The Nurse's Song
1. What kind of nurse is the nurse in "Songs of Experience"?
Ans: The nurse in "Songs of Experience" is jealous and authoritative.
2. Why does the face of the nurse turn green and pale?
Ans: The face of the nurse turns green and pale remembering some bitter experience of her youth.
3. What does the word "green" symbolise?
Ans: The word "green" symbolises jealousy.
4. What does the nurse feel jealous of?
Ans: The nurse feels jealous of the happiness of the children.
5. What do the whispers of the children symbolise?
Ans: The whispers of the children symbolise something secret, something related to sex.
6. "And the dews of night arise" - what does the "dew" symbolise?
Ans: The "dew" symbolises materialism.
7. What does "spring" symbolise?
Ans: The “spring” symbolises youth.
8. How are the spring and the day of the children wasted according to the nurse?
Ans: According to the nurse, the spring and the day of the children are wasted in play.
9. What does winter symbolize?
Ans: Winter symbolizes hopelessness. It also symbolises old age.
10. How are the winter and night of the children wasted?
Ans: The winter and night of the children are wasted in disguise.
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