Read the following verse and answer the questions-
The laburnum top is silent, quite still
In the afternoon yellow September sunlight
A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen
Till the goldfinch comes, with a twitching chirrup
A sudden, a startlement, at the branch ends.
14) Describe the laburnum tree in the initial lines?
15) What happens to the laburnum tree with the arrival of goldfinch?
16) Who penned the poem?
Answers
Answer:
14.The poem starts with a description of the Laburnum tree whose top was still and silent. Its leaves had turned yellow and seeds had fallen. It was a daytime in September when the tree was standing still and death-like.
15.The life-less tree becomes alive by the arrival of the Goldfinch bird. She came to feed her younger ones who are on the thickness of the branch. The tree is her shelter. She arrives at the end of the branch with the chirping sound. She further moves to the other side of the branch with rapid and precautionary movement like a lizard. As soon as she arrives, her younger ones start chirping like a machine and vibrating and flapping their wings. The death-like tree becomes alive and it trembles and shakes.
16.The poem ‘The Laburnum Top’ is written by Ted Hughes.