Poem : Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof — ENGLISH [NCERT] STD 9 — Question

“Evenings full of the linnet’s wings” what do these words mean?

Choose the most suitable meaning of the word. “Melancholy”

What sounds does Yeats yearned to hear?

“He won’t do what you tell him”Who is he in this line?

Identify the poetic device.
“ It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
nd out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.”

What was the poet taking for granted?

Recollections mean ______?

Whom does the poet make a request to?

Diction means the type of language. The poem “A Slumber did my spirit seal” shows good use of _________ diction.

What is related to the death of roots?