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I love the Brooks which down their channels fret,
Even more than when I tripped lightly as they;
The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet;
The Clouds that gather round the setting Sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me, the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
The figure of speech used in line 1 is
a simile
irony
a metaphor
personification
D.
personification
Read the extract and answer the following questions.
I love the Brooks which down their channels fret,
Even more than when I tripped lightly as they;
The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet;
The Clouds that gather round the setting Sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me, the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
"The innocent brightness..." is an example of
metonymy
irony
synecdoche
transferred epithet
Read the extract and answer the following questions.
I love the Brooks which down their channels fret,
Even more than when I tripped lightly as they;
The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet;
The Clouds that gather round the setting Sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me, the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
The poet loves the brooks
because they flow between their banks
because he too can run briskly like them
now more than when he was young
as they are overflowing their banks
Read the extract and answer the following questions.
I love the Brooks which down their channels fret,
Even more than when I tripped lightly as they;
The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet;
The Clouds that gather round the setting Sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me, the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
The clouds around the setting Sun make the poet
thoughtful
sad
happy
curious
Read the extract and answer the following questions.
I love the Brooks which down their channels fret,
Even more than when I tripped lightly as they;
The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet;
The Clouds that gather round the setting Sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me, the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
During his lifetime, the poet has thought about
the rat race of man
love in the human heart
the dawn of the new day
mortal nature of man
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350 years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering that the city was inhabited around 1000-800 BC. But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has retained its character from the Mughal days. Most of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor Shahjahan who, with characteristic modesty, called it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-1650AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually young!) and remained the capital of the Mughal empire ever since. India was one of the world's richest countries at that age, so the capital's commercial quarter was one of the most important trading and business centers in the East. The original Chandni Chowk was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which passed down the street, forming a pool that reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name. The business of Chandni Chowk was business only. Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of Independence that destroyed the peaceful character of Chandni Chowk as did the looting that was the hallmark of the East India Company's soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Delhi was created in the 20th century. Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era when the world's great squares have become landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a slum?
East India Company's soldiers were
noble and brave
greedy but not cruel
cruel and greedy
cruel but not greedy
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350 years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering that the city was inhabited around 1000-800 BC. But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has retained its character from the Mughal days. Most of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor Shahjahan who, with characteristic modesty, called it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-1650AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually young!) and remained the capital of the Mughal empire ever since. India was one of the world's richest countries at that age, so the capital's commercial quarter was one of the most important trading and business centres in the East. The original Chandni Chowk was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which passed down the street, forming a pool that reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name. The business of Chandni Chowk was business only. Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of Independence that destroyed the peaceful character of Chandni Chowk as did the looting that was the hallmark of the East India Company's soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Delhi was created in the 20th century. Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era when the world's great squares have become landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a slum?
"...a pool that reflected the moonlight..."
Which part of speech is the underlined word?
A pronoun
An interjection
An adjective
A determiner
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350 years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering that the city was inhabited around 1000-800 BC. But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has retained its character from the Mughal days. Most of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor ShahJahan who, with characteristic modesty, called it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-1650AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually young!) and remained the capital of the Mughal empire ever since. India was one of the world's richest countries in that age, so the capital's commercial quarter was one of the most important trading and business centres in the East. The original Chandni Chowk was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which passed down the street, forming a pool that reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name. The business of Chandni Chowk was business only. Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of Independence that destroyed the peaceful character of Chandni Chowk as did the looting that was the hallmark of the East India Company's soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Delhi was created in the 20th century. Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era when the world's great squares have become landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a slum?
"...terribly ancient, considering that..."
The underlined word is a/ an
noun
adverb
participle
verb
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350 years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering that the city was inhabited around 1000-800 BC. But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has retained its character from the Mughal days. Most of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor ShahJahan who, with characteristic modesty, called it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-1650AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually young!) and remained the capital of the Mughal empire ever since. India was one of the world's richest countries in that age, so the capital's commercial quarter was one of the most important trading and business centres in the East. The original Chandni Chowk was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which passed down the street, forming a pool that reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name. The business of Chandni Chowk was business only. Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of Independence that destroyed the peaceful character of Chandni Chowk as did the looting that was the hallmark of the East India Company's soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Delhi was created in the 20th century. Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era when the world's great squares have become landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a slum?
"Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now."
The word 'mess' means the same as
canteen
upset
snare
confusion
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350 years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering that the city was inhabited around 1000-800 BC. But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has retained its character from the Mughal days. Most of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor ShahJahan who, with characteristic modesty, called it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-1650AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually young!) and remained the capital of the Mughal empire ever since. India was one of the world's richest countries in that age, so the capital's commercial quarter was one of the most important trading and business centres in the East. The original Chandni Chowk was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which passed down the street, forming a pool that reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name. The business of Chandni Chowk was business only. Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of Independence that destroyed the peaceful character of Chandni Chowk as did the looting that was the hallmark of the East India Company's soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Delhi was created in the 20th century. Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era when the world's great squares have become landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a slum?
"...a pool that reflected the moonlight..."
The word opposite in meaning to 'reflected' is
imitated
discredited
claimed
absorbed