MCQ Chapter 4 Class 12 English Poetry Short Poems UP Board यूपी बोर्ड An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1. Which poetic device is used in the line, “The curfew tolls the knell of parting day”?SimileAlliterationMetaphorHyperboleQuestion 1 of 202. What does the “narrow cell” in the poem refer to?A prisonA humble dwellingA graveA tiny roomQuestion 2 of 203. What figure of speech is used in "Let not ambition mock their useful toil"?MetaphorPersonificationSimileHyperboleQuestion 3 of 204. What does the phrase "short and simple annals of the poor" mean?The brief history of humble livesThe ordinary accounts of wealthy peopleThe artistic achievements of poor individualsThe ambitions of the richQuestion 4 of 205. The poet refers to "homely joys" as being...Luxurious pleasuresContentment in simple livingThe pursuit of fameGrand celebrationsQuestion 5 of 206. What does "the boast of heraldry" symbolize?Noble ancestryHumble birthPoetic gloryMaterial wealthQuestion 6 of 207. What message does the poet convey through “the pomp of power”?Power is eternalPower is fleetingPower brings joyPower is insignificantQuestion 7 of 208. What does the phrase “the lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea” describe?A group of sheep in the mountainsA herd of cattle returning homeA flock of birds flying awayFarmers working in the fieldsQuestion 8 of 209. What is described by the term "shrill clarion"?A loud bellA rooster’s crowA call for warThe sound of a hornQuestion 9 of 2010. What is the tone of the poem?Joyful and celebratorySad and reflectiveHumorous and wittyOptimistic and hopefulQuestion 10 of 2011. What does the "echoing horn" in the poem symbolize?The arrival of dawnA celebrationA farewell to lifeThe end of laborQuestion 11 of 2012. Why does the poet refer to "rugged elms" and "yew-tree's shade"?To describe a battlefieldTo symbolize the serenity of the graveyardTo highlight wealth and powerTo depict a dense forestQuestion 12 of 2013. What lesson does the poet convey about life and death?Only the wealthy are remembered after deathDeath is a great equalizer that spares no oneAmbition and fame are everlastingBeauty and power ensure immortalityQuestion 13 of 2014. What does "ploughman homeward plods his weary way" signify?The joys of farmingThe hardships of daily laborThe satisfaction of ambitionThe end of a struggleQuestion 14 of 2015. Which emotion is NOT evident in the poem?MelancholyNostalgiaJoyReflectionQuestion 15 of 2016. What does the poet suggest by "the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep"?The ancestors were ill-manneredThe villagers are buried in their gravesThe forefathers were wealthy landownersThe villagers have gone to battleQuestion 16 of 2017. What is meant by "the breezy call of incense-breathing morn"?The morning breeze filled with the scent of natureA call to worshipA signal of rainThe beauty of sunsetQuestion 17 of 2018. Why did Thomas Gray not accept the Poet-Laureateship in 1757?He wanted to remain humbleHe was unqualifiedHe disliked the positionHe preferred to stay away from fameQuestion 18 of 2019. How does the poet describe the life of the poor?Meaningless and unproductiveFull of dignity and hard workLavish and ambitiousGrand but forgottenQuestion 19 of 2020. What is the poetic form used in "An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"?Free verseHeroic quatrainsLimerickBlank verseQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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