Question 2 - Keeping Quiet - Flamingo - Poems (Literature) - English Class 12

Read the given extract and answer the questions

Extract:

Now we will count to twelve

and we will all keep still

for once on the face of the earth,

let's not speak in any language;

let's stop for a second,

and not move our arms so much.

(Keeping Quiet)

Question (i)

What is the rhyme scheme of this extract?

• (a) ABABCC
• (b) AABBCC
• (c) ABCABC
• (d) ABCCBA

Answer:

Answer written by student: 

(a) ABABCC

Step-by-step explanation:👇

•  To find the rhyme scheme of a poem, we need to look at the last words of each line and assign them letters based on their sounds.🔊
•  For example, if two lines end with words that rhyme, we give them the same letter. If a line ends with a word that does not rhyme with any other word, we give it a different letter.🔤
•  In this extract, the last words of the first and third lines are "twelve" and "earth", which rhyme with each other. So we give them the letter A.🅰️
•   The last words of the second and fourth lines are "still" and "language", which rhyme with each other. So we give them the letter B.🅱️
•  The last words of the fifth and sixth lines are "second" and "much", which do not rhyme with any other word. So we give them different letters, C and D.🆑🆒
•  Therefore, the rhyme scheme of this extract is ABABCC.✔️

Question (ii)

 Select the option that is NOT true about the lack of punctuation at the end of line 1 in the extract.

• (a) It creates a sense of urgency and immediacy.
• (b) It suggests that the speaker is giving an order or a command.
• (c) It shows that the speaker is unsure or hesitant about his proposal.
• (d) It allows the line to flow into the next one without a pause.

Answer: