CONTENTS

oAbout The Author

o Popular Poem Written By The Author

o Description Of The Poem

oAbout The Poem

o Views On The Poem

o Vocabulary

o Question and Answers

o Collage

o Thank You

Walter de la Mare was born on 25th April 1873,

His father, James Edward Delamaere, was an official of the

Bank of England. His mother, Lucy Sophia (Browning)

Delamare,

He was educated in London at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

School, which he left at age 16.

He was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is

probably best remembered for his work for children and for his

poem "The Listeners". He also wrote some subtle

psychological horror stories,

Some oneSome One came knocking ,At my wee small door.Some One came knocking,I am sure, sure, sure.I listened, I opened,I looked to left and right.But nought there was a-stirringIn the still dark night.Only the busy beetle,Tap tapping the wallOnly from the forest,The screech owl call.Only the cricket whistlingWhile the dewdrops fall..So, I know not who came knocking,At all, at all, at all.

The Listeners creates an atmosphere of mystery, eeriness and strange wonder. A lot of is left to the reader imagination.

The poem invites all the young minders to accompany the lonely traveller on his strange traveller on his strange visit to a solitary castle, deep within a dark forest.

The setting is perfect for a ghost story to unfold and there is a reference to the “Listeners” who listen silently to the traveller’s fervent call.

• In this poem 'The Listener' speaks about a traveller on horseback, who had visited an empty house in a forest,

• On a moonlight night. He knocked on the door hoping against hope to get an expected response. To his utter dismay, the only listeners were a host of ghosts. Nobody responded to his voice. This poem now tell us about his journey.

• Champ’d – Munched Noisily• Forest’s Ferny Floor- Ground Covered With Vegetation.• Turret- Small Tower• Smote- Struck Upon• Leaf Fringed Sill- Window Sill Bordered With Creepers.• Perplex’d- Confused• Dwelt- Lived• Thronging- Crowding• Harkening- Listening• Cropping- Grazing• Surged- Heaved• Plunging- Charging

Q1) In which mood the poet has written this poem?

Q2) Do you think the traveller was scared?

Q3) Put yourself in the traveller’s shoes. How would you feel in that house?

Q4) Do you think the traveller was scared?

Q5) Do you think ghost were listening to the traveller voice?

Q6) Do you believe in supernatural . If yes, tell me your experience or your opinion to support your answer?

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