8. “I Remember, I Remember”

Question 1

(Q1) What does the speaker remember of childhood?

Answer 1

A. Walking up to the sun, his brother, swinging, swimming

Question 2

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(Q2) What overarching mood does the poem convery? Provide textual evidence to support your answer.

Answer 2

A. Nostalgia (I remember, I remember / the house where I was born).
Changes throught the poem and towards the end, possible regret.
(But now ‘tis little joy/ to know I’m farther off from Heaven/ than when I was a boy’).

Question 3

Q(3) What is the speaker’s attitude about childhood and adulthood now that he’s older?

Answer 3

A. If it were to be taken away, he wished he had never experienced it. It’s disheartening to realize that life isn’t as beautiful as one thought.

Question 4

Q(4) How does the speaker’s wish in the first stanza connect to his attitude about childhood and adulthood as conveyed in the last stanza?

Answer 4

A. He wishes he had died to preserve his innocence and happiness.

Question 5

Q(5) How do the events in Ralph’s life validate this speaker’s attitude about the loss of innocence?

Answer 5

“Everything was alright; everything was good humoured and friendly.”