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Reference to the context

Read the lines from the poem and anwer the questions that follow.

‘No, man of ice,—for shame, for shame!

For ‘Christmas Day’ is no mere name.

No, not for you this ringing cheer,

This festal season of the year.

And not for you the chime of bells

From holy temple rolls and swells.
In day and deed he has no part—

Who holds not Christmas in his heart!’

a. What does the phrase ‘man of ice’ mean?

b. ‘For ‘Christmas Day’ is no mere name.’

What does the poet mean by the above line?

c. Where do the bells chime?

d. According to the poet, for whom is the festive season not meant?

e. How is this person different from the others?

Time to think and answer

Why do you think the old miser disapproves of the festivities of Christmas? If given an
opportunity, how would you include him in the festivities? life skill analytical thinking

Time to enjoy

1. What is the setting of the poem?

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

3. Imagery is a technique that poets and authors employ to create a set of pictures or images in
the minds of the readers. This poem creates beautiful visual images.

Read the poem again carefully and state:

a. What can you see through the poem? (visual imagery)

b. What can you hear through the poem? (auditory imagery)

c. How do these visual and auditory images impact our enjoyment of the poem?

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