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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