(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to? (b) What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?

Question

Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.

“Not I My heart was so light 

That I sang day and night,

For all nature looked gay.” 

(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to? 

(b) What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?

Answer 1

(a) ‘I’ refers to the cricket. 

(b) The nature of the cricket is to sing day and night and be happy.