The question asks to identify the poet of the famous poem “The Star”. This requires knowledge of classic English poetry and their authors.
Correct Option: C) Jane Taylor
To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem, we assign a letter to the last word of each line. If a line's last word rhymes with a previous line's last word, it gets the same letter. We continue this process through the entire stanza or poem.
Correct Option: B) AABB is a common and straightforward rhyme scheme where consecutive lines rhyme. For instance, if the first two lines rhyme, they are 'AA', and if the next two lines rhyme with each other but not with the first two, they are 'BB'.
The question asks to identify the figure of speech used in the phrase “Like a diamond in the sky”. We need to analyze how the comparison is made in the given phrase.
Correct Option: C) Simile
The question asks for the meaning of the word "twinkle". To answer this, we need to understand the common usage and definition of the word.
Correct Option: B) Shine with flickering light
This option accurately describes the phenomenon of twinkling, where light appears to flicker or sparkle, as seen with stars.
The question asks to identify the figure of speech used in the phrase "you never shut your eye." We need to analyze the phrase and determine which literary device best describes the attribution of a human action (shutting an eye) to something that typically does not possess eyes or the ability to shut them.
C) Personification — This figure of speech involves giving human qualities or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas. In the phrase "you never shut your eye," the ability to have an "eye" and to "shut" it is a human characteristic attributed to a non-human entity (the implied "you"), making it a clear example of personification.
The question asks what happens when the "blazing sun is gone." This phrase metaphorically refers to the departure of daylight or the setting of the sun. We need to identify the astronomical event that occurs after sunset.
C) The star begins to shine - When the sun sets and its bright light no longer dominates the sky, the much fainter light from distant stars becomes visible to us, making them appear to "begin to shine."