Question

Read the given extract and answer the question:

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda writing long letters in which I scarcely mention the departure of the forest from the house. The night is fresh, the whole moon shines in a sky still open.... (The Trees)

I. What atmosphere or mood is created by the language and imagery used in the above line?     (2)

II. Choose the option that correctly pairs the two different meanings implied by the use of ‘open’ twice in the extract:     (1)

1. entry point - vastness
2. sharing a common space - great view
3. allowing access and vision - expanse of space
4. advantage - obstacles ahead

III. From the provided extract, what is conspicuously absent from the long letters the speaker is writing while they sit indoors with the doors open to the veranda?     (1)

IV. How does the poet describe the night?     (1)

1. dark
2. frightening
3. dense
4. fresh
5. bright

Select the correct option:

1. 1 and 5
2. Only 3
3. 4 and 5
4. 2 and 4

Answer 1

I. The atmosphere is serene but depressing. A calm and pleasant scene is created by the image of a full moon and a new night. The tone is made more contemplative and melancholy by the poet’s refusal to talk about the trees’ departure, which emphasizes human indifference to environmental degradation.

II. allowing access and vision expanse of spacе

III. In her lengthy letters, the speaker makes no mention of the trees’ departure, demonstrating her disinterest in the devastation of the natural world.

IV. 4 and 5