Question

As I was walking one morning with ease

Viewing the leaves that had fell from the trees,

All in full motion appearing to be

Those that had withered, they fell from the tree

If you had seen the leaves just a few days ago

How beautiful and bright they did all seem to grow,

A frost came upon them and withered them all

A storm came upon them and down they did fall.

What's the life of a man any more than a leaf.

A man has his seasons so why should he grieve.

For although through this life we appear fine and gay

Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away.
Now, answer the following questions
13) The leaves have withered because……..

A) the frost has withered them. B) they have lost their beauty

C) the storm has withered them. D) the man has withered them

14) Like the bright and beautiful leaf, man is……….

A) palm and dull in his old age B) pale and happy in his youth

C) fine and gay in his youth D) gay and ill in his old age

15) What example did the poet take to describe the immortality of human beings?

A) A bird B) A leaf C) A dog D) A tree

16) The poet asks us not to grieve-because………

A) We know, we have also to die some day or other as leaf , so there is no use to cry over uncertain

life.

B) Some scriptures and traditions tell us that death is a pleasant thing

C) There is no place for sadness and grief in our lives. We are born to be happy.

D) None of these.

17. "Like a leaf we must wither………" What figure of speech is used in this line ?

A) Simile B) personification C) Metaphor D) Exaggeration​

Answer 1

Answer:

I think the answer of 13. Q is A.

14.Q ans is C.

15.Q and is B.

16.Q and is A.

Answer 2

Answer:

13 a

14 c

15 b

16 a

17 a

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