1. ‘SYMPATHY’ CHARLES MACKAY TEACHER NAME MISS NIDHI SHARMA CLASS 9TH
SUBJECT-ENGLISH
TEACHER NAME
MISS NIDHI SHARMA

2. STUDENTS NAME
Manpreet Kau , Manjeet kaur,Monika,Navdeep Kaur,Rabeena, Jarnail Singh,Jagwinder Singh,Lovpreet Singh,Bakhshish Singh,Rifan Khan

3. CHARLES MACKAY
Charles Mackay ( ) was a Scottish song - writer. An editor of The Illustrated London News , he published several volumes of verse . His poems were very popular with the reading public and many of these were set to music.

5. I lay in sorrow,deep distressed

6. My grief a proud man heard;
His looks were cold, he gave me gold,
But not a kindly word.

7. Explantion
I was lying sad in pain .A man heard my pain and gave me money with pride without saying any word of sympathy.

8. My sorrow passed-I paid him back gave The gold he to me;
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.

9. Explanation
My days of sorrow passed and I paid him his money back with thanks.

10. EXERCISE
1Q :What was the poet doing?
2Q :Did the proud man show any sympathy?
3Q :How had proud man helped the poet?
4Q: Name the poem and the poet?

11. EXERCISE
1Ans :poet was lying in sorrow .
2Ans: No he didn’t .
3Ans:By giving money to the poet .
4Ans:Name of poem is ‘sympathy’ and poet ‘s name is ‘Charles Mackay’.

12. EXERCISE
1Q: Why does the poet say that he ‘stood erect’?
2Q: What did the poet say to the man who had given him gold ?

13. EXERCISE
1Ans :Because he could pay back his money.
2Ans :He said thanks to the man.

14. I lay in want ,and grief, an pain
A poor man passed my way,
He bound my head , he gave me bread,
He watched me night and day.

15. Explanation
I was in need, sad and pain A poor man saw me .He served me day and night.

16. EXERCISE
1Q : What was wrong with the poet ?
2Q : Who passed by him ?
3Q : What did he do for the poet ?

17. EXERCISE
1Ans : He was not well.
2Ans : A poor man passed by him.
3Ans : He served the poet .

18. How shall I pay him back again,
For all he did to me?
Oh ,gold is great, greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.

19. Explanation
How can I pay him back what ever he did for me. Money is great but sympathy is greater than it.

20. EXERCISE
1Q : Who does him here refer to ?
2Q : Why could the poet not pay him back ?
3Q :What had the man done to the poet ?

21. References:
English Book of class 9th
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