QUIZ POETRY (10 MARKS)

I. State whether the following sentences are true or false. (4x1 = 4 marks)

1. The cuckoo mocks at all men while singing Cuckoo. ( )

2. Shepherds plays on straw pipes in spring. ( )
3. The poem Spring is from the play, Love for Labour. ( )
4. The larks are like clocks to ploughmen. ( )

II. Read the poem and answer the following questions. (6x1 = 6 marks)

When daisies pied, and violets blue,

And lady-smocks all silver-white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
'Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo!' O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear.

1. What is the figure of speech in line 4? (1 mark)

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2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first six lines? (1 mark)
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3. Mention the flowers described in this stanza. (2 marks)
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4. Mention any two figures of speech mentioned in the last two lines. (2 marks)
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Dr. Sujatha Menon