1. LEISURE
Question and Answer

3. Complete the passage

5. 1. The poet emphasis that “to stand and
stare” is a waste of time

6. 2. The poem highlights the importance of
keeping cows and sheep

7. 3. Watching squirrels hide their nuts in the
grass is an example of leisure

8. 4. The persona highlights that beauty of
nature must be appreciated

9. 5. According to the poet “ a poor life” is a
life without leisure

11. 1. List five things that can be seen in this
poem
The boughs, the sheep and
cows, the woods, the squirrel,
the nuts, the grass, the
stream, the daylight, the
stars, Beauty, feet that can
dance, a smile.

12. 2.List three things that can be heard in
this poem

13. 3. How does the persona feel about the
busy man?

14. 4. Where is the poem set?

15. 5. Give one example of a simile found in
the poem

16. 6. What do you think Beauty represents in
this poem?

17. 7. Why does the persona envy the cows and
sheep?

18. 8. Give one example personification found
in this poem
Beauty is compared to a
dancer who smiles with
her eyes and her mouth

19. 9. According to the poem, why does Man
not stop to appreciate nature?

20. 10. Give two themes of this poem
1.The importance of
leisure
2.Appreciation of nature

21. 11. What can we learn from the poem?

23. 1. The word “leisure” means _____
time for daily chores
the busiest day of our lives
time for studies and revision
time spent doing what you enjoy

24. 2. The setting of this poem is in a
________
urban
town
city
village

25. 3.What does “ Beauty” represent?
A poor life
A life full of care
The wonderful things in nature
The life in a busy town

26. 4. The phrase “no time” suggests
the following except ______
busy
relaxed
engaged
occupied

27. 5. How is life “ a poor life” ?
We lack many facilities
We can enjoy many things
We are too busy to enjoy nature
We spend too much time relaxing

28. Match the sentence parts to complete
the synopsis of the poem Leisure
Man has no free time because that sparkle in the sunlight
like the starry sky at night
He cannot enjoy the
peaceful comfort
and just stare around like the
sheep or cows
the persona feels that man
has no time to relax under
the branches of a tree he is always busy and rushed
The persona feels sorry that Man of simple and carefree
has no time to enjoy the leisure time
forests
Man has no time to enjoy the and watch where the
streams squirrels hide their nuts

29. Match the sentence parts to complete the
synopsis of the poem Leisure (continued)…
Man has no time to remain
still for a while and look
Sadly, Man has no time to admire to enjoy his beautiful surroundings
the beauty of nature which is
like the smile
at the beauty of nature which
The persona feels sorry that Man is like a beautiful dancer
has no time
that begins to her in a girl’s eyes
and progresses to her mouth and
lights up her face

31. 1. Why is life “full of care” ?

32. 2. What are some activities of leisure
mentioned in the poem?

33. 3. What does the phrase “ we have no time
to stand and stare” mean ?

34. 4. What does the poet suggest that we
must do each day?

35. 5. How can we find time for leisure?