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The Brook, Alternative English

 

The Brook:

 

1.       Where does the Brook come from? (2019)

Ans- The Brook comes from the highest hill where the water birds dwell.

2.       What are the flowers that grow near the brook? (2017, 19)

Ans- The flowers that grow near the brook is Forget me not flower.

3.       Mention the name of the bird that flies above the brook? ( 2017)

Ans- The bird that flies above the brook is Swallow.

4.       Who is ‘I’ in the poem, The Brook? (2016)

Ans- The ‘I’ in the poem ‘ The Brook’ is brook itself.

5.       Who does the brook rush down to join? / What is the purpose of the brook? (2016,18)

Ans- The brook rush down to join the brimming river.

6.       What is a brook? (2017)

Ans- A brook is a small stream that originates from the highest hill ranges where the water birds dwell.

7.       What are the fishes that inhabit the brook? (2017)

Ans- The fishes that inhabit the brook are Trout and Grayling

8.       What is the refrain in the poem? What effect does it create? (2018)

Ans- The refrain in the poem is for men may come and men may go, but the brook always flows and never stops. The repetition of the refrain emphasizes the transitory nature of men and the eternal nature of the brook.

9.       Quote the refrain of the poem “ The Brook”. Explain it briefly ( 2016,2019)

Ans- The refrain of the poem is “ For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.” It means that human lives are transitory, but in comparison the brook is immortal. The brook will be there for eternity. But on the contrary humans life is temporary, once born will die. But nature and its object are immortal, they will be there forever.

10.   How does the poet convey the central idea of the poem through the journey of the brook? (2018)

Ans- In the poem the poet speaks about the journey of the brook and the life of man. The poet brings in certain Universal truth which forms the central idea of the poem i.e. human life is temporary but nature is eternal. In earth all forms of life has an end but the brook is everlasting. The Brook is a poem highlights the transitory human life and the permanence of nature and the journey of the brook resemble the journey of human life from childhood to old age. Human life is short. Man once born will die, but nature and its objects are immortal; they will be there till eternity.

11.   Describe the journey of the brook, originating from the haunts of coot and heron. Joining the river, as its final destination. (2017)/ What does the Brook do as it flows down? (2019)

Ans- The journey of the brook begins in the highest hill ranges where the water birds like the coot and heron dwell. It then flows down the narrow hill ranges and through tiny villages, farms and fields in the brimming sunlight and at night shattering, gurgling and bubbling as it flows downwards in a curving movement. It makes curve whistling movements, moving over pebbles, flowers and fish. It attains progress over the plain area. Hordes of birds skim over the surface of the water to catch fish. Before reaching its final destination, the brook takes on a slow and lingering movement. In in the end, it makes a final dash to meet the brimming river.

12.   Explain with reference to the context:

I slip, I slip, I gloom, I glance ,

Among my skimming swallows;

I make the netted sunbeam dance

Against my sandy shallows

Ans- The above lines are taken from the poem “ The Brook” written by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

              The poet here says about the brook journey. The journey of the brook begins in the highest hill ranges which are dwelling places of water birds like coot and heron. Then it flows down the hills and slips by the ridges. It then flows down the narrow hills and through tiny villages, farms and fields in the brimming sunlight and at night shattering, gurgling and bubbling as it flows downwards in a curving movement. During night under the moon and the stars the brook continues its journey and join the overflowing river in the valley below.

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