Autumn
John Clare
Exercise 1
(1) All though the day the fitful the given alternatives:
(a) window-pane
(b) curtains
(c) casement
(d) door
Ans: (c) casement
(2) The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the
(a) coming of down
(b) end of night
(c) end of afternoon
(d) shut of eve
Ans: (d) shut of eve
(3) The sparrow sat on the
(a) cottage rig
(b) house-top
(c) mossy elm-tree
(d) casement
Ans: (a) cottage rig
(4) Te pigeons nestled round the
(a) cage
(b) cote
(c) branch
(d) heath
Ans: (b) cote
(5) the cock was crowing upon the
(a) dunghill
(b) lea
(c) tree tops
(d) mill sails
Ans: (a) dunghill
(6) The grunting pigs
(a) walk slowly
(b) scamper by
(c) scramble and hurry
(d) dive and swim
Ans: (c) scramble and hurry
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
(i) What happens to the leaves of the mossy elm- tree in autumn ?
Ans: The leaves fall onto ground and a fitful gust takes them away down the lane.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?
Ans: Poet loves to see the fitful gust, the shaking twig and the cottage smoke.