English poem,Robert Louis Stevenson's poem-THE MOON

POEM

THE MOON

The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall rise.

                              - Robert Louis Stevenson

Comprehension

I. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the moon compared to?
2. Where does the moon shine?
3. Where do the birdies sleep?
4. Who are out by moonlight?
5. Why do the flowers and children close their eyes?


II. Pick out the pairs of rhyming words in the poem.

e.g. hall – wall


III.
1. How does the poet refer to the moon- a girl or a boy?
2. It is used in cricket. But it is out in moonlight. What is it?
3. Do you like to be out in the moonlight?
4. What do you feel when you see a full moon in the sky?
5. Is there any similarity among the words squalling, squeaking and howling?
6. Which do you like the most – the sun, the moon or the stars?