If Once You Have Slept on an Island

   9. If Once You Have Slept on an Island .

Word Meaning:

1. Wheeling → flying in wide circle

→ I saw birds wheeling in the sky. 

2 lighthouse - A tower, built on a coast containing powerful Flashing

→ The light house guides ships.

3. Ship whistle - Shrill sound emitted by Ships:

-- Ship whistle is very common on an island

B. Oh, you wont know why, and you can't say how such change upon you came.

a) What it that you won't know and can't say?

Ans-It is the changes that you won't Know and can't say.

b) What change is being referred to here?

Ans- The change that is being referred here is that she hears the ship whistle and the light house bell through  of the her sleep even after returning from the island.

c) Do you agree with the poet? Why?

Ans- Yes, I agree with the poet because the calmness and the natural beauty of the island will certainly affect a little to the mind of someone. 

C. Answer these questions.

1. What daily activities one may do on and island as per the poem?

Any The daily activities that one may do on an Island as per the poem as are as follows:

i. The person may bustle about in the street doing shopping

ii. He/she  may sit at home spending time Sewing clothes.

iii. He /she will hear the sound of Ship whistle, the lighthouse bell and roar of the tides.

5. What is the central theme of the poem?

Ans: The central theme of the poem is that the calmness of the island and the beautiful sights impact on the visitors so much that they forget their past life.

7.How do you think Life on an island is different from where you live?

Ans- Life on an island provides tranquil environment, and natural beauty which I don't find in the city where I live .