- Who is the speaker in the poem?
Ans: A man looking for his employers is the speaker. Or a man waiting to be hired is a speaker.
- The king sword in hand suggests i) Wealth ii) Power iii) More power than wealth.
Ans: Power.
- The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer ?
Ans: The speaker turns down the offer of the old man because he wanted to be free and not be a slave.
- Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read the both one after another.
i) I have nothing to give except good will and cheer.
Ans: ‘I hire you with nothing’.ii) Her happiness was no more than sorrow in disguise.
Ans: “Her smile pailed and melted into tears”.
iii) The king’s might was not worth much.
Ans: “But his power counted for naught”.
- How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach ?
Ans: After talking to the child on the beach, the speaker felt that he would get satisfaction, joy and freedom.