CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Happy Prince is described as a beautiful statue. The statue was placed on the top of a tall pillar. The statue of the prince was completely covered with gold. There were two sapphires in the place of his eyeballs, instead of eyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The statue of the Happy Prince stood high above the city. It was covered with gold, its eyes were bright blue jewels, and a red jewel hung from its waist. Everyone thought that it was very beautiful.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The courtiers used to call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because when he was alive, he did not know what tears were, for he lived in the Palace, where sorrow was not allowed to enter.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Happy Prince is a golden statue with beautiful sapphire eyes and a bright red ruby decorating his sword-hilt. Everyone admires his beauty and his happiness-some mothers even tell their children they should be happier, like the Happy Prince.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Happy Prince is the story of a majestic statue that looks down over a city. The statue is of a Prince who had had an easy, luxurious life, completely unconcerned by what was happening beyond the walls of his castle. Now, he is tied to that immobile, sumptuous statue, bathed in gold and with precious stones.