Question

‘In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils, but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer’
a) Identify the rhyming scheme of the above lines.
b) Identify the rhyming words of the above lines.
c) Name the figure of speech employed in the fourth line.
d) Find the alliterated words in the third line
e) What does ‘dim past’ refer to?

Answer 1

Answer:

a)abba

b) fear- cheer

whole- toll

c) Metaphor

d) happy, heart

e) 'dim past' refers to unhappy or unpleasant past events or experiences.

Answer 2

The answer to the given question is written below.

• The answer to the first question will be 'a-b-b-a'.
• The answer to the second question will be 'fear-cheer'.
• The answer to the third question will be 'whole-toll'.
• The answer to the fourth question will be 'happy heart'.
• The answer to the fifth question will be 'the unpleasant or unhappy events or experiences which happened previously with respect to the given lines'.