Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part of a day I had rued.
1. Of what change does the poet mention here?
(i) The poet mentions the change of mood here. The poet's mood was pensive in the beginning but later his mood changed and saved the rest of his day.
(ii) The poet mentions the change of weather here. The weather was pensive in the beginning but later the weather changed and saved the rest of his day.
(iii) The poet mentions the change of health here. The poet's health was pensive in the beginning but later his health changed and saved the rest of his day.
(iv) The poet mentions the change of clothes here. The poet's clothes were dirty in the beginning but later he changed his clothes and saved the rest of his day.
2. Mention the rhyme scheme
(i) The rhyme scheme of the passage is aabb.
(ii) The rhyme scheme of the passage is abab.
(iii) The rhyme scheme of the passage is acbc.
(iv) The rhyme scheme of the passage is caab.
3. Mention the rhyming words.
(i) The rhyming words are has..a..and..of
(ii) The rhyming words are heart-mood, part-rued
(iii) The rhyming words are given..chance..saved..a
(iv) The rhyming words are my..of..some..had
4. Name the poem.
(i) The name of the poem is 'Animals'.
(ii) The name of the poem is 'Amanda'.
(iii) The name of the poem is 'Dust of Snow'.
(iv) The name of the poem is 'Dust of Sand'.
5. Name the poet.
(i) The poem is written by William Shakespeare.
(ii) The poem is written by Robert Frost.
(iii) The poem is written by William Wordsworth.
(iv) The poem is written by Ruskin Bond.
