What is the theme of the poem ?
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
What is the theme of the poem ?
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Correct answer: (C) If we don't care for our future, we will eventually suffer.
Explanation
The careless cricket enjoyed summer without saving and suffered in winter, showing that neglecting the future leads to suffering.