1. Sub:- English
Std:- 8th
Unit:- one
The Fountain
Subject teacher
Gaikwad s.s.

2. The Fountain You see Fountain Generally in parks and gardens.
The fountain sprays water day and night. It always looks fresh and beautiful.

3. The fountain Into the sunshine Full of the light Leaping and flashing
From morn till night
Into the moonlight
Whiter than snow
Waving so flower-like
When the winds blow!

4. Into the starlight
Rushing in spray
Happy at midnight
Happy by day!
Glad of all weathers
Still seeming best
Up ward or downward
Motion thy rest’;
Glorious fountain!

5. Fresh, changeful, constant,
Let my heart be
Fresh, changeful, constant,
Upward like thee!
-J.R. Lowell

6. The Fountain Q1.Answer the following questions
i)Who is the poet talking to in this poem ?
Ans:- The Fountain
ii)List the words or phrases in the poem that refer to light ?
Ans:-Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight
iii)What is the fountain compared with ?
Ans:-Snow and flower

7. The Fountain Question 2 write rhyming words in this poem .
1] Light – night
2]snow- blow
3]spray – day
4]best - rest
5]be - thee