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Directions(1-6): Read the poem given and answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option.
Human Nature
Is it human nature
To desire forbidden fruit,
To hunger for a blossom
So obsessed with passion
That we forget the pain,
Which inevitably arises
Once we tease ourselves
with the thought of it
or taste a tiny part of it,
and it becomes the predator
eating at us like a carnivore
that saves the head for last
savouring the brain to feed its own
and we, still craving illicit nectar
Q1. Another word in the poem that suggests ‘forbidden’ is
(a) obsess
(b) crave
(c) savour
(d) illicit
Q2. “It becomes the predator” means
(a) strong emotions influence one negatively
(b) pursuit of happiness
(c) being cautious against outside influences
(d) being strong and positive against any threat
Q3. An example of personification in the poem is
(a) saves the head
(b) tease ourselves
(c) illicit nectar
(d) like a carnivore
Q4. “Eating at us like a carnivore” refers to
(a) being attacked by a wild beast
(b) being attacked by a human enemy
(c) being eaten up by an unknown entity
(d) exerting a strong influence
Q5. “We, still craving illicit nectar” can be explained by focusing on the word
(a) we
(b) craving
(c) illicit
(d) nectar
Q6. A synonym for the word ‘savouring’ is
(a) smelling
(b) flavouring
(c) experiencing
(d) avoiding
Directions (7-9):select the name of the poet who wrote the given poems.
Q7. A Red, Red Rose
(a) Maya Angelou
(b) Robert Burns
(c) Robert Frost
(d) William Wordsworth
Q8. Dream Deferred
(a) William Wordsworth
(b) Edgar Allan Poe
(c) Langston Hughes
(d) Robert Burns
Q9. Brown Penny
(a) Maya Angelou
(b) William Butler Yeats
(c) William Blake
(d) William Wordsworth
Q10. A five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm is called as
(a) haiku
(b) epic
(c) limerick
(d) ode
Answer Key
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7.Ans(b)
S8.Ans(c)
S9.Ans(b)
S10.Ans(c) Limerick – a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm.
Haiku’s are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase.
Epic – a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero.
An ode is a kind of poem, usually praising something
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