Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:


“My father lived at Blenheim then,

Yon little stream hard by;

They burnt his dwelling to the ground,

And he was forced to fly;

So with his wife and child he fled,

Nor had he where to rest his head.


a. Whose father lived in Blenheim? What flowed beside it? What is the meaning of

„yon‟?


b. What is Blenheim famous for? What does the poet mean by „then‟ in the above

extract?


c. Who burnt whose dwelling and for what purpose?


d. Amongst whom is the war going on? What were the consequences of the war?


e. Do you think that the poet celebrates war? Do you think it was a „famous victory‟?

Why do you think so?

Please tell the answer​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer to the first question is the poets father lives in blenheim