Question

Read the following stanza and choose the correct option.

Far far from the gusty waves these children's faces, Like
rootless weeds, the hair tom round their pallor: The tall girl
with her weighed-down head. The paper- seeming boy.
with rat's eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted
bones, reciting a father's gnarled disease. His lesson, from
his desk. At the back of the dim class
One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream, Of
Squirrel's game, in tree room other than this.
Questions
5. Here, the children's faces are compared to the
(a) gusty waves
[b] rootless weeds (c) torn hair [d] pale countenance
6. The tall girl with her weighed down head means that the girl
(a) is ill and exhausted
(c) is remorseful
[b] is ashamed
[d] does not have unkempt hair
7. Identify the figures of speech in the line: The paper-seeming boy, with rat"'s eyes."
[a] Epigram
[b] Tautology
[c] Climax
[d] Metaphor​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Far far from the gusty waves these children's faces, Like

rootless weeds, the hair tom round their pallor: The tall girl

with her weighed-down head. The paper- seeming boy.

with rat's eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted

bones, reciting a father's gnarled disease. His lesson, from

his desk. At the back of the dim class

One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream, Of

Squirrel's game, in tree room other than this.

Questions

5. Here, the children's faces are compared to the

(a) gusty waves

[b] rootless weeds (c) torn hair [d] pale countenance

6. The tall girl with her weighed down head means that the girl

(a) is ill and exhausted

(c) is remorseful