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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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Important Questions from The Cry of the Children

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Key topics in The Cry of the Children include Poet and Background, Main Idea and Theme, Voice, Address, and Structure, Contrast Between Nature and Child Labour. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 10 board exam.
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