{"id":19125,"date":"2024-09-25T12:29:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T06:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinefreenotes.com\/?p=19125"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:57:06","slug":"i-remember-i-remember-bsem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/i-remember-i-remember-bsem\/","title":{"rendered":"I Remember I Remember: BSEM Class 9 English poem answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Get notes, line-by-line explanation, summary, questions and answers, critical analysis, word meanings, extras, and pdf of the poem I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood which is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/bsem.nic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BSEM<\/a> Class 9 English. However, the notes should only be treated for references and changes should be made according to the needs of the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Select notes version<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/i-remember-i-remember-icse-9\/\">Summary and extras <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/i-remember-i-remember-icse\/\">ICSE Class 9 workbook notes version<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n  <style>\r\n    .notice {\r\n      background: yellow;       \/* simple yellow background *\/\r\n      text-align: center;       \/* centre alignment *\/\r\n      padding: 12px 16px;\r\n      margin: 20px auto;\r\n      width: fit-content;       \/* shrink to text and centre via auto margins *\/\r\n      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n    }\r\n  <\/style>\r\n  <div class=\"notice\">\r\n    If you notice any errors in the notes, please mention them in the comments\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<nav id=\"toc\" class=\"toc-box\"><\/nav>\r\n<style>\r\n.toc-box{\r\n  border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\r\n  border-radius:8px;\r\n  background:#fff;\r\n  margin:20px 0;\r\n  font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\r\n}\r\n.toc-header{\r\n  padding:10px 14px;\r\n  font-size:16px;\r\n  font-weight:600;\r\n  border-bottom:1px solid #eef2f7;\r\n  background:#f8fafc\r\n}\r\n.toc-content{\r\n  padding:12px 18px\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Base list *\/\r\n.toc-content ul{\r\n  margin:0 25px;\r\n  padding-left:0;\r\n  list-style:none\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Level-based bullets *\/\r\n.toc-content li{\r\n  position:relative;\r\n  margin:6px 0;\r\n  margin-left:6px;\r\n  line-height:1.5;\r\n\tlist-style:disc;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* H2 bullet \u25cf *\/\r\n.toc-content li.level-2{\r\n  list-style:disc;\r\n\t\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* H3 bullet \u25cb *\/\r\n.toc-content li.level-3{\r\n  margin-left:26px;\r\n\tlist-style:disc;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\/* H4+ bullet \u2013 *\/\r\n.toc-content li.level-4{\r\n  margin-left:46px;\r\n\tlist-style:disc;\r\n}\r\n.toc-content li.level-5,\r\n.toc-content li.level-6{\r\n  margin-left:66px;\r\n\tlist-style:disc;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.toc-content a{\r\n  text-decoration:none;\r\n  color:#000\r\n}\r\n.toc-content a:hover{\r\n  text-decoration:underline\r\n}\r\n\r\nhtml{scroll-behavior:smooth}\r\nh1[id],h2[id],h3[id],h4[id],h5[id],h6[id]{\r\n  scroll-margin-top:110px\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\r\n  const toc = document.getElementById('toc');\r\n  if (!toc) return;\r\n\r\n  \/* MAIN CONTENT ONLY *\/\r\n  const content = document.querySelector('#pdf-content');\r\n\r\n  \/* EXCLUDE AREAS *\/\r\n  const excludeSelectors = `\r\n    .author, .byline, .entry-meta, .post-meta,\r\n    #comments, .comments-area, .comment-respond,\r\n    .comment-form, .comment-list,\r\n    .login, .login-required,\r\n    .sidebar, aside, footer, nav,\r\n    .widget, .widgets\r\n  `;\r\n\r\n  \/* TEXT TO IGNORE *\/\r\n  const ignoreText = [\r\n    'leave a comment',\r\n    'cancel reply',\r\n    'login required',\r\n    'get notes',\r\n    'ron\\'e dutta',\r\n    'comments'\r\n  ];\r\n\r\n  \r\nconst headings = [...content.querySelectorAll('h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6')]\r\n  .filter(h => !excludeSelectors || !h.closest(excludeSelectors))\r\n  .filter(h => {\r\n    const txt = h.textContent.trim().toLowerCase();\r\n    return txt.length > 0 && !ignoreText.some(t => txt.includes(t));\r\n  });\r\n\r\n\/\/alert(content);\r\n  if (!headings.length) {\r\n    toc.style.display = 'none';\r\n    return;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  \/* UNIQUE IDs *\/\r\n  const used = {};\r\n  const slug = t => t.toLowerCase().trim()\r\n    .replace(\/[^a-z0-9\\s-]\/g, '')\r\n    .replace(\/\\s+\/g, '-');\r\n\r\n  headings.forEach(h => {\r\n    if (!h.id) {\r\n      let base = slug(h.textContent) || 'section';\r\n      used[base] = (used[base] || 0) + 1;\r\n      h.id = used[base] > 1 ? base + '-' + used[base] : base;\r\n    }\r\n  });\r\n\r\n  \/* BUILD TOC *\/\r\n  const ul = document.createElement('ul');\r\n\r\n  headings.forEach(h => {\r\n    const level = parseInt(h.tagName.substring(1));\r\n    if (level < 2) return; \/\/ skip H1 like your reference site\r\n\r\n    const li = document.createElement('li');\r\n    li.className = 'level-' + level;\r\n\r\n    const a = document.createElement('a');\r\n    a.href = '#' + h.id;\r\n    a.textContent = h.textContent.trim();\r\n\r\n    li.appendChild(a);\r\n    ul.appendChild(li);\r\n  });\r\n\r\n  toc.innerHTML = `\r\n    <div class=\"toc-header\">Table of Contents<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"toc-content\"><\/div>\r\n  `;\r\n  toc.querySelector('.toc-content').appendChild(ul);\r\n\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Comprehension\"><strong>Comprehension<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(A) On the basis of your understanding of the poem, complete the following statements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. As a grown up the poet often wishes that \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The night had taken his breath away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. On his birthday the poet\u2019s brother set \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The laburnum tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Compared to his spirit in his childhood the poet\u2019s spirit is now \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: Much heavier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. In his childhood the poet thought that the top of fir trees touched \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(B) Answer the following questions in a sentence each&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Where did the robin build its nest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: In the lilacs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. What did the poet remember as he used to swim?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The poet remembered that his spirit flew in feathers then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(C) Answer the following questions briefly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. In the first stanza what does the poet remember of the sun?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The poet remembers the sun peeping in through the little window of the house where he was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Is the poet happy with his present condition? How do you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: No, the poet is not happy with his present condition, as he often wishes that the night had taken his breath away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Explain \u2018those flowers made of light\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: &#8216;Those flowers made of light&#8217; refers to the vivid and bright colours of the roses, violets, and lily cups from the poet&#8217;s childhood memories, symbolising purity and innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. What does the poet remember of his brother?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The poet remembers his brother setting up the laburnum tree on his birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>V. \u2018My spirit flew in feathers then.\u2019 What does the poet mean by it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: By saying \u2018my spirit flew in feathers then\u2019, the poet means that in his childhood, he felt light-hearted and carefree, much like a bird in flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VI. The poet says that he is \u2018farther off from Heaven\u2019? What is the poet\u2019s \u2018heaven\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The poet&#8217;s &#8216;heaven&#8217; refers to the blissful and innocent state of his childhood, which he feels he has drifted away from as he has grown older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Think_and_Answer\"><strong>Think and Answer<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(A) The poet says that he lost his brother and he regrets it. Make a list of other things that the poet lost.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The poet lost a sense of closeness to nature and the world around him (&#8220;My spirit flew in feathers then&#8221;), a feeling of being close to heaven\/a spiritual connection (&#8220;I&#8217;m farther off from Heaven than when I was a boy&#8221;), the ability to feel wonder and imagination (&#8220;those flowers made of light&#8221;), freedom and lightness of spirit (&#8220;My spirit flew in feathers then\/That is so heavy now&#8221;), a feeling of newness\/excitement about each day (&#8220;He never came a wink too soon\/Nor brought too long a day&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(B) You are still in your childhood. But is your \u2018now\u2019 the same as when you were a little boy or \u2018girl\u2019 say when you were 8 or 9. Try to list the differences between your \u2018now\u2019 and your \u2018then\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Now<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Then<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1. I am in my teens.<\/td><td>1. I was a child, yet to attain my teens.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. I have more responsibilities and expectations.<\/td><td>2. Life was simpler with fewer responsibilities.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. My interests and hobbies are evolving.<\/td><td>3. I enjoyed simpler pleasures and activities.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Appreciation\"><strong>Appreciation<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(a) In the poem, the words \u2018I remember, I remember\u2019 is repeated at the beginning of every stanza. Which of the following statements are the effects it produces:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I. It has no special purpose.<br>II. Emphasises childhood memories<br>III. Stresses the loss between childhood innocence and grown up experience.<br>IV. The poet reminds himself of his childhood so that he will not forget it.<br>V. Reflects the unhappy condition of his adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: The relevant statements are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>II. Emphasises childhood memories<br>III. Stresses the loss between childhood innocence and grown up experience.<br>IV. The poet reminds himself of his childhood so that he will not forget it.<br>V. Reflects the unhappy condition of his adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get notes, line-by-line explanation, summary, questions and answers, critical analysis, word meanings, extras, and pdf of the poem I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood which is part of BSEM Class 9 English. 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