The Chimney Sweeper
by William Blake
1. Who is a chimney sweeper?
Ans: A chimney sweeper is a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys.
2. When was the chimney sweeper sold?
Ans: The chimney sweeper was sold immediately after his mother’s death, when he was very young.
3. What does the chimney sweeper cry? [NU 2018]
Ans: The chimney-sweeper cries ‘weep’ ‘weep’ ‘weep’.
4. Why does the chimney sweeper cry 'weep! weep!'
Ans: The chimney sweeper cries 'weep! weep!' because he is too young to pronounce ‘sweep’ for drawing the attention of the dwellers of houses having chimneys to sweep.
5. Where does the chimney sweeper sleep?
Ans: The chimney sweeper sleeps in the very soot cleared by him from the chimneys.
6. Who is Tom Dacre?
Ans: Tom Dacre is a chimney sweeper mentioned in the poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake.
7. How was the hair of Tom?
Ans: The hair of Tom was “curled like a lamb's back”.
8. Why is Tom's hair compared to the wool of a lamb?
Ans: Tom's hair is compared to the wool of a lamb for signifying the innocence of the child.
9. Why did Tom cry?
Ans: Tom cried because his beautiful curly hair was shaved at the time of his enrollment as a chimney sweeper.
10. Why were the heads of the chimney sweepers shaved?
Ans: The heads of the chimney sweepers were shaved to minimize the cost necessary for buying soaps for washing and cleaning the heads of the sweepers.
11. What did Tom see in his dream?
Ans: Tom saw an angel with a bright key in his dream.
12. What does the phrase "coffins of black" refers to?
Ans: The phrase "coffins of black" refers to the chimney which turns black because of regular passing of smokes through it.
13. What is the moral of the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"?
Ans: The moral of the poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is “If all do their duty, they need not fear harm”.
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