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SAI International School
STD -6 ENGLISH
TO THE CUCKOO
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. Who is the poet of the poem “ To the Cuckoo” ?
a. William Wordsworth
b. K N Daruwala
2. Why does the speaker call the Cuckoo, ‘ a blithe new-comer’?
3. Why does the speaker welcome the Cuckoo thrice?
4. Has the speaker seen the Cuckoo?
5. Does the Cuckoo remind the speaker of his childhood days?
6. Various themes of the poem.
B. Answer these questions
1) O Cuckoo! Shall! I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering Voice?
a. Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to?
b. Why is the speaker in a dilemma?
2) O blessed bird! The earth we pace
Again appears to be
An unsubstantial, faery place;
That is fit home for thee!
a) Who is the speaker?
b) Who is the ‘blessed bird’ being spoken to?
c) Why does the speaker call the earth ‘an unsubstantial place’?
