Question

Which sentence best describes how the author develops the theme that we are closest to nature as children?

Answer 1

Answer:

C). The speaker compares the changing nature of child's emotions to the changing states of the natural world.

Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore, through this poem, conveys the idea of joy and happiness brought to a child's life by the little elements of nature like honey, flowers etc. The speaker also is enjoying this state of a child's joy and thus, deriving pleasure out of it. The poem deals with the psychological state of mind of a child who is overjoyed with nature's artistry and beautifully compares it to the beauty of nature. The speaker provides an idea of ushering happiness, love, affection into a child's life not by loads of luxury but by these unadorned beauties of nature. The poet wishes to suggest an alternative to the money-minded world where happiness is equated to wealth by replacing it with the beauty and serenity of nature.