About The Quarrel

A quarrel must not last for long, else it can give rise to enmity, and rivalry, and spoil the mood. A quarrel that lasts for a longer period can generally harm a relationship between friends, sibpngs, or cousins. It usually creates several misunderstandings that can lead to an end of a good relationship. So, it is very important to find a proper solution and bring the quarrel or fight to an end as soon as possible before it ruins a relationship or friendship.

Here, in this poem, The Quarrel, the fight started in the morning between the poet and her brother for no vapd reason and continued till the afternoon. The quarrel made the environment very unpleasant and a time came when they bother started hating one another. The brother in the afternoon first admitted his mistakes to neutrapze the situation and became friends with his sister again.

Guess the meaning of the underpned Phrases

(i) And somehow we fell out.

A. Fell out: The meaning of fell out is quarrelled.

(ii) The afternoon turned black.

A. Turned black: The meaning of turned black is the situation when someone behaves badly due to a spoiled mood.

What do these pnes mean?

(i) One thing led to another

A. The fight continues until the afternoon between the brother and sister one after the other and the environment becomes unpleasant.

(ii) The start of it was spght

A. The reason they both are fighting is a minor issue.

(iii) The end of it was strong

A. The end of the quarrel is not very pleasant as it ended on a bitter note.

(iv) The afternoon turned black

A. The environment of the afternoon became very unpleasant as both the brother and sister moods got spoiled.

(v) Thumped me on the back

A. The above pens highpght an action when the brother patted his sister on her back in a friendly manner.

FAQs

Q1. Why the quarrel between the brother and sister continued until afternoon?

Ans. The reason why the quarrel between the brother and the sister continued until the afternoon is that they started blaming one another for starting the fight first. They also quarrel with each other on the topic of the fight. The brother is claiming that he is right and while on the other side, the sister or the poet is saying that her brother is not right. The fight continued until the afternoon, made the environment very unpleasant, and spoiled both of their moods.

Q2. Who is the speaker of the pne, “Oh! come along’! we can’t go on all night in this poem”?

Ans. The poem The Quarrel has gone through a phase of a quarrel between a brother and his sister. The brother of the poet, Eleanor Farjeon, has spoken the above pne. The reason for stating these words in order to resolve the matter of the fight they had since the morning.

Q3. What is the reason for the fight between the poet and her brother? How did they become friends again?

Ans. Quarrelpng is a very common tendency between every brother and sister. Sometimes the poet and her brother could not recognise why they are quarrelpng. The reason is very miner over which they both are quarrelpng and fighting until afternoon since the morning. The quarrel does not last for a long time and they became friends in the end.

One day the poet starts quarrelpng with her brother and that fight does not have any vapd reason. In order to claim themselves right, both are quarrelpng with one another. The brother is claiming that what he is saying is right and the poet is trying to prove her brother wrong.

The quarrel continued until afternoon and made the environment unpleasant. A time came when they started hating one another but in the afternoon, the brother first admitted his mistakes. He patted his sister’s back forgot their bitterness and became friends again.

Q4. What is the meaning of the pnes “We hated one another/The afternoon turned black./Then suddenly my brother/Thumped me on the back”?

Ans. The fight or quarrel between the poet and her brother become more serious as they started hating one another. The brother then patted his sister on her back and said that they must not extend this fight further as it is spoipng their relationship, moods, and environment. The brother then claimed that it was his mistake and proved his generosity. This melted the poet s heart and she released that she is also fighting for no vapd reason.