Question

3. Read the following extract and answer the
questions by choosing the correct option.
(1 * 5 = 5)
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet
(a) What does the speaker imagine herself to be?
(i) Rapunzel
(ii) Orphan
(iii) Mermaid
(iv) All of these
(b) What does she want to do?
(i) Roam in the street
(ii) Be free
(iii) Make patterns in the sand
(iv) All of the above
(c) Why does she want to be an orphan?
(i) To lead a carefree life
(ii) To experience life
(iii) To roam in streets
(iv) To be homeless
(d) Which word in the stanza means 'quiet?
(i) Orphan
(ii) Freedom
(iii) Bare
(iv) Hushed
(e) Which poetic device is used here?
(i) Simile
(ii) Alliteration
(iii) Metaphor
(iv) Personification​

Answer 1

Answer:

ii) orphan

iii) make patterns in the sand

ii) to experience life

iv) hushed