The Cry of the Children — Important Questions
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
61 important questions from The Cry of the Children for ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest, with answers. Written for the board exams 2027.
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Who is addressed by the words 'O my brothers'?
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The reader and society
'O my brothers' is an address to society, urging it to respond to the injustice.
Which natural image is used to contrast with the crying children?
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The young lambs are bleating in the meadows
The poem contrasts free, happy young animals with suffering children.
Which line shows that the children are exhausted?
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Our young feet, they say, are very weak!
The line directly shows weakness and tiredness in the children.
What is Little Alice used to show?
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Death as relief from suffering
Little Alice's death is presented as an escape from hardship.
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