The phrase ‘a cruel eye outworn’ refers to the authoritarian ways of teaching. In other words, it is a reference to the teacher or any other representative of authority, such as the headmaster, who treats the child in a very strict manner. Question 5. To which season is childhood compared in the poem? Answer: Spring. Question 6.

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