Question

Belinda embraced him,
Mustard licked him.
No one mourned for his pirate victim.
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate.
Around the dragon that ate the pirate.
(a) Whom does ‘him’ refer to in the stanza?
(i) Belinda (ii) custard
(iii) Mustard (iv) Pirates
(b) Why did Belinda embrace him?
(i) Out of helplessness (ii) Out of gratitude
(iii) Out of fear (iv) Out of shock
(c) Why were Ink and Blink happy?
(i) Joy of their victory
(ii) Because of the fear of pirate
(iii) Because the pirate was killed
(iv) They were in a good mood
(d) Find a word which means ‘move round in circles’.
(i) Mourn (ii) Gyrate (iii) Lick (iv) Embrace
(e) Which figure of speech/literary device has been used here?
(i) Personification
(ii) Enjambment
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) All of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

a Belinda

b out of shock

c joy and victory

d embrace

e all thé above