Question

Match the Poems in column A with their Poets in Column B:

	Column (A)		Column (B)
(a)	Manliness	1.	David Roth
(b)	The Cry of the children	2.	Rudyard Kipling
(c)	The Apology	3.	Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(d)	Nine Gold Medals	4.	Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

1. 2 3 4 1
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 3 2 4 1
4. 2 3 1 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 2 3 4 1

The correct answer is '2 3 4 1'.

• The poem 'Manliness' is written by Rudyard Kipling.
  • The poem deals with life's challenges and how to deal with them. A father defining for his son the qualities of a good man.
• 'The Cry of the Children' is written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
  • "The Cry of the Children" is a poem by English writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It examines children's manual labor forced upon them by their exploiters. It was published in August 1843 in Blackwood's Magazine.
• 'The apology' is written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  • Emerson is apologizing for having different views from society, but he is okay with this. It is a satirical apology meant to placate his critics because they oppose his liberal views. Goes into nature to hear God and find peace. He does not have any religious beliefs but does believe in god.
    
• 'Nine Gold Medals' is written by David Roth.
  • The poem is based on a story about the nine differently-abled athletes in a Special Olympic event.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 1.