Holy Thursday by William Black short Questions

Holy Thursday By William Black 

Short Questions  

From where so many children come to attend the church?
The children gather form different charity schools to attend the church to celebrate the 'Holy Thursday'. 

How do the children walk?
The children walk in pairs. Two children walk together to join the long line of countless others. 

In which uniform do the children come to the church?
The children come to the church with (red, green) and blue uniforms. They look like flowers of different colours. 

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? 
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB. It is written in four quatrains and possess variation on the ballad stanza. 

What is the theme of this poem? 
The hypocrisy of the rich and the adversities of the poor is the theme of this poem.

What type of the poem is this?
The poem is a ballad. It has religious theme and at-upper level possess the qualities of a ballad. 

Which question does the poet ask the readers? 
The poet asks the readers whether it is the duty of only some specific persons to help the children of charity schools or it is the duty of all the people who live in London. 

What does the winter in this poem signify? 
The winter signifies the adverse circumstance the children facing because they neither get physical 
comfort nor love warmth.

What does "Holy Thursday" symbolize?
"Holy Thursday" symbolize the Blake's love for religion. He chooses a pure religious theme for this thought-provoking poem.

Where do the children gather for a Holy Thursday?
The children gather at Saint Paul's tomb to perform a religious event. They are here to celebrate the Holy Thursday.

How Keats describes a number of children?
Keats describes a great of number of children with the running water of the River Thames. 

What does the poet name the faces of the children?
The poet calls the faces of the children as 'the flowers of London'. Actually, he wants to present the true picture of so-called developed city London.