Read the given extract and answer the questions
Extract:
I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust-layers of the
Globe,
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent,
Unborn;
And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own
origin,
(The Voice of the Rain )
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Question (i)
What is the rhyme scheme of this extract?
- a) ABAB
- b) ABCB
- c) AABA
- d) None of the above
Answer:
Answer written by the student:
d) None of the above
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
- A rhyme scheme is the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza in a poem.
- To identify the rhyme scheme, we can assign a letter to each sound and see how they match or differ.
- For example, in the following extract, the rhyme scheme is ABAB:
I wandered lonely as a cloud (A)
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, (B)
When all at once I saw a crowd, (A)
A host, of golden daffodils; (B)
- In this extract from "The Voice of the Rain", there is no rhyme scheme because none of the sounds at the end of each line match or repeat.
- Therefore, the correct answer is d) None of the above.
Question (ii)
What does the use of the word "lave" suggest?
- a) The rain is gentle and cleansing
- b) The rain is harsh and damaging
- c) The rain is playful and lively
- d) The rain is cold and indifferent
Answer:
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