Read the given extract and answer the questions
Extract:
Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof,
As I listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.
(Rain on the roof)
Question (i)
What figure of speech is used in the first two lines of the extract?
- a) Simile
- b) Metaphor
- c) Personification
- d) Alliteration
Answer:
Answer written by student
b) Metaphor
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is using a figure of speech to compare two things that are different.👉
- He says that every tinkle on the shingles has an echo in his heart. 👂
- A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.🔗
- The poet uses this metaphor to show that the sound of the rain has a deep connection with his feelings and emotions.💓
- Th e other options are wrong because they do not match the figure of speech used by the poet.❌
- Therefore, the correct answer is b) Metaphor.✅
Question (ii)
What does the poet mean by 'busy being' in the fourth line?
Answer:
Answer written by student:
The poet means that his imagination and creativity become active and lively.
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is describing his thoughts as he listens to the rain. 🤔
- He says that a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start. 👉
- A fancy is a whimsical or imaginative idea or notion.🌈
- A busy being is a state of being occupied or engaged in something.👩💻
- The poet uses this phrase to show that his ideas become more real and vivid because of the rain.🌟
- He implies that the rain inspires him to create something artistic and poetic.🎨
Question (iii)
What are the 'air-threads' that the poet refers to in the fifth and sixth lines?
Answer:
Answer written by student:
The 'air-threads' are the poet's memories that are thin and delicate like strands of air.
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is describing his memories as he listens to the rain. 👀
- He says that a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof.👉
- A recollection is an act or process of remembering something or someone. 💭
- An air-thread is a thin strand or filament of air or something light and delicate.💨
- A wool is a fabric or material made by weaving threads together.🧶
- The poet uses this metaphor to show that his memories are like thin and airy threads that are woven together to form a fabric of his past.👍
Question (iv)
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the extract:
As I listen to the ______ Of the rain upon the roof.
Answer:
Answer written by student:
Patter
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is describing the sound of the rain as he listens to it. 👂
- He says that as he listens to the patter of the rain upon the roof.
- A patter is a light, rapid, and continuous tapping sound.🥁
- The word 'patter' fits in the blank because it shows that the rain makes a soft and rhythmic sound on the roof.👍
- No other word from the extract can complete this sentence correctly.❌
