Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow:
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, “Good folk, mere noise repels---
But give me your sun from yonder skies!”
The had answered, “And afterward, what else?”
(i) What are ‘bells’ referred to here?
(ii) What did the speaker think about the people who welcomed
him?
(iii) What is his present condition? What brought about the
change in his life?
(iv) What made the old walls rock?
(v) What characteristic of the crowd is expressed in these lines?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Air

4. The crowd and cries

5. Happiness (Cries of crowd)