Question

They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things
a) What is the poetic device found in the first line?
i) anaphora ii) metaphor iii) simile iv) enjambment

b) Who does ‘they’ refer to?
i) poets ii) humans iii) God iv) animals
c) What do you mean by the word ‘demented’?
i) well-adjusted ii) disturbed iii) adaptable iv) improved
d) How do they make the poet sick?
i) discussing their duty ii) weeping for sins
iii) lying awake iv) sweating and whining
e) The poet says that they are dissatisfied.
i) True ii) False iii) Partially true iv) Partially false

Answer 1

Answer:

1)They -Animals

2)demented-disturbed

3)discussing their duty

4)False

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers are given below:

Explanation:

a). iv. enjambment

b). iv. animals

c). ii. disturbed

d). discussing their duty, weeping for sins, lying awake, sweating and whining. ALL OF THE ABOVE

e). False. The poet says that 'not one is dissatisfied'.