Question

THE LISTENERS
Read the lines given below and answer the following questions:
And he smote upon the door again a second time; ‘Is there anybody there?’ he said. But no one descended to the Traveller; No head from the leaf-fringed sill Leaned over and looked into his grey eyes, Where he stood perplexed and still. a) Who is the ‘he’ in the lines given above? b) State one figure of speech used in the above stanza? c) Describe how the ‘he’ feels at that moment. But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight To that voice from the world of men: a) What does the poet mean by the term ‘phantom listeners’? b) Name the poem and the poet. c) Explain the lines above in your own words. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words a) Describe the atmosphere of the place where the traveller stopped. b) What is the poem implying about the inmates of the house? c) Did the traveller know the inmates of the house? Give reasons for your answer. d) Infer what the poet means by the lines ‘To that voice from the

Answer 1

Answer:

a.Traveller

b.pronoun

c.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The chapter's name is 'The Listeners' and the poet's name is 'Walter De La Mare'.