The Bells

Question and Answers

A.1) The melody of the silver bells foretell the joy and happiness
associated with childhood. It celebrates the innocence and fun of
childhood.

2) The golden bells are meant to be listened to by the young wedding

couples. It is so beautiful that even the turtle dove wants to listen to
the bells.The listener is probably in the church attending their wedding
ceremony.

3) The golden bells foretell the happiness of married live. The energy,
livelihood and joy of marriage in young people is conveyed by the
golden bells.

4) The poem deals with the seasons of life. It shows that life is a
journey from happiness to sadness and from warmth to cold. It shows
that human beings will enjoy both the joy and sorrow of life and they
will have to accept the inevitability of death.
The theme of the poem is expressed vividly in each stanza. The first
stanza deals with the bliss and innocence of childhood. The second
stanza deals with the joy of wedding among young couples. The third
stanza deals with the problems and anxieties of maturity and the fourth
stanza deals with the sorrow and cold of death. The poem beautifully
shows the journey of life.
B.1) The brass bells deal with the anxiety and problems if maturity. It is
filled with fear, danger and despair. The iron bells deal with the cold
death. It is not having any fear or danger rather it is filled with
melancholy, sadness and loss.

2) The poem vividly expresses the seasons of life in each stanza. The
first stanza, silver bells, deals with the bliss and innocence of childhood.
The second stanza, golden bells, deals with the joy of wedding among
young couples. The third stanza, brass bells, deals with the problems
and anxieties of maturity and the fourth stanza, iron bells, deals with
the sorrow and cold of death. The poem beautifully shows the journey
of life.
In the first stanza and second stanza the bells make joyful sounds like
“tinkle,tinkle,tinkle”, “tuny”, “euphony” to express the joy of childhood
and youth.
In the third stanza the bells make fearful sound like “terror”, “shriek,
shriek”, “clash”, “roar” to express the anxiety and problems of
maturity.
In the fourth stanza the bell makes sorrowful sounds like “monody”,
“muffled monotone” to express the sorrow of death.