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When Great Trees Fall- Poem

When Great Trees Fall

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Treasure Chest- Poem- When Great Trees Fall

I. Choose the correct option for each of the following questions:

1. Which extended metaphor is used in the poem?

a) the deaths of great men b) the falling of great trees

c) nature d) big and small animals

2. When do animals seek safety?

a) when the earth shakes b) when wolves howl

c) when great trees fall d) when hunters appear

3. Which positive event happens when great men die?

a) our senses are benumbed b) Our memory is suddenly sharpened

c) we feel sorry for ourselves d) we feel pity for great men

4. In what state are we thrown suddenly when we hear about the death of
a great soul?

a) sullen b) indifferent c) sorrowful d) amusing

5. What do great men generally care for?

a) our souls b) our bodies c) our wealth d) our health

6. The phrase ‘dark cold cave’ symbolises ----------- in the poem.

a) cheerfulness b) depth of mind c) despair d) ignorance

7. What happens to our souls on hearing the news of great man who has
impacted our lives greatly?

a) we begin to cry b) we go mad c) we become silent d) our souls


shrivel

8. Which figure of speech misused in the line ‘we can be. Be and be’?

a) Personification b) irony c) sarcasm d)epistrophe

9. Which of these statements is NOT true ?

a) When great trees fall the rocks on distant hills shudder.

b) when great trees fall small animals do not bother.


c) the falling of great trees causes ripples for miles.

d) Then we should try to be better than we are.

10. The poem ‘When Great Trees Fall’ is on the whole --------.

a) Depressing b) realistic and positive c) ironical d) amusing

II. Answer the following questions.

1. Why does the poetess make animal comparisons in the first two
stanzas? What effect does it have?

2. How can human beings change for the better after the death of great
souls?

3. How does the death of great souls impact the human senses in the
poem?

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