‘SYMPATHY’ CHARLES MACKAY

CLASS 9TH

SUBJECT-ENGLISH

TEACHER NAME

MISS NIDHI SHARMA

STUDENTS NAMEManpreet Kau , Manjeet kaur,Monika,Navdeep Kaur,Rabeena, Jarnail Singh,Jagwinder Singh,Lovpreet Singh,Bakhshish Singh,Rifan Khan

CHARLES MACKAY

Charles Mackay (1814-89) was a Scottish song - writer. An editor of The Illustrated London News , he published several volumes of verse . His poems were very popular with the reading public and many of these were set to music.

I lay in sorrow,deep distressed

My grief a proud man heard;His looks were cold, he gave me gold,But not a kindly word.

Explantion I was lying sad in pain .A man heard my pain and gave me money with pride without saying any word of sympathy.

My sorrow passed-I paid him back gave The gold he to me;Then stood erect and spoke my thanksAnd blessed his charity.

Explanation My days of sorrow passed and I paid him his money back with thanks.

EXERCISE1Q :What was the poet doing?2Q :Did the proud man show any sympathy?3Q :How had proud man helped the poet?4Q: Name the poem and the poet?

EXERCISE1Ans :poet was lying in sorrow .2Ans: No he didn’t .3Ans:By giving money to the poet .4Ans:Name of poem is ‘sympathy’ and poet ‘s name is ‘Charles Mackay’.

EXERCISE1Q: Why does the poet say that he ‘stood erect’?2Q: What did the poet say to the man who had given him gold ?

EXERCISE1Ans :Because he could pay back his money.2Ans :He said thanks to the man.

I lay in want ,and grief, an painA poor man passed my way,He bound my head , he gave me bread,He watched me night and day.

Explanation I was in need, sad and pain A poor man saw me .He served me day and night.

EXERCISE1Q : What was wrong with the poet ?2Q : Who passed by him ?3Q : What did he do for the poet ?

EXERCISE1Ans : He was not well.2Ans : A poor man passed by him.3Ans : He served the poet .

How shall I pay him back again,For all he did to me?Oh ,gold is great, greater farIs heavenly sympathy.

Explanation How can I pay him back what ever he did for me. Money is great but sympathy is greater than it.

EXERCISE1Q : Who does him here refer to ?2Q : Why could the poet not pay him back ?3Q :What had the man done to the poet ?

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