Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”
1. Who does "I" stand for?
(i) Anne Gregory
(ii) Poet W.B yeats
(iii) Young man
(iv) An old religious man
2. What did "I" hear?
(i) He heard that God's love is prior to all.
(ii) He heard that God's love is inferior to all.
(iii) He heard that God's hate is superior to all.
(iv) He heard that God's love is superior to all.
3. Name the poetic device used in lines 3 and 6.
(i) Imagery
(ii) Metaphor
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Personification
4. Who could prove a fact according to the poet?
(i) Poet himself
(ii) Anne Gregory
(iii) An old religious man
(iv) Young man
5. How's the God's love different from the young love?
(i) Young lovers love their physical appearance but God loves them for being themselves.
(ii) Young lovers love their physical appearance and God loves them for being beautiful.
(iii) Young lovers love their mental appearance but God loves them for being themselves.
(iv) Young lovers love their physical appearance but God loves them for being not beautiful.
