Q-2 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. (05)
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine; The
birds are silent in their nest, And I
must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.
Farewell, green fields and happy groves, Where
flocks have took delight.
Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves
The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing,
And joy without ceasing, On
each bud and blossom, And
each sleeping bosom.
a) How did the poet explain the evening time through his poem?
b) Why did angels come down on earth?
c) Write an example for a simile from the poem.
d) Write 4 sentences about the theme of the poem.
e) Write the rhyme scheme of the first 2 stanzas.
Answers
Answer:
1:the evening star does shine;the bird are silent of their nest
Answer:
(a)
The poet explained the evening time through this poem he said that at evening time sun down in the west and star starting twinkling and all birds silently slept in their nest.
(b) The Angel's come down on earth to give blessing and joy.
(c) personified
(d) Night" speaks about the coming of evil when darkness arrives, as angels protect and keep the sheep from the impending dangers.
(e)
This first stanza begins by describing a sunset and then talks of the evening Star. This is another name for the planet Venus. The narrator regales us with their description of the scenery which is made to sound beautiful, almost enchanted. It is obviously a quiet night as the word silent is used twice in this first stanza. The moon is described as being like a flower and this metaphor is used as a way to emphasise its beauty. The moon is then personified as it is described as “smiling on the night” this helps bring the scene to life. Personifying the moon in this way makes it almost like a character in a play rather than a static object. However it isn’t a dynamic object. Everything about this stanza creates a feeling of serenity, from the repetition of the silence to the fact that the moon is described as “sitting” everything here is stationary.What I find particularly interesting about this stanza is the use of the word farewell in the first line. What is it that the narrator is saying goodbye to? And why? Could it be that the diminishing light has prompted the narrator into saying goodbye to the natural world? Once more we see some beautifully vivid descriptions. Even the groves are described as being “happy” another example of nature being personified. This device is taken to the next level though as the narrator calls on a comparison between nature and an angel! The use of the angel might be to help put across the idea of serenity. Once again we see the word silent used in this stanza as if to hammer home the point that the narrator is trying to make. Not the words used in these descriptions and the mental image they help to create, words like: joy, bright, blessing – these are all universally positive.