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  1. The speaker is worried about many things like what if, he becomes dumb in the school, swimming pool is closed, he is punished, his father is jailed calls his friend to eat pizza, nobody likes him, he is struck by lightning, he does not grow tall, his head becomes smaller, fish does not bite, his kitRead more

    The speaker is worried about many things like what if,

    • he becomes dumb in the school,
    • swimming pool is closed,
    • he is punished,
    • his father is jailed calls his friend to eat pizza,
    • nobody likes him,
    • he is struck by lightning,
    • he does not grow tall,
    • his head becomes smaller,
    • fish does not bite,
    • his kite is torn,
    • a war breaks out,
    • his parents get divorced,
    • his bus gets late,
    • his teeth do not grow straight,
    • he tears his pants,
    • he cannot learn to dance.

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  1. In the poem What If, the poet talks about the  struggles of young children. Often they associate imaginary things with their real lives. These negative things always come up in their minds during the night time. The poet indirectly suggests the readers to counsel the children and help them build strRead more

    In the poem What If, the poet talks about the  struggles of young children. Often they associate imaginary things with their real lives. These negative things always come up in their minds during the night time. The poet indirectly suggests the readers to counsel the children and help them build strong will-power and confidence in themselves so that they may be able to get rid of such thoughts.

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  1. In the poem What If, the poet talks about the imaginary fears and worries which occupy the mind of a young child during the night time. e.g. he gets worried by thinking what would happen if his parents get divorced or his head becomes small etc. Read summary of What If Play Quiz on What If

    In the poem What If, the poet talks about the imaginary fears and worries which occupy the mind of a young child during the night time. e.g. he gets worried by thinking what would happen if his parents get divorced or his head becomes small etc.

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  1. The child is attracted towards the bangle seller because he thinks that the bangle seller never hurries like him (the child himself). Unlike the child, the bangle seller has no road to take and no place to go and there is no time bound for him to return back to home. In other words, the bangle selleRead more

    The child is attracted towards the bangle seller because he thinks that the bangle seller never hurries like him (the child himself). Unlike the child, the bangle seller has no road to take and no place to go and there is no time bound for him to return back to home. In other words, the bangle seller appears to be enjoying freedom. This is what the child is attracted to while seeing the bangle seller.

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  1. The child finds the gardener digging the ground. He does what he likes with the spade. His clothes become dirty but no one scolds him for that. And no one stops him from doing his work though it may be a sunny day or a rainy day. In other words, the child thinks that the gardener enjoys freedom. ThiRead more

    The child finds the gardener digging the ground. He does what he likes with the spade. His clothes become dirty but no one scolds him for that. And no one stops him from doing his work though it may be a sunny day or a rainy day. In other words, the child thinks that the gardener enjoys freedom. This fascinates him.

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  1. He finds different vocations interesting because they all seem to be enjoying freedom unlike he himself. He desires to become a bangle-seller, a gardener and a watchman because he thinks that they all enjoy freedom. On the other hand, he himself is deprived of the freedom. This is is why finds otherRead more

    He finds different vocations interesting because they all seem to be enjoying freedom unlike he himself. He desires to become a bangle-seller, a gardener and a watchman because he thinks that they all enjoy freedom. On the other hand, he himself is deprived of the freedom. This is is why finds other vocations interesting.

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