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100) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : (100-105)
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming ?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning ?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling ?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?
Where is the ‘sound’ coming from ?
A) From a crowded street
B) From a group of commoners
C) From a contingent of soldiers
D) From a market place
101) The poem presents itself as a conversation…
A) among three persons
B) in a crowd
C) among a group of people
D) between two persons
102) Which literary device has been used in the expression ‘scarlet soldiers’ ?
A) simile
B) metonymy
C) alliteration
D) transferred epithet
103) The poem has been written in the form of …
A) an elegy
B) an epic
C) a ballad
D) a lyric
104) Identify the rhyme scheme of these lines.
A) abcb
B) abdc
C) baba
D) abab
105) What emotional state does ‘kneeling’ reflect ?
A) indifference
B) anger
C) anxiety
D) jubilation