MCQ Chapter 17 Class 11 English Bihar Board The Lamentation of The Old Pensioner 1. Who wrote "The Lamentation of The Old Pensioner"?Robert FrostW.B. YeatsWilliam BlakeJohn KeatsQuestion 1 of 202. What nationality was W.B. Yeats?EnglishIrishAmericanScottishQuestion 2 of 203. What year was W.B. Yeats awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?1913192319331943Question 3 of 204. What does the poem reflect upon?The beauty of youthOld age and memories of youthIrish independenceNature’s beautyQuestion 4 of 205. What literary movement did Yeats contribute to?RomanticismIrish literary revivalModernismSymbolismQuestion 5 of 206. What is the primary theme of the poem?FreedomNostalgia and the passage of timeHappiness in old agePolitical strugglesQuestion 6 of 207. What does the poet shelter under in the rain?A roofA broken treeA caveA farmhouseQuestion 7 of 208. What does the phrase “Ere Time transfigured me” mean?Before time completely changed meAfter time improved meWhile time destroyed meBefore I gained wisdomQuestion 8 of 209. What did the speaker’s chair represent in his youth?ComfortHis status and importancePolitical powerHis love for natureQuestion 9 of 2010. What are the young men doing in the poem?Talking about loveMaking pikes for a conspiracyPlaying gamesFighting tyrannyQuestion 10 of 2011. What emotion does the poet express towards Time?GratitudeResignationContempt and angerIndifferenceQuestion 11 of 2012. What does “pike” symbolize in the poem?War and rebellionPeace and harmonyA tool of laborA symbol of loveQuestion 12 of 2013. What does the broken tree symbolize in the poem?Nature’s beautyThe poet’s frailty and declineShelter from painStrength in adversityQuestion 13 of 2014. How does the poet view the "beauties" of his youth?As distant memoriesAs irrelevantAs a source of current joyAs lost foreverQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the tone of the poem?ComplacentResigned and reflectiveJoyful and hopefulSatiricalQuestion 15 of 2016. What literary device is used in "I spit into the face of Time"?MetaphorPersonificationSimileHyperboleQuestion 16 of 2017. How many stanzas are there in the poem?TwoThreeFourFiveQuestion 17 of 2018. What word is repeated in the poem to emphasize decline?TreeTimeLoveConspiracyQuestion 18 of 2019. What does Time symbolize in the poem?Growth and wisdomA force of transformation and decayEternal youthFreedomQuestion 19 of 2020. What does “transfigured” mean in the poem?Destroyed completelyChanged completely into something elseBeautifiedRestored to youthQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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