English Literature Worksheet

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Question No. 1 Read the following extract and answer the questions.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

1. From which poem have these lines been taken? Name the poet. What is the
genre of the poem? (3)
2. Who is ‘I’? What is being compared to the stars? Why? (3)
3. Explain with examples any three poetic devices from the given lines. (3)
4. Whom did ‘they’ out do? How? What type imagery does the poet use here? (3)
5. ‘This poem is nothing more than a description of a beautiful landscape.’ Do
you agree? Why? (4)

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