.

A  Nation’s Strength

Q: 1 What is the message of the poem, “ A Nation Strength”? OR What can make a nation strong ? Who can make a nation great and strong and how ? OR Write the central idea of the poem  ‘ A Nation Strength?

Ans.  Wealth cannot make a nation great and strong. Only brave men can do it by hard work and sacrifices. So they are called the strength of the nation. They build their nation on foundations of lasting virtue.

Q:2 What kind of man can lift the nation to the Sky?

Ans. Brave men who dare while other fly. Men who work while others sleep. Men who for truth and honour’s sake stand fast and suffer long. In men of character can lift their country to the sky.