Question

The reference to fairies and witches is made to
A. share the enjoyable feeling that train travel provides.
B. indicate use of a special train for them. C. draw attention towards the high speed of the train.
D. announce a fairy tale theme on the train.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle,

All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Answer 2

Answer: D. announce a fairy tale theme on the train.​

Explanation:

The poem is set in a scene of train travel. As the poet saw outside his window, he says that the train travelled faster than imaginary characters like fairies (good angels) and witches (evil women).

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle,

All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

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