Question

Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow
come, little leaves said the wind one day.
come over the meadows with me and play
Put on your dresses of red and sold
For summer is gone, and the days grow cold.
Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call.
Down they came fluttering, one and all.
O'er the brown field then they danced and flew
Singing the soft little songs they knew.
Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went,
Winter had called them, and they were content.
Soon, fast asleep on their earthy beds,
The snow laid a coverlet over their heads.
B. On the basis of reading of the poem, answer the following questions.
1. Pick out any two pairs of rhyming words from the above stanzas.
2. Who is speaking in the first stanza?
3. Why does the poet say the leaves are 'fast asleep'?
4. What is the main theme of the poem?
5. Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went (identify the figure of speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

• day-play ,sold-cold
• wind
• because they were content and laid on the earth
• the main theme of the poem is to make the students learn about the seasons
• personification ( not sure)