Question

SILVER

Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;
Couched in his kennel, like a log,
With paws of silver sleeps the dog;
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in silver feathered sleep
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws, and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.

Walter de la Mare



a. What is the dog compared to and why? (2)


b. Give an example of alliteration used in the poem. (1)


c. Mention any two movements described in the poem. (2)


d. How does the moon cast her silver glow? (2)


e. Which word in the poem mean ‘to shine’? (1)

Answer 1

Answer:

a . the dog is compared to a log ( a piece of wood ) beacuse it is sleeping as quiet as a piece of wood, he is still without any motion

b. Alliteration: By silver reeds in a silver stream.

in this sentence the letter 's' is repeated for a poetic effect.

c.slowly, silently, scampering

d. the moon cast her silver glow by walking slowly and silently in her silver shoon

e.silver or gleam

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