Question

1. Read the following extract and answer the following questions.

Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof,
As I listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.
(a) Every light ringing sound on his roof has .................
(b) The poet recollects many ..............while listening to the patter of rain.

(c) The word in the above stanza which means the same as ‘imaginations’ is ...............
(d) The poetic device used in two last two lines is .............

Answer 1

Answer:

a)echo

b)roof

c)dreamy

d)patter