English Class 9
Beehive - Poems (Literature)

Read the given extract and answer the questions

Extract:

Now in memory comes my mother,

As she used in years agone,

To regard the darling dreamers

Ere she left them till the dawn:

O! I see her leaning o'er me,

As I list to this refrain

Which is played upon the shingles

By the patter of the rain.

(Rain on the roof)

Rain on the roof- Extract Based Question- Teachoo (2).png

Question (i)

 Multiple Choice Question: What does "agone" mean in this context?

  • a) Gone away or departed.
  • b) A long time ago or past.
  • c) In pain or agony.
  • d) Alone or solitary.

Answer:

Answer written by student:

b) A long time ago or past.

Step-by-Step explanation of answer: 

  • To answer this question, we need to look at the meaning of "agone" in relation to "years ".
  •   Agone is an archaic word that means a long time ago or past.
  •  The poet uses agone to show how distant his memories of his mother are, and how much he misses her.😢

Question (ii)

 What is the rhyme scheme of this extract?

Answer:

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