‘SYMPATHY’ CHARLES MACKAY TEACHER NAME MISS NIDHI SHARMA CLASS 9TH SUBJECT-ENGLISH TEACHER NAME MISS NIDHI SHARMA

STUDENTS NAME Manpreet 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 thanks And blessed his charity.

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

EXERCISE 1Q :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?

EXERCISE 1Ans :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’.

EXERCISE 1Q: Why does the poet say that he ‘stood erect’? 2Q: What did the poet say to the man who had given him gold ?

EXERCISE 1Ans :Because he could pay back his money. 2Ans :He said thanks to the man.

I lay in want ,and grief, an pain A 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.

EXERCISE 1Q : What was wrong with the poet ? 2Q : Who passed by him ? 3Q : What did he do for the poet ?

EXERCISE 1Ans : 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 far Is heavenly sympathy.

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

EXERCISE 1Q : Who does him here refer to ? 2Q : Why could the poet not pay him back ? 3Q :What had the man done to the poet ?

References: English Book of class 9th Google.com