The Laburnum top is silent , quite still
In the afternoon yellow September sunlight,
A few leaves yellowing , all its seeds fallen.
A. Name the poem and the poet.
(i) The Voice of the Rain and Walt Whitman
(ii) The Laburnum Top and Ted Hughes
(iii) Childhood and Markus Natten
(iv) The Laburnum Top and Shirley Toulson
B. What time of the day is it as described in the stanza ?
(i) It is a September afternoon
(ii) It is a September morning
(iii) It is an autumn morning
(iv) It is a winter afternoon
C. Where does the goldfinch land ?
(i) On the branch of a tree
(ii) At the end of a branch.
(iii) At the dense branches of the tree.
(iv) All of these .
Answers
Answer:
A. (ii) The laburnum Top and Ted Hughes
B. (i) It is a s September afternoon.
C. (iii)At the branch of the tree
Answer:
A. Name the poem and the poet.
Ans: ii) The Laburnum Top and Ted Hughes
B. What time of the day is it as described in the stanza ?
Ans: (i) It is a September afternoon
C. Where does the goldfinch land ?
Ans: (ii) At the end of a branch.
Explanation:
The poet sees a laburnum tree from some distance which appears to be very still in the September afternoon sunlight. Its leaves are yellow and its seeds are fallen on the green ground.
The tree is still only momentarily. Soon a goldfinch flies to it and perches on a branch. As soon as it chirps, the entire tree comes to life with more chirrups, chittering and tremors. The entire family engine becomes alive with arrival of the mother goldfinch.
After feeding the nestlings, she again comes out to a branch-end to fly for another sortie for her nestlings.
She again soars into the infinite sky in search of food for herself and her family. The laburnum tree again assumes its illusory silence.