Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
Ah! Then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;
Not in my book can I take delight,
Nor sit in learning’s bower,
Worn thro’ with the dreary shower.

How can the bird that is born for joy
Sit in a cage and sing?
How can a child, when fears annoy
But droop his tender wing
And forget his youthful spring?

1. Which phrase in the given extract indicates that the author sits gloomily?
a. anxious hour
b. drooping sit
c. fears annoy
d. tenderwing

2. Find the correct statement from among the following.
a. The child is sitting in a class room that he calls a cage.
b. The child takes delight in his books.
c. The child is tired of trying to escape the classroom.
d. The child wants to watch a bird sing joyfully.

3. Identify the poetic device used in line 6 of the given extract. a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Personification

4. In the extract, the poet expresses his inability to:
i. find his books boring ii. sit lifelessly
iii. take interest in books
iv. sit in the class
a. i and ii
b. ii and iii
c. iii and iv
d. iandiv

Answer 1

Answer:

1. b. drooping sit

2. a. The child is sitting in a class room that he calls a cage.

3. Metaphor

4. D

Explanation:

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