Why is the sledge made heavy? Why is it swung slowly?
What is meant by “measured” beat? What is a musical measure?
What is a sexton? Where was the village bell hung, then? Why was it called the “village” bell?
When is the evening sun low?
What is a “forge”?
Why do bellows “roar”?
What is “chaff”? What is a threshing floor? How is grain threshed now-a-days? How was it usually threshed when this poem was written?
Wednesday
What members of the smith’s family are mentioned in the poem? What is a parson?
What is a “choir”?