Poem - The Listeners – Walter de la Mare 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 - The Listeners – Walter de la Mare MCQ Questions


7.
What does “moonlit door” create in the poem?
A.
Comedy
B.
Adventure
C.
Mystery and atmosphere
D.
Action
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ANSWER :
C. Mystery and atmosphere
8.
What poetic device is used in “leaf-fringed sill”?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Alliteration
C.
Irony
D.
Simile
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration
9.
Why is the Traveller “perplexed”?
A.
He sees a ghost
B.
No one answers
C.
His horse runs away
D.
He’s lost his way
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ANSWER :
B. No one answers
10.
Who hears the Traveller’s voice?
A.
The villagers
B.
The horse
C.
Phantom listeners
D.
Birds
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ANSWER :
C. Phantom listeners
11.
“His horse in the silence champed the grasses” – What does this line suggest?
A.
The horse is wild
B.
Nature is loud
C.
Silence is so deep, small sounds are loud
D.
The horse is tired
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ANSWER :
C. Silence is so deep, small sounds are loud
12.
What is the tone of the poem?
A.
Joyful
B.
Mysterious and eerie
C.
Romantic
D.
Humorous
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ANSWER :
B. Mysterious and eerie