“And through the drifts the snowy clifts Did send a dismal sheen Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken The ice was all between.”

Question

Read the extracts given below and complete the statements that follow :

“And through the drifts the snowy clifts Did send a dismal sheen

Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken The ice was all between.”

(a) The word ‘ken’ means the same as :

(b) Where is the ship located ?

(c) What is a ‘dismal sheen’ ?

(d) The figure of speech used in line 2 is .......

Answer 1

(a) to see. 

(b) The ship is located near the South Pole.

(c) ‘dismal sheen’ is gloomy brightness.

(d) Alliteration.