Question

Read the given stanza and answer the questions given below by selecting the correct option.

Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain; O listen! for the Vale profound Is overflowing with the sound.

1. The exclamation mark used in O listen! suggests ______.

1. a call for attention.
2. a request to listen.
3. a sense of wonder.
4. a warning to alert.

2. Select the option that illustrates the task done by “she”.

1. Option (1)
2. Option (2)
3. Option (3)
4. Option (4)

3. Select the option that displays lines with the same rhyme scheme as that of the given stanza.

1. Clear sky, no clouds high up
   The farmer looks and sighs
   No monsoons yet, God why?
   It will rain, it must.
2. The farmer looks at the sky
   Thankful for the monsoon days
   I am sure it’s going to rain, he says
   Thankful for the clouds up so high
3. Are any clouds visible?
   No, none that I see.
   How unfortunate, poor me.
   Faith is my only reprieve.
4. The farmer looks at the sky
   Thankful for the clouds up so high.
   I am sure it’s going to rain, he says
   Thankful for the monsoon days.

Answer 1

1. The exclamation mark used in O listen! suggests a call for attention.

Explanation:

The poet says “O listen!” to draw the reader’s attention to the beautiful song of the reaper. The exclamation shows his eagerness to make us listen to her song.

2. Option (2)

3. The farmer looks at the sky
Thankful for the clouds up so high.
I am sure it’s going to rain, he says
Thankful for the monsoon days.