Night Mail Notes | 1st Year English Book 3

Here are the notes of the poem “Night Mail” for the students of 1st year. 11th class students belong to all Boards of Punjab can read these “Night Mail” book-3 notes online or they can also download them by clicking on the download button below.

Reference to the Context

These lines have been taken from the poem, “Night Mail” by W. H. Auden. In this poem, the poet describes the arrival of the Night Mail which is a train. It brings letters, postal orders, and cheques for the people.

Explanation

In the given lines the poet describes the arrival of the mail train that brings letters, cheques, and postal orders for all and sundry. People wait for the train impatiently because it provides a connection between their dear and near ones. It passes through many ups and downs of its track but it is never late. Its steam engine leaves a lot of white and thick steam and it snorts like a running horse. It does not disturb the routine life around its track. The sheepdogs and the people in the farmhouses keep on sleeping unaware of its arrival.

Questions and Anwers

Q. What does Night Mail brings for the people?
Ans. Night Mail brings letters, Cheques, and postal orders for the people. The people wait for the train impatiently because it provides a connection with dear and near ones.

Q. How do birds and sheepdogs respond to the arrival of Night Mail? How does the Night Mail affect the life in the form?
Ans. It does not disturb the routine life around its track. The sheepdogs and the people in the farmhouses keep on sleeping unaware of its arrival.

Q. What is the reaction of the birds at the arrival of Night Mail?
Ans. It does not disturb the routine life around its track. The birds turn their heads in the bushes to look at Night Mail when it is passing by them.

Synonyms

1. Who is the poet of “Night Mail”? (W. H. Auden)
2. Pulling Up Beattock, a steady climb (stopping)
3. Pulling Up Beattock, a steady climb (even, continuous, gradual, and constant)
4. The gradient’s against it but she’s on time (ascent, descent, sloe, incline)
5. Past cotton-grass  and moorland boulder (heath, barren land, high land)
6. Past cotton-grass  and moorland boulder (round stone, small hill)
7. Shoveling white steam over her shoulder (throwing off, digging up)
8. Snorting noisily, she passes (grunting, breathing out, exhaling)
9. Birds turn their heads as she approaches (comes close, advances)
10. Stare from bushes at her blank-faced coaches (gaze, look closely, watch)
11. Sheep-dogs cannot change her course (direction, track, route, path, way)
12. They slumber on with paws across (sleep, snooze, doze)
13. But a jug in the bedroom gently shakes (trembles, shivers, quivers, shudders, quakes)