Poem - Nature the Gentlest Mother – Emily Dickinson TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit VII: Literary Works - Figures of Speech, Appreciation and Analysis of Poetry, Lines of Significance (15 Q)

Poem - Nature the Gentlest Mother – Emily Dickinson MCQ Questions


13.
What does the poet suggest about night in nature?
A.
It brings fear
B.
It brings punishment
C.
It brings gentle silence
D.
It brings fire
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ANSWER :
C. It brings gentle silence
14.
“The most unworthy flower” refers to:
A.
A weed
B.
A dying plant
C.
Any humble flower that still matters
D.
A poisonous flower
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ANSWER :
C. Any humble flower that still matters
15.
What does “bending from the sky” symbolize?
A.
Sunrise
B.
Stars falling
C.
Nature’s watchful care from above
D.
Rain clouds
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ANSWER :
C. Nature’s watchful care from above
16.
What figure of speech is found in “Her voice among the aisles”?
A.
Simile
B.
Irony
C.
Personification
D.
Metaphor
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ANSWER :
C. Personification
17.
What does the poet imply by “turns as long away as will suffice to light her lamps”?
A.
Nature hides the sun
B.
It becomes dark quickly
C.
The moon is rising
D.
Nature waits just enough to bring night
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ANSWER :
D. Nature waits just enough to bring night
18.
“Incites the timid prayer of the minutest cricket” reflects:
A.
Nature frightens animals
B.
Night inspires small sounds of life
C.
Crickets are noisy
D.
Prayer is forbidden
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ANSWER :
B. Night inspires small sounds of life