I Remember, I Remember | Thomas Hood | M.C.Q.

About the Poet

        Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was British poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". He regularly wrote for "The London Magazine". Hood died at the age of 45.

About the Poem

        I Remember, I Remember is a reflective and emotional poem that shows a rare depth of sentiments. It depicts realistic thought in comparison to the ignorance of childhood thought and experience. It compares the real world to the child's world of fantasy.

For the Summary of 'I Remember, I Remember', Please click the below link

>> Summary

I Remember, I Remember

I remember, I remember,
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon,
Nor brought too long a day,
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away !

I remember, I remember,
The roses, red and white,
The violets and the lily-cups
Those flowers made of light !
The lilac where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,-
The tree is living yet !

I remember, I remember,
Where I was used to swing,
And thought the air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing;
My spirit flew in feathers then,
That is so heavy now,
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow !

I remember, I remember,
The fir trees dark and high;
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky:
It was a childish ignorance,
But now's tis little joy
To know I'm farther off from heaven
Than when I was a boy.

Multiple Choice Question

1. The sun came peeping through ..

(a) The door
(b) The window
(c) The black door
(d) The creaks

Ans. (b) The window

2. I often wish the night had borne my breath away means ..

(a) The night carried him away
(b) The night held his breath
(c) The night hastened his breath
(d) The night brought about his death

Ans. (d) The night brought about his death

3. The flowers that grew in his garden were ..

(a) Roses white and pink and violets and lily-cups
(b) Roses red and white and violets and tulips
(c) Roses white and black and violets and buttercups
(d) Roses red and white and violets and lily-cups

Ans. (d) Roses red and white and violets and lily-cups

4. The robin built his nest ..

(a) On the tree top
(b) In the lily-cups
(c) In the lilac
(d) Among the violets

Ans. (c) In the lilac

5. The laburnum was planted ..

(a) When the poet's brother was born
(b) On his birthday
(c) When he was 10 years old
(d) When the poet was born

Ans. (b) On his birthday

6. My spirit was .. in my childhood but now it is ..

(a) Heavy, Light
(b) Light, Heavy
(c) Light, Light
(d) Heavy, Heavy

Ans. (b) Light, Heavy

7. In summer the pools were ..

(a) Cool
(b) Warm
(c) Hot
(d) None

Ans. (c) Hot

8. The fir trees are ..

(a) Tall and Slender
(b) Short and Bushy
(c) Dark and High
(d) Thick and Short

Ans. (c) Dark and High

9. The poet thought that the slender top were ..

(a) Close to the ground
(b) Were beyond the sky
(c) Were above the ground
(d) Close to the sky

Ans. (d) Close to the sky

10. Thomas Hood was a ..th century poet.

(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 17

Ans. (c) 20

11. Thomas Hood was .. poet.

(a) An American
(b) A British
(c) An Indian
(d) An African

Ans. (b) a British

12. Thomas Hood regularly wrote for ..

(a) The Economic Times
(b) The American Times
(c) The British Herald
(d) The London Magazine

Ans. (d) The London Magazine

13. Thomas Hood died at the age of ..

(a) 40
(b) 43
(c) 44
(d) 45

Ans. (d) 45

14. I Remember, I Remember is a .. poem.

(a) Reflective and Humorous
(b) Reflective and Imaginary
(c) Reflective and Emotional
(d) Humorous and Emotional

Ans. (c) Reflective and Emotional

15. I Remember, I Remember depicts ..

(a) The adult fantasy with childhood reality
(b) Childhood fantasy with adult reality
(c) The adult fantasy with childhood fantasy
(d) Childhood reality with adult reality

Ans. (b) childhood fantasy with adult reality