The Poem, “Leisure” English Book-3 Notes
Here are the notes of the poem “Leisure” for the students of 1st year English. 11th class students belong to all Boards of Punjab can read Explanation of Stanzas, Questions, and Answers, theme, and Synonyms of “Leisure” book-3 notes online.
Explanation with Reference to the Context
Stanza
What is this life if full of care
We have no time to stand and stare?
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows:
No time to see, in broad day light,
Streams full of stars like skies at night:
No time to turn at beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile, her eyes began;
A poor life this, if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare
Reference to the Context
These lines have been taken from the poem “Leisure” by William Davies. In this poem, the poet says that we are living a very boring and dull life. We have no free time in our life to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Explanation
In the given lines, the poet says that Allah Almighty has created so many things for us to enjoy. We can get a lot of enjoyment and recreation by enjoying the beauty of nature around us. We can enjoy soothing shadows under beautiful trees. The ripple clear water of the streams in the sunshine presents the starry face of the sky. The beauty of nature is always dancing around us with charming smiles and twinkling eyes. But we are too unlucky to enjoy all this. We are living boring and colourless life, which is full of worries, pain, and sorrows. We are, therefore, unable to lend colour and charm to our life due to a lack of leisure.
Questions and Answers
Q. Who is the poet of this poem “Leisure”?
Ans.William Henry Davies
Q. Why don’t we have time to enjoy nature according to W. H. Davies?
Ans. We are leading a very busy life. We have engaged ourselves in the rat race to acquire modern comforts, wealth and riches. We ignore the beauty of nature around us because we have no free time to enjoy it.
Q. What is personification? in the poem? “OR” Define personification.
Ans. Personification is a literary term in which inhuman things are presented as human beings. For example, beauty is an abstract thing but it is presented as a dancing girl with twinkling eyes and smiling lips.
Q. The poet has used personification in the poem. Can you point it out?
Ans. The poet has personified. Beauty in the poem Beauty is an abstract thing but it is presented as a dancing girl with twinkling eyes and smiling lips.
Q. Justify the title of the poem “Leisure”.
Ans. The poem points out the fact of modern life that man at present has no leisure or free time to enjoy the beauty of nature around him. So, we can justify the title of the poem.
Q. Does the poet want to make us totally carefree?
Ans. No, the poet does not want to make us either totally carefree or quite gloomy. He wants us to have some leisure to enjoy the beauty of nature around us, which Allah has created for our recreation.
Synonyms
- What is this life if full of care (worry, tension, anxiety, burden)
- We have no time to stand and stare (look, gaze, watch)
- No time to stand beneath the boughs (branches, twigs, limbs)
- No time to stand beneath the boughs (under, below)
- Streams full of stars like skies at night: (rivers, brooks, watercourses)
- No time to turn at beauty’s glance, (look, glimpse)
- A poor life this, if full of care, (worthless, futile, useless)
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