ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. WRITE
YOUR ANSWERS IN ONE WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER.
1. What does "And" in the first line denote?
2. What could the line "Now that my heart and life's end is
near" means?
3. To whom is the poem dedicated?
4. What does the second stanza mean?
5. In stanza 5, what would remind the writer of the person to
whom the poem is dedicated?
6. What kind of relationship do the speaker and the other
person have?
7. Why is friendship important?
8. Do you have friends? What do you have in common?
9. How do you comfort them? How do they comfort you?
10. What makes friendship lasts?
11. Why is the author thankful to his friend? Are you grateful
to your friends, too? Why?
12. Does the author openly say what he feels for his friends?
Would you also do the same? Why?