Question 5.
What happened when the goldfinch came to the laburnum tree?
Question 6.
How is the tree transformed during the bird’s visit? Write the line that shows this transformation.
Answers
Answer 5:
There was sound, activity and movement when the bird came, there was plenty of chirping. She went in to feed her chicks and the whole tree seemed to vibrate with the fluttering of wings and the shrill sound of her chicks.
Answer 6:
The tree is silent, still and empty before and after the bird’s visit. When the bird comes, there is sound of chirping, fluttering of wings and the whole tree comes alive. The line is ‘the whole tree trembles and thrills’.
Answer:
With the arrival of the goldfinch, the tree is surrounded by the sweet chirping noise of the bird and her offsprings. The tree comes to life with the arrival of the goldfinch. So the overall mood in the poem changes with the arrival of the goldfinch. The dull sombre mood described initially gives way to thrill and excitement.