ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

1. In Stanza 1, why is the persona feeling uneasy?

2. Which line in stanza 1, indicates that the flute player is more interested in playing the flute than building
their love?
. Which line in stanza 1 tells us that the persona is deeply affected by the melody of the song?
!. In stanza 1, what feeling does the persona e"press?
#. Where does the melody originate?
$. %ow does she feel when she longs for the song in stanza 1?
&. 'o you feel that the persona is deeply affected by the melody of the song in stanza 1? %ow do you (now?
). What does the *sic( rice field+ in stanza 2, line indicate?
,. In stanza 2, what is the persona comparing her village to?
1-. What are *the evening rays+ referred to in stanza 2?
11. .ame one *lu"ury+ that they used to en/oy in the village.
12. Why is her conscience *disturbed+ in stanza ?
1. Why is the persona feeling guilty in the first stanza?
1!. What is the meaning of *when there is hardly time for our love+
1#. 0nother meaning for the word *hazard+ in the third stanza means
1$. Where is the persona+s beloved now?
1&. What are the things the persona en/oys doing in the village?
1). What is the atmosphere in the village?
1,. What is the poet trying to tell us about the changes in her life?
2-. What is the poem about?
21. What type of musical instrument is the flute?
22. What does the lady want of the man?
2. What does the persona hear in the depth of her heart?
2!. What has happened to the rice field?
2#. What can the persona do in the early morning?
2$. Which words tell us that the air has a lovely smell?
2&. What has happened to the persona+s younger brother?
2). What is the persona+s life partner doing most of the time?
2,. What does line 2 stanza 1 tell us about the relationship between the persona and the flutist?
-. What is the persona guilty about
1. What words are used to indicate where the melody is? 'o you thin( they are suitable?
2. What does the persona long for?
. Write the two words that relate to how a flute is played.
!. Why do you thin( the persona says she feels guilty about longing for the man+s song? In your own words,
give a reason to support your answer.
#. Where is the man playing his flute?
$. %ow do we (now that the rice fields are not loo(ing good?
&. What does the line while here it has become a lu"ury mean in conte"t?
). What words has the poet used to describe how she en/oys things of nature?
,. 'o you thin( they are suitable?
!-. 1"plain the phrase disturbs my conscience as used in conte"t.
!1. Write two words that relate to the feeling helpless when watching something happening.
!2. Why do you thin( the persona feels unhappy about her relatives and friend? In your own words, give a
reason to support your answer.
!. %ow does the persona feel about the man playing his flute?
!!. Write two words that relate to things of nature.
!#. Why do you thin( the persona mean by the phrase this world? In your words, give a reason to support your
answer.