Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad:
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
(i) Describe the mood of this stanza what is the speaker trying to communicate in the above stanza. What does line 3 suggest? [3]
(ii) What does line 4 imply? When had the event mentioned above taken place? [3]
(iii) How was he welcomed? [3]
(iv) Where is the patriot being led to later in the poem? What thought helps him reconcile with his fate? [3]
(v) What opinion do you form of the crowd’s mentality from the poem? [4]
Answers
Answer:
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad:
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
(i) Describe the mood of this stanza what is the speaker trying to communicate in the above stanza. What does line 3 suggest? [3]
(ii) What does line 4 imply? When had the event mentioned above taken place? [3]
(iii) How was he welcomed? [3]
(iv) Where is the patriot being led to later in the poem? What thought helps him reconcile with his fate? [3]
(v) What opinion do you form of the crowd’s mentality from the poem?
Explanation:
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad:
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
(i) Describe the mood of this stanza what is the speaker trying to communicate in the above stanza. What does line 3 suggest? [3]
(ii) What does line 4 imply? When had the event mentioned above taken place? [3]
(iii) How was he welcomed? [3]
(iv) Where is the patriot being led to later in the poem? What thought helps him reconcile with his fate? [3]