P-6 The Little Black Boy
William
Blake
1. Who wrote the poem "The Little Black Boy'?
Ans. William
Blake.
Q. 2. My soul is white. What does the word 'white' here to?
Ans. To angelic
qualities.
Q. 3. Is the black child ashamed of being black?
Ans. No.
Q. 4. Why the English child is called 'an angel’ in the
poem?
Ans. Because of
his white complexion.
Q. 5. What does the rising sun give us?
Ans. Light and
heat.
Q. 6. What do the heat and light of the sun represent?
Ans. The warmth of
God's love.
Q. 7. What are we supposed to do while we are on this
earth?
Ans. To love all
the creatures of God.
Q. 8. We shall hear His voice'. Whose voice is referred to
here?
Ans. God's voice.
Q. 9. Which cloud will vanish according to the black boy's mother?
Ans. The cloud of
our body consciousness.
Q. 10. When will the two boys be free from the black and
white clouds!
Ans. When their
souls learn the lesson of love.
Q. 11. What light does this poem throw on the character of
the black boy?
Ans. The black
boy's heart is full of love.
Q. 12. What does the black boy long for?
Ans. For the white
boy's love.
A1-
Because his colour is white and his hair is golden.
A2-
The rising sun gives us its light and heat.
A3-
Black bodies are compared to the clouds and the shade of trees.
A4- Then
the cloud of our black bodies will disappear.
A5-
When our souls learn to bear the heat.
A6-God’s
voice tell them to come out from the grove. They are His love and joy. They
should play joyfully like little lambs round His tent.
A7-The
black boy wants to shade the white boy from heat. He wants to win his heart and
become his friend.
Ex-2 Do you……your
Answers?
Ans-
The black boy doesn’t have any ill-will against white boy. He wants to shade
the white boy from heat. He wants to win his heart and become his friend.
Ex-3 Matching-
1.
Angel English child
2.
East God’s home
3.
Sun-burnt face Black boy
4.
Cloud Shady Grove
5.
Lamb Innocent child
Ex-4
Correct figure of speech
1. White as an angle is the English child
- Simile
2.
And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face. Is but a cloud …….. - Personification
3. And round my golden
tent like Lambs rejoice. – Metaphor
Main
Idea- The poem ‘The Little Black Boy’ is written by William
Blake. This is a beautiful poem. It gives us a message of universal
brotherhood. God gives His love and warmth equally. The sun gives its light and
heat to all. So man should love men of all castes, colours and creeds
6. The Little Black Boy
This
poem is written by William Blake. The poem is based on the theme of universal
love. A small black boy in the poem believes that God loves every living being
equally. His all blessings are for everyone in this universe without any
discrimination. He hopes for freedom from any discrimination in the tents of
God.
