Question 2 - The Trees - First Flight - Poems (Literature) - English Class 10

Read the given extract and answer the questions

Extract:

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 smell of leaves and lichen

still reaches like a voice into the rooms.

(The Trees)

Question (i)

 What is the speaker doing in this extract? 

• a) He or she is sitting inside and writing long letters to someone.
• b) He or she is sitting outside and watching the moon and the stars.
• c) He or she is sitting inside and reading old letters from someone.
• d) He or she is sitting outside and listening to the sounds of the forest.

Answer: 

Answer written by the student:

a) He or she is sitting inside and writing long letters to someone.

Step-by-Step explanation:

•  The speaker's action is what he or she is doing in this extract.
•  To identify the speaker's action, we need to look at the words and phrases that describe his or her activity.
•   The poet uses words and phrases like "I sit inside", "doors open to the veranda", "writing long letters" to describe what the speaker is doing in this extract. These words and phrases show that the speaker is sitting inside the house, near the veranda, and writing long letters to someone.📝

Question (ii)

 What does the word "scarcely" mean in this extract? 

Answer:

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Answer written by the student:

The word "scarcely" means hardly or barely.

Step-by-Step explanation:

•  The word "scarcely" is an adverb that means hardly or barely.
•  In this extract, the word "scarcely" is used to modify the verb "mention". The word "scarcely" shows how little or infrequently the speaker mentions the departure of the forest from the house in his or her letters. The word "scarcely" also creates a contrast with the word "long", which shows how much or extensively the speaker writes in his or her letters.📏

Question (iii)

 How does the poet use imagery in this extract? 

Answer: 

Answer written by the student:

The poet uses imagery in this extract by using words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. The poet uses words or phrases like "fresh", "shines", "open", "smell", "reaches", etc. to create images of sight, smell, touch, etc. These images help to create a vivid picture of the night scene and the atmosphere in the house.

Step-by-Step explanation:

•  Imagery is a literary device that uses words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses in poetry.
•  To identify imagery, we need to look for words or phrases that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
•  In this extract, the poet uses imagery by using words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
•  The poet uses words or phrases like "fresh", "shines", "open", "smell", "reaches", etc. to create images of sight, smell, touch, etc. These images help to create a vivid picture of the night scene and the atmosphere in the house.🌙

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