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The Little Girl
Question
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Why was Kezia afraid of her father?

Answer

Kezia was afraid of her father because of his strict behaviour. He always gave commands to everybody else in the house. He never played with her. He had big hands and heavy face especially his mouth when he yawned were big and she was especially terrified with the manner in which he looked at her over his spectacles.

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Some More Questions From The Little Girl Chapter

What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.
(i) humid shadows
(ii) starry spheres
(iii) what a bliss
(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
(v) a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof

What does the poet like to do when it rains?

What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to?

Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?

When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s did? 

Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem?

Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc. during rain.