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In the dark that falls before the dawn, When the dew has settled on the thorn, When the stars have been obscured by clouds, A silence covers all things in shrouds. No wind sighs in the mulberry tree, No firefly glimmers wild and free, A shadow has wrapped the night in gloom, It's silent as a deserted tomb. All of a sudden a lapwing's cry Cuts the black silence as it flies by, Again and again it slashes the dark That haunts the empty, desolate park. Anguish, sorrow pours from its throat, It wings in the night, note after note; I open my window so the light Will flood the dark of this wretched night. Why does it cry so miserably? Why is it so solitary? All I know is that loss and ache Are left behind in the lapwing's wake. -- Meera Uberoi Write the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheets: (a) When darkness falls there is ___________________________. (i) complete silence everywhere (ii) a shroud covering all things (iii) the crying of the lapwing to be heard (iv) gloom and desolation (b) When does the lapwing come out? (i) at dawn (ii) at night (iii) just before dawn (iv) in the morning (c) Why does the poet open the window? (i) he can get some light (ii) he can hear the lapwing (iii) he can see the lapwing (iv) he can get some air. (d) What are the causes of the Lapwing's misery? (i) loneliness and gloom (ii) loss and pain (iii) darkness and loss (iv) darkness and pain (e) The lapwing's cry fills the poet with _____________________ . (i) longing (ii) anger (iii) unhappiness (iv) joy. (f) Identify any two poetic devices used in the above poem. ______________________________________________________.

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