The Village School Master

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The central character is the village schoolmaster. He is shown as a stern but learned teacher who runs a village school. The poem presents him as someone feared by students but respected by the whole …

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Oliver Goldsmith wrote The Village School Master. He is the poet and narrator, and he speaks in the first person while describing the schoolmaster he knew well.

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No. It is an extract from Goldsmith's longer poem The Deserted Village. It is not a separate original poem.

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The Deserted Village is a pastoral poem by Oliver Goldsmith, published in 1770. It presents village life in a reflective and nostalgic way.

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The words village and schoolmaster suggest a rural setting. The poem is clearly placed in a village environment, where a local teacher runs a small school.

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He is described as severe and stern to view. This means he looks strict and serious, so students fear him even before he speaks.

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The children fear him because they can read bad moods on his face. They learn to trace the day's disasters in his morning face, so they can tell when he is likely to be strict.

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Counterfeited glee means fake laughter. The children laugh at his jokes not because they truly find them funny, but because they are afraid and want to please him.