Question

THE ARROW AND THE SONG

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For who has sight so keen and strong, Long, long afterward, in an Oak I found the arrow, still unbroken; And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.
- Henry W Longfellow.
Choose the correct answer.
1) What is the poet trying to say?

(a) Be careful of things like arrows.

(b) Only do things like sing songs.

(c) Things still exist even when they are out of sight.

(d) It’s important to search for things.

2) In the poem, what does ‘keen’ mean? (a) Far

(b) Well developed

(c) Eager

(d) Attuned

3) The poet’s eye cannot follow the flight of_____.
(a) an arrow

(b) a bird

(c) a song

(d) a heart.

4) What was broken?
(a) Song

(b) Arrow

(c) Heart

(d) None of these.​

Answer 1

1. c)
2. b)
3. a)
4. d)

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