With trembling oars, I turned, And through the silent water stole my way Back to the covert of the willow tree.

Question

Read the following extract carefully, write the answers to the questions given below it.

With trembling oars, I turned, And through the silent water stole my way Back to the covert of the willow tree. 

1. What is the figure of speech used in the first line? 

2. What made the boy tremble? 

3. What does the boy want to do with the boat?

Answer 1

1. Transferred Epithet. 

2. The sudden presence of the huge, black peak which seemed to move with a measured step towards him. 

3. The boy wanted to take the boat to a craggy ridge.