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Summer Sun
Robert Louis Stevenson
About Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Scotland. He was a lawyer who later became a writer Stevenson loved to travel. He and his family travelled in their own ship across the Pacific Ocean and visited many islands. The popular novels Treasure Island and Kidnapped were written by him.
Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven without repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.
Though closer mu the blinds we pull
To keep the shady parlour cool,
Yet he will find a chink or two
To slip his golden fingers through.
The dusty attic, spider-clad.
He, through the keyhole, maketh glad;
And through the broken edge of tiles,
Into the laddered hayloft smiles.
Meantime his golden face around
He bares to all the garden ground,
And sheds a warm and glittering look
Among the ivy's inmost nook.
Above the hills, along the blue,
Round the bright air with footing true,
To please the child. to paint the rose,
The gardener of the World, he goes.
Available Answers
- 1.
Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven without repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.- What do you think the poet means by 'empty heaven'?
- Why are the rays described as 'more thick than rain'?
- Why did he shower his rays 'in the blue and glowing days'?
- 2.
Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
Yet he will find a chink or two
To slip his golden fingers through.- Who 'will find a chink'? Where was he supposed to find 'a chink'?
- What do you think the poet means by 'golden fingers'?
- Why was he being kept out?
- 3.
Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
The dusty attic, spider-clad,
He, through the keyhole, maketh glad;
And through the broken edge of tiles,
Into the laddered hayloft smiles.- Who did the sun make happy? How did he do this?
- How did the sun enter the hayloft?
- What do these lines tell you about the sun?
- 4.
Why do you think the poet has chosen summer as a setting for the poem?
- 5.
Do you agree with the poet when he refers to the sun as 'the gardener of the World'? Justify your answer.
- 6.
What has the poet said about the Summer Sun?
Comments
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31 Aug 2021Nikita J.1) What has poet said about the Summer Sun?
2) How does the Summer Sun affect us?
19 Jun 2022Joseph F.