CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the swallow in love with?
A
the reed
B
the match girl
C
the seamstress
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Early in the summer, the Swallow fell in love with a beautiful Reed. He would spend a lot of time with her and so when the auutum came, he refused to go with his friends to Egypt. After his friends had gone, he started to miss them.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a way, Swallow was the Prince’s guardian angel, while he was frozen in the form of a statue. The Prince’s redemption would not have been possible without his fellow Swallow. He guided his soul, throughout the story and at the end they were carried to Paradise with God.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Explanation: The friendship between the Happy Prince and the swallow is one that’s based on love and mutual respect. Although the swallow needs to migrate to Egypt for the winter, he’s so drawn to the kindness of the prince.

Detailed explanation-4: -Swallow is a carefree bird that thinks of his own happiness before anything else. He falls in and out of love quickly and moves quickly as well. He is headed to Egypt when he finds the Happy Prince statue. He works with the Happy Prince because he sees how much it means to the Happy Prince to help others.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Swallow’s relationship with the Reed was doomed because she was a female with Victorian-feminine characteristics. For example, she is domestic while he is always in flight, she “is always flirting, ” “has no money” and “far too many relationships” (4).

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