Question

Read the following stanza and the questions given below it. Choose the correct answer.




No, in country money, the country scale of gain.

The requisite lift of spirit has never been found.

Or so the voice of the country seems to complain,

I can’t help owning the great relief it would be

To put these people at one stroke out of their pain.

Questions:


1. The poet expresses his _____________ with the economic and financial condition of the

people living in a country.

a. discontent b. satisfaction c. delight d. sense of relief


2. The line ‘The requisite lift of spirit has never been found’ means ___________.

a. People living in a country are tired of complaining about the problems of their life.

b. People living in a country never find the required growth needed to live a fulfilled

life.

c. People living in a country expect the government to improve their condition of

living.

d. People living in a country can remain happy irrespective of the poor economic

conditions.


3. Identify the figures of speech in the line: ‘Or so the voice of the country seems to complain.’

a. Antithesis b. Euphemism c. Litotes d. Personification


9. The poet wishes to provide ______________ relief to the people living in a country.

a. superfluous b. astonishing c. instant d. interim​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) d-sense if relief, 2) a, 3) b-euphemism, 4) c-instant

Answer 2

c

c

d

a

Explanation:

1.c

2.c

3.d

9.a

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