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Raintree 4 A Prayer

 Summary: A Prayer

The poem “A Prayer”, written when India was still under British rule, offers a

prayer to unite all women and men in the country. It prays for a country in

which every house, every market, every field is full, and there is plenty for

everyone. The poet prays for all the dreams and hopes of the people to come

true, and for the words and actions of the people to be honest. He wishes for

all the sons and daughters of the country to show unity and live in peace.

Each stanza of the poem is three lines long, and begins the same way, making

it sound like a prayer. 

POEM: A PRAYER

A. 1. The poet is praying for his country and its people.

2. a. The poet is praying for the earth, water, air and fruits of his country to be sweet.

b. By sweet air, the poet means that there should be love and harmony among people of its

country, for each other and for everyone else.

3. a. The poet wishes for the dreams and hopes of his countrymen and women to come true.

b. The word ‘true’ here means two things. The poet wants the dreams and hopes of the people of

his country to come true. At the same time, he also wants the deeds and words of the people of

the country to be honest.

4. The ‘lives and hearts’ of the people can be one if they all show unity, and live in peace and

harmony.

B. (Suggested answer. Accept all logical answers.)

A country is made of its people and their cultures. The land without people is just empty land.

Praying for the country means praying for the welfare of all the people of the country. In the poem,

all the things that the poet prays for are related to the well-being of the people. Even when it says

“Let the earth and water, / the air and fruits of my country / be sweet, my God”, it means that there

should be peace and harmony in the air so that all the people live together happily. In the lines “Let

the promises and hopes, / the deeds and words of my country / be true, my God”, the poet asks for

honesty in the words and actions of the people.

C. (Free response.)

A PRAYER POEM

A. Answer in brief.

In the poem A Prayer, which country does the poet mention? What does he pray for?

 Ans: The poet talks about India. The poet wants the people of India to be united in their lives and

hearts.

B. Answer in detail.

What does the poet pray for, for all the people of this country?

 Ans: The poet prays for a country in which every house, every market, every field is full, and there is

plenty for everyone. He prays for all the dreams and hopes of the people to come true, and for the

words and actions of the people to be honest. He wishes for all the sons and daughters of the country

to show unity and live in peace.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. Let the houses and marts,

 the forests and fields of my country

 be full, my God.

 a. What does the poet pray for, in this stanza?

 Ans: a. The poet prays for enough food in every home and market and enough crops and trees

in the fields and forests.

2. Let the lives and hearts

 of the sons and daughters of my country

 be one, my God.

 a. What does the poet mean when he says that everyone’s lives and hearts should be one?

 Ans: a. The poet means that everyone should be united and live in peace and harmony with

one another.

D. Think and answer. (Answer in brief)

Why does the poet want the people to think alike?

 Ans: Only if the people think alike they can reach a common goal. If their heart is not one the country

will not get what it wants.

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