Question

A 1) Pick out the two lines from the extract that show joyful atmosphere. 2

A 2) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line 2

“ The sun in the heaven was shining gay.”​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The sea-birds screamed as they wheeled round.

2. There was joyaunce in their round.

Answer 2

A) 1. "All things were joyful on that day;

       The sea-birds scream'd as they wheel'd round,"

   2. Personification

-These are the answers.

About the poem:

• The questions are from the poem "The Inchcape Rock" written by Robert Southey.
• This poem is about how Abbot was too good to help the people by tying a bell on the rock that warned the sailors of storm and how this was demolished by Ralph, who himself became a prey to it at last.
• Q1. The poet talks about  how there was merriness and two lines that deliver it are: "All things were joyful on that day; The sea-birds scream'd as they wheel'd round,"
• Q2. The figure of speech used in the line "The sun in the heaven was shining gay,” is Personification.  Personification is when an a nonliving thing is given emotions/ feelings/ behaviour like that of a human.
• In other words they are given human forms. In this line the sun is said to be shining gay -which means the sun is happy. So it is given human feeling of happiness. Therefore it is personification.