Question

"It is the engine of the family, she stokes it full" ; Explain.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

‘It is the engine of her family, she strokes it full.’ Explain the significance of these lines.

The goldfinch has been called the engine of her family. Just as the engine starts up the machine, her arrival in the nest has suddenly started up the silent machine i.e. the young ones have started chittering and making noise. The expression 'She stokes itfull' means that she has fed the young ones who now have the energy to become active and make noise

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The Laburnum tree and the goldfinch bird is the engine of her family. She provides food to her young ones and moves to the other branch end. Her dark coloured striped face is visible as her body is yellow coloured and hides behind the yellow leaves of the tree.