Raintree 2 How Many

Summary: How Many

Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894) is one of the few women poets of the Victorian era whose

poetry has stayed popular and relevant even in modern times—perhaps because she

addressed generic themes.

This poem talks about Time, something which can never become dated. It progresses from

one of the smallest divisions, namely, the second and steadily progresses from minutes, to

hours, days, weeks, months, and years to ages. But the speaker says that no one can answer

the last question—How many ages in time? This is because time is endless—it never stops.

POEM: HOW MANY?

A. 2. hour 3. twenty four 4. seven 5. month 6. twelve

B. This is because time is endless—it never stops.

HOW MANY? POEM

A. Answer in brief.

1. How many hours are there in a day? What do we do in that time?

Ans: There are twenty four hours in a day. We work, play and rest in those twenty four hours.

2. How many months are there in a year? How do we know?

Ans: There are twelve months in a year. We know about this from the calendar.

B. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. How many seconds in a minute?

Sixty, and no more in it.

How many minutes in an hour?

Sixty for sun and shower.

a. How many seconds are there in a minute?

b. How many minutes are there in an hour?

c. What does the poet mean when she says ‘Sixty for sun and shower?’

Ans: a. There are sixty seconds in a minute.

b. There are sixty minutes in an hour.

c. She means that there are sixty minutes in an hour, whether it is sunny or rainy.

2. How many years in an age?

One hundred, says the sage.

How many ages in time?

No one knows the rhyme.

a. How many years are there in an age?

b. Can anyone say how many ages are there in time? Why?

c. Does time ever stop?

Ans: a. There are a hundred years in an age.

b. No one can say how many ages there are in time as time is endless.

c. Time never stops.

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