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Night Voices
Father, father, who is that a-whispering?
Who is it who whispers in the wood?
You say it is the breeze
As it sighs among the trees,
But there's some one who whispers in the wood.
Father, father, who is that a-murmuring?
Who is it who murmurs in the night?
You say it is the roar
Of the wave upon the shore,
But there's some one who murmurs in the night.
Father, father who is that who laughs at us?
Who is it who chuckles in the glen?
Oh, father, let us go,
For the light is burning low,
And there's somebody laughing in the glen.
Father, father, tell me what you're waiting for,
Tell me why your eyes on the door.
It is dark and it is late,
But you sit so still and straight,
Ever staring, ever smiling, at the door.
Available Answers
- 1.Who, according to the child's father, is whispering in the wood?
- 2.
What does the 'roar of the wave' sound like to the child?
- 3.
What does the expression 'the light is burning low' mean?
- 4.In the third stanza where do you think the child is and where does she/he want to go in the last verse?
- 5.
In the last verse, why does the child think the father is waiting for someone?
- 6.Where do you think the poem is set? Find clues in the poem to support your answer.
2 more answer(s) available.