Poems-8 ➤ What If 1. The name of the poet is Shel Silverstein R.N. Tagore Mary O’Neill Peter Dixon 2. The child has worries because he is overburdened he is tired of a fearful nature of the family environment 3. The speaker does not want to live be happy die succeed 4. The word ‘bolt’ means the same as a lock a sudden strike door a piece of iron 5. The questions show that the speaker looks at the future with fear hope dismay courage 6. The speaker’s fear was logical illogical necessary unnecessary 7. Who might start a war? the speaker’s enemies terrorists the foreigners the peoples of the world 8. The noun form of ‘sang’ is song sing sung singly 9. The speaker suffers from a sense of insecurity a brilliant Imagination a threat to his life the fear of lightning 10. The cause of fearfulness is a great terror lack of confidence the dark night not doing the work Loading … Question 1 of 10