What does the poet witness in every house? Ans. The poet has observed in every house that
children watch television eagerly gaping at the screen
. They loll and slop and lounge about it and stare until their eyes pop out.
What are some of the things the poet has seen in homes that have televisions?
Name some of the things that the poet has seen in house which have televisions. Answer:
Children always are gaping at the TV screen
. They loll, slop and lounge about while watching the television.
What has the poet seen in every house he had visited?
The poet Roald Dahl sees
a dozen of eyeballs lying
on he floor each house he visits and relaises that there is a television in the house. It means that The children who keep staring at the televison for a very long time , their eyeballs popping out is an exaggeration by the poet.
Whose and what question is the poet answering in the above extract what does he say in his answer?
(i) The poet is
answering the question of bad effect of television
. The poet’s advice to parents about their children watching television is that, if they remove the television set, there will be no means for the children to entertain themselves with. (ii) ‘TELEVISION’ s the monster refering in the extract.
What important lesson does the poet?
Explanation:The poet says the most important thing the poet has learnt, so far as children are concerned, is to
never let them near your television set
, or better still, not to install that idiotic thing at all in your house. The poet actually talks about the television addiction of little children.
What is the scene in every house?
The poet sees that in every house
the children are staring at the television screens
. The children were concentrating at the television and were totally immersed in it. They spent so much time watching it that they get exhausted and start feeling lazy. They lie down in the wrong posture and become sloppy.
Why should the poet read books to children?
Ans. The poet recommends reading of books to the children as
only reading can fill children with the true joy and happiness
. Whereas watching television for hours make them dull and passive.
What is the moral of the poem television?
The Poem Television by Roald Dahl describes why television is harmful and what are the ways through which we can distance ourselves from it. The moral which can be learned from this poem is that
we should not watch T.V and should read books
. So that we have good imagination and a good vocabulary too.
What is the central theme of the poem television?
What is the central idea of the poem television? Ans. The central idea of the poem is that
the poet associates television watching with loss of imagination and creativity of children
. He hankers for the older days when life was simpler and people were fond of reading.
Who keeps on gaping at the screen?
Why? Answer:
The children
keep on gaping at the screen as they get hooked/addicted to whatever is shown on the television.
What monster is the poet referring to in the above extract?
Answer: The Monster referred to the extract is
the televison
.
What message does the poet want to convey through the poem television?
The poet Roald Dahl conveys a very serious message through this poem. He
wants the parents not to allow their children to watch television consistently
. ... It will rust and freeze their powers of thinking so he associates television with monster who slowly kills the imagination of the children and makes them dull.
What is the advice of the poet?
the poet
advises us not to waste time in watching that
idot box ..instead we can read books to build up our knowledge and to skill up our power of imagination..
What lesson does the poem teach us?
The poem teaches us
that there are sometimes in life when we it difficult to take any decision
. But we have to decide on one path that has to be chosen. One should not regret later and feel that the path that was chosen was not correct.
What does the poem trying to teach us?
The poet is trying to teach us
that we should do only one thing at a time if we do not do
so then none of our work will be Done properly..
What lesson do you learn from the poem?
The lesson is clear behind the poem. it is
how the clever and crafty peopel cause harm to innocents for there benifit
. they have no human emtions. The Frog and the Nightingale , a poem by the eminent poet Vikram Seth teaches us an important lesson of life.
