The Skylark
I. Answer the following questions:
1.Where did the poet see the skylark?
a. on the ground
b. flying over the sky
c. in the nest
d. between the earth and sky
Answer:d. between the earth and sky
2.Why is the skylark described as a “singing
speck”?
Answer:The Skylark is a small singing bird. It is a very playful and
mischievous bird. It soars to the sky, singing, which makes it appear like a
‘singing speck’ i.e, a tiny singing shape in the sky.
3.How are the butterflies described?
Answer:While butterflies are dancing on the wing.
4.Explain the meaning of these two lines in
your own words. “And still the singing skylark soared, And silent sank and
soared to sing”.
Answer:The poet was observing the skylark. It soared into the sky still singing
and then sank down to the cornfields in silence and again soared high into the
sky to sing again.
5.What part of the day is mentioned in the
poem?
Answer:It is a sunny morning.
6.What.is the mood of the poet?
Answer:The mood of the poet is to listen to the birds and observe nature.
7.Why does the poet say, I knew he had a nest
unseen?
Answer:The poet knows that the sky lark’s of com nest is hidden among the
million stalks.
8.What kind of a field, “does the poet talk
about in the poem?
Answer:The com field that stretched as a tender green.
9.Which one does the poet enjoy most; the
dancing of the butterflies or the flight of the skylark? Why?
Answer:The poet enjoys the flight of the skylark the most because it attracts
her a lot.
10.Read the following lines aloud. You will
notice the end rhymes
Answer:The earth was green, the sky was blue
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hangs between the two
A singing speack above the com
a. wing-swing
b. walks-stalks
c. song-long
d. did-slid
11.Now find the rhyme scheme in the following
lines:
And tell me now what makes thee sing With voice so loud and free
While I am sad, though Fm the king Beside the river Dee?
a. Sing-king
b. Free-Dee
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