Read the following stanza of a poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: (i) Name the poem, the above lines have been taken from?
(ii) A comparison using the words „as‟ and „like‟ is called a smile. Choose the line in which smile has been used.
(iii) The word „beneath‟ means: a) Under b) Over
(iv) Name the poet of the above lines / stanza: (Ralph Waldo Emerson/ William Shakespeare)
(v) Mercy has been compared to _______________ ?
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i) From the poem Quality of mercy.
ii) It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
iii) b) over
iv) William Shakespeare.
v) gentle rain.
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