Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Scholar Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Robert Southey. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions & answers of The Selfish Goblin, The Banyan Tree and The Happy Prince so, you can check these posts as well.
The Scholar Questions & Answers
Question 1: What does the poet mean by the first line of the poem, “My days among the dead are past”? What is he thinking about his own life now?
Answer: The poet could mean by the first line of the poem that he is done with his studies of historical thinkers and philosophers and can now take place among the living.
He is thinking about his own life that he can now play an active role in society and contribute through knowledge, as great people in the past did.
Question 2: Who are the poet’s never-failing friends?
Answer: The poet’s never-failing friends are those who have passed away. He also finds connection with them.
Question 3: What do you think the poet believe about those dead people?
Answer: I think the poet believes that he owes everything to those dead people, that is, the immensely valuable knowledge they have given him.
Question 4: What do the poet feel for these great people?
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When is the poet grateful to them?
Answer: The poet holds these great people in awe. He has great respect for them; so much so that he even cries out of gratitude.
Question 5: Who are his companions at the time of pleasure and sorrow?
Answer: The deads who are buried in the grave are his companions at the time of pleasure and sorrow.
Question 6: From whom has he learnt the lesson of life and how?
Answer: The poet says that the dead are not simply the decaying bodies of people. These people who have lived and died have taught him the lessons of life.
Question 7: What does the poet think about his own death?
Answer: The poet thinks about his own death as almost near. He thinks that soon he too will be among these great people who have passed away.
Question 8: What does the poet thinks about his afterlife?
Answer: When he is no more, the poet hopes to leave behind his name that will be remembered by people.
So, these were The Scholar Questions & Answers.