Question

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

i. What does 'it' stand for in the given stanza?

a. Fire

b. Ice

c. World

d. Stars

ii. What is the rhyming scheme of this stanza?

a. ababa

b. abcda

c. abbac

d. abbab

iii. What could lead to an apocalypse?

a. Ice

b. water

c. lighting
iv. What does ice refer to metaphorically?

a. hatred

b. indifference

c. coldness

d. all of these

v. Which word in the given stanza means 'decay'?

a. hate

b. destruction

c. perish

d. suffice

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Answer 1

1. (c) World

2.(a) ababa

3.(a) Ice

4.(d) all of these

5.(b) destruction