Question

4. 'And salted was my food, and my repose,
Salted and sobered ,too, by the bird's voice...'
a. Describe after Edward Thomas, the situation in which the poet heard
anowl's cry.
[2]
b. Do you think the poet refers to the owl's song with a purpose? If so,
what is that purpose?
[2]
c. Why do you think that his food was salted and sobered?
[2]
d. According to you, what does the owl in the poem stand for.
[2]
e. By the birds's voice...who was the speaker reminded of and why?
[2]​

Answer 1

. 'And salted was my food, and my repose,

Salted and sobered ,too, by the bird's voice...'

a. Describe after Edward Thomas, the situation in which the poet heard

anowl's cry.

[2]

b. Do you think the poet refers to the owl's song with a purpose? If so,

what is that purpose?

[2]

c. Why do you think that his food was salted and sobered?

[2]

d. According to you, what does the owl in the poem stand for.

[2]

e. By the birds's voice...who was the speaker reminded of and why?