The School Boy', which is included in grade 8 NCERT English textbook, Honeydew, is adapted from the famous poet William Blake's collection of poems under the title, “The Songs of Experience”. This poem is a beautiful representation of the childs' perspective of formal education—boring and tiring as the boy in the poem calls it. The boy or for that matter all children want to explore nature, and understand their surroundings, rather than remain restricted and occupied in classrooms. Find the poem simplified and interactively explained here. Download right away!

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