LEISURE

SHORT ANSWER EXERCISES

Direction
Print this PDF document first and then proceed to the exercise.
Instruction
Below are some questions regarding the poem “Leisure.” Answer the questions in
the spaces provided.

What is this life if, full of care

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight

Streams full of stars, like stars at night.

No time to turn to beauty’s glance

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this is, full of care

We have no time to stand and stare.
- William Henry Davies
1. What is the meaning of “stare”?

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2. In the poem, the poet mentioned “full of care”. What does that mean?

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3. Give two themes of the poem.

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4. Give an example of simile found in the poem.

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5. In your opinion, how do you make your life meaningful?

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