2. Who wrote the poem, We are Seven?
William Wordsworth
3. Who is the central character of the poem?
A girl of eight years old.
4. How many brothers and sisters does the girl
have?
There are seven brothers and sisters
according to the girl.
5. Who died among the girls sibling?
A sister named Jane and a brother
named John.
6. What is the subject-matter of the poem, We are
Seven?
Death
7. Give the central idea of the poem.
The poet, Wordsworth meets a girl of eight
years old. He likes her simplicity and comes
to know that the girl is of rural background.
The poet asks her about her siblings and
comes to know that two of her siblings, Jane
and John are died. The girl still believes that
she has all the brothers and sisters as they
are buried near the church which is nearby
their cottage.
8. The poet tries hard to make her believe
that she has only five siblings as two of
them are already died. As children are
innocent and unaware of the practical
world of the adult, so she thinks that
she has still seven brothers and sisters.
9. Give your impression of the young girl as seen in
We are Seven. How does she endear herself to
her brothers and sisters? (2012)
The young girl who is eight years old looks
like a village girl. She has a rustic look.
When the poet asks her about herself he
comes to know that she is very innocent and
unaware of the world of the adult. Though
she has lost her two of her siblings yet she
believes them still to be with them.
10. Two of her siblings, one brother named
John and a sister named Jane are died. Still
the girl regards them to be the family
members. She is very close to them as they
are buried near the church which is close to
their cottage. She rushes so often to their
graveyard to play. Thus, she believes that
they have seven brothers and sisters in total
though two are dead.
11. How does the little girl view life and death in the
poem, We are Seven? (2012)
The little girl has no idea at all about
life and death. The girl treats the dead
as living. The girl has not allowed death
to take away her siblings.
12. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem,
We are Seven. (2013)
( Central Idea)
Critically examine Wordsworth’s treatment
of childhood innocence and simplicity in We
are Seven? (2014)
(central Idea)
