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Human Seasons: Analysis and Answer Key

The document provides an answer key for questions related to the poem 'The Human Seasons,' describing the different stages of human life as seasons. It highlights childhood as spring, characterized by beauty and vitality, youth as a reflective period, autumn as a time of calm and maturity, and old age as winter, symbolizing mortality and the inevitability of death. The poet emphasizes the carefree nature of childhood and the gradual decline in energy and vitality as one ages.

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Human Seasons: Analysis and Answer Key

The document provides an answer key for questions related to the poem 'The Human Seasons,' describing the different stages of human life as seasons. It highlights childhood as spring, characterized by beauty and vitality, youth as a reflective period, autumn as a time of calm and maturity, and old age as winter, symbolizing mortality and the inevitability of death. The poet emphasizes the carefree nature of childhood and the gradual decline in energy and vitality as one ages.

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AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BAHRAIN

CBSE SECTION
REFERENCE MATERIAL

THE HUMAN SEASONS


ANSWER KEY

Answer the following questions.


1. How has the poet described the Spring Season of a human’s life?
The poet has described the spring season as beautiful, short and sweet. Spring
is the first season of the year which is compared to the first stage of life –
childhood. The spring season is described as a season of vigor, energy and
enthusiasm which is enjoyed by a human being in his childhood. It is ‘lusty’
symbolizing the overflow of good health, excitement and liveliness in human’s
life.

During the spring season which is the childhood of man’s life, we are healthy
and our minds are fresh and everything seems possible. During the childhood
period, we are carefree and free of thoughts and we take in all the beauty with
an easy span with no compulsion or force.

2. According to the poet, what does a human think about?

According to the poet, a human thinks about the sweet things of his childhood
in his youth. Man is able to think about what we have done in our childhood as
our mind is reflective. These thoughts can be reflected on with more clarity and
chewed just like a ruminant or cow who can chew and re-chew its cud. Through
these thoughts, man can be totally happy and gains a sense of enlightenment
that is “nearest unto heaven.” While growing nearer to heaven, he enters the
“quiet coves” of Autumn.

3. When does a human’s soul has quiet covers? What does the poet mean by
that?
According to the poet, a human’s soul has quite coves in the Autumn season,
when he is old, mature and tired. The poet means that human’s life slows down
and becomes calm. He wants shelter in quiet places to let things and time just
pass by ignored.
4. How does the poet describe the winter of a human?
The last stage of man’s life which is old age is compared to the Winter season.
It reminds us of the ‘mortal nature’ of man. The phrase ‘pale misfeature’
suggests that at this stage, the man’s physical appearance becomes pale which
means physical strength begins to fall, the energy which he used to have is no
longer there and he doesn’t look that fresh. At this stage, people become
mentally prepared to leave the world that is for death. Death is inevitable and
is everyone’s destiny. So, as Winter season closes the year similarly, old age
closes our life on earth to eternal rest.

Explain these lines with reference to the context.


‘Take in all beauty with an easy span’
a. Who takes in all the beauty?
The human being in his childhood takes in all the beauty.

b. What does he do?

During his childhood, the human is healthy, carefree and his mind is fresh and
free of thoughts. He takes in all the beauty with an easy span with no
compulsion or force. He observes whatever is happening around him and
accepts everything easily with no confusion.

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