Summary of Poem Everyone Sang
Everyone Sang Poem Summary: It is an anti-war poem by the famous British Trench poet, Seigfried Sassoon. He thinks that wars and battles are a criminal waste of money, men, and materials.
Hence, they should be stopped at any cost. In the poem, he seems to be celebrating the end of the First World War in November 1918.
The poet says that the soldiers are filled with joy in the wake of the end of this war. The whole atmosphere is surcharged with ‘beauty and ‘delight’.
The ‘horror’ and ‘ugliness’ of wartime have come to an end. Freedom and fearlessness have occupied the hearts and minds of everyone.
So everyone is celebrating the end of this war. The poet feels as if the caged bird has been set free to fly wildly in the sky. The song may be ‘wordless’ but it is being felt by every soldier perhaps this kind of joy will never never be felt again.
Objectives
1. ‘Everyone’ is referred to ……….
- Singers
- Dancers
- Soldiers
- Players
2. Who wrote the poem ‘Everyone Sang’?
- Rudyard Kipling
- Edward Thomas
- Siegfried Sassoon
- W.B. Yeats
3. ‘Everyone Sang’ has been composed after ………..
- First World War
- Second World War
- 1917
- 1914
4. ‘Everyone Sang’ is a ……..… poem?
- natures
- war
- sad
- love
5. Siegfried Sassoon belongs to ……….
- America
- Germany
- Britain
- None of these
6. The First World War ended in ……….
- Nov.1916
- Nov.1918
- Nov.1917
- Nov.1919
7. Who was himself a soldier?
- Rudyard Kipling
- Walter de la Mare
- W.B. Yeats
- Siegfried Sassoon
8. To which country did Adolf Hitler belong ……….?
- Germany
- France
- Britain
- India
9. “My heart was shaken with tears” is taken from ……….
- Echo
- If
- Adlestrop
- Everyone Sang
10. Siegfried Sassoon is known as ……….
- War poet
- Nature poet
- Dramatist
- Prose writer
Answer:- 1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (A)
Subjective
1. What happened to the heart of the poet?
Answer:- The heart of the poet was shaken with tears. No horror was left there. It was filled with joy.
2. With what the feeling of joy and freedom felt by the people at the end of the war has been compared?
Answer:- The feeling of joy and freedom of people at the end of the war has been compared with the feeling of the caged birds, suddenly set free to fly over orchards and meadows without fear.
3. How did Everyone’s song differ from that of birds?
Answer:- This song was wordless, unlike the song of birds. Also, it had the ring of eternity.
4. Explain the meaning of ‘The singing will never be done.
Answer:- The war has come to an end and people are celebrating and singing out of Joy but the poet is apprehensive of the future. The future war may spoil the sense of Universal joy. Then no one will sing like this.
5. How did Beauty come?
Answer:- Beauty came like the setting sun. After the sun sets, it is night, and night is meant for rest. So, this beauty will provide the people with peace.
6. ‘My heart was shaken with tears. What does this line mean?
Answer:- This line tells us that the poet is crying out of joy. His tears are the tears of joy.
7. How do caged birds behave when set free?
Answer:- The caged birds when set free, fly wildly with delight and go over and over out of sight.
8. Who wrote the poem ‘Everyone Sang’?
Answer:- It is Seigfried Sassoon, a war poet of England, who wrote the poem, ‘Everyone Sang’.
9. What is the reaction of the poet after the war comes to an end?
Answer:- The poet himself is a soldier. He has seen the horrors and terrors of wars with his own eyes. He has an anti-war attitude.
So, when the war came to an end, he was filled with delight. He is now very happy. He feels very relieved. He hopes that the killing of innocent soldiers will now stop.