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Sadness Comes

ICSE · Class 12 · English- Short Stories : Perspectives and Reflections

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Card 1Central Idea

What is the central idea of Sadness Comes?

Answer

The poem presents sadness as a real emotional visitor who should not be hidden or fought alone. Its main message is that human connection, warmth, and acceptance make sadness easier to bear.

Card 2Personification

How is sadness personified in the poem?

Answer

Sadness is shown as a female guest who comes to tea, tries to enter, and stays close to the speaker. This personification makes an abstract feeling seem like a living presence.

Card 3Opening Line

What does the line "Sadness came to tea last night" suggest?

Answer

It does not mean a literal tea party. It shows sadness as an unwelcome but familiar visitor who arrives unexpectedly and enters the speaker's life like a guest.

Card 4Speaker's Response

Why does the speaker stop sadness at the door?

Answer

The speaker refuses entry because the moment is meant for meeting friends, and sadness feels like the wrong company for that occasion. This shows the speaker's wish to avoid emotional heaviness for a

Card 5Speaker's Response

What does "your timing isn't right" reveal about the speaker's mood?

Answer

It shows that the speaker feels sadness has arrived at an inconvenient time. The speaker wants a happy social moment and does not want sadness to interrupt it.

Card 6Key Term - finesse

What does "her manners lack finesse" mean in the poem?

Answer

It means sadness behaves in a rude, intrusive, and ungraceful way. The line suggests that sadness does not leave politely when rejected.

Card 7Key Term - nonetheless

What does it mean that sadness "kept up nonetheless"?

Answer

It means sadness continued to follow the speaker even though it was unwanted. The feeling is slow and heavy, but it is also persistent.

Card 8Imagery

How is sadness described in the line about its pace?

Answer

Sadness is described as slow and heavy, which creates a feeling of weight and burden. At the same time, it keeps following without stopping, which makes it seem unavoidable.

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