Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow:
I sit inside, doors open to verandah
Writing long letters
In which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open
the smell of leaves and lichen
still reaches like a voice into the rooms.
1. Complete the following sentence:
The names of the poem and poet are_ _ _ _
(i) The name of the poem is 'The Forest' and its poet is Adrienne Rich.
(ii) The name of the poem is 'The Trees' and its poet is Walt Whitman.
(iii) The name of the poem is 'The Forest' and its poet is Walt Whitman.
(iv) The name of the poem is 'The Trees' and its poet is Adrienne Rich.
2. Complete the following sentence:
The figure of speech used in the last line of the stanza is _ _ _ _
(i) The figure of speech used in the last line is alliteration - like a voice into the rooms.
(ii) The figure of speech used in the last line is simile - like a voice into the rooms.
(iii) The figure of speech used in the last line is a metaphor - like a voice into the rooms.
(iv) The figure of speech used in the last line is a hyperbole - like a voice into the rooms.
3. Why is the poet writing long letters ?
(i) By writing a long letter, the poet is trying to leave a goodbye for the trees which would depart soon.
(ii) By writing a long letter, poet is trying to leave a message for her parents that they should not let the trees go out.
(iii) By writing a long letter and letting them go , the poet is trying to free herself of her feelings which were earlier suppressed.
(iv) By writing a long letter, the poet is trying to remember her good days with the trees in her house.
4. Where is the poet sitting? What is the poet doing?
(i) The poet is sitting in her room. The poet is writing long letters.
(ii) The poet is sitting in her room. The poet is singing a song
(iii) The poet is sitting in her room. The poet is playing an instrument .
(iv) The poet is sitting in her room. The poet is drawing a painting.
5. How does the poet describe the night and the moon. What does she not mention in the letter?
(i) The night is gloomy and dark. The full moon is shining. She does not mention the departure of the trees of the house
(ii) The night is pleasant and fresh . The half moon is shining. She does not mention the departure of the trees of the house.
(iii) The night is pleasant and fresh. The crescent moon is shining. She does not mention her departure from the house.
(iv) The night is pleasant and fresh. The full moon is shining .She does not mention the departure of the trees from the house.
