NCERT Class 7th Poem - The Squirrel by Mildred Bowers Armstrong Summary

The poem is a sestet, a six line poem, describing a single scenery of a squirrel against the backdrop of a garden.

In this poem, the narrator describes an imagery of a squirrel sitting on a ground, relishing (enjoying) "his" nut. Its rolled tailed forms the shape of a question mark.

 The narrator uses the metaphor of an "overcoat" to describe its furry skin of grey colour. The squirrel is lively and loves playing with the narrator, who teases it by running around its beloved tree. When he runs, the squirrel gets positive reinforcement and it runs along with him around the tree. You must have noted that the poet used the pronoun "he" for the squirrel.