It Couldn’t be done (poem)

Ans 1 (a) A difficult task that probably could not be done

(b) The difficult task that others claim cannot be done.

2 (a) In the poem ‘he’ is the person being discouraged to try doing tough things that others have failed to do. Ti could be the poet.

(b) The people told him that he was undertaking an impossible task and they had never seen anything do it.

(c) He replied by doing all those things which they said that couldn’t be done.

Ans 3- He undertook the task ‘with a bit of a grin’ as he  had a positive and cheerful attitude. The phrase is repeated to show his optimistic nature.

Ans 4- © an objection

Ans 5- I have the same attitude as the poet towards the ‘thing that couldn't be done’. I too feel that we cannot give up just because a task has never been done. Unless we try our hand at it, it will remain undone’. So, we need to be optimistic, put our head down, work hard and accomplish the ‘seemingly impossible’

Ans6- motivated

Ams7- The character in the poem is optimistic. He has a cheerful and positive attitude. He works hard to accomplish things that seem impossible. He is not one to give up easily. He is not deterred when others mock at him or prophesy his failure. He has strong will power . he is adventurous as he charts unfamiliar territory to conquer previously unaccomplished feats.

Ans 8- The poem is called ‘It couldn’t be done’ as it talks about how people usually shy away from seemingly impossible tasks. They even discourage others from trying to accomplish that which has never been done before. Another title of the poem could be; Try, try, try, till you succeed.