Poem 3 — ENGLISH STD 11 Commerce — Question

Words with the sound ‘ch’ as in ‘chart’ and ‘tr’ as in trembles in the poem.

How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem ‘The Voice of the Rain’? What points of similarity do you notice between rain and music?

Identify the stanza of the poem that talks about hypocrisy.

Words which describe ‘sleek’, ‘alert’ and ‘abrupt’ in the poem.

Is the poet Shirley Toulson justified in writing ‘Its silence silences’? Give your views?

How does the poem ‘The Laburnum Top’ begin?

The poetess’s mother laughs at her past. How does the poet react to her past?

The poetess’s mother laughed at the snapshot? What did this laugh indicate?

Explain the refrain of the poem ‘Childhood’.

Which local bird is like the goldfinch.