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    The document contains a poem analysis with 7 short answer questions about the poem "The Laburnum Top". It discusses how the poem describes a goldfinch bird building its nest and feeding its chicks in a solitary laburnum tree. The analysis highlights how the poet uses comparisons to portray the movement of the bird and its role in bringing the silent tree to life each day.

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    The document contains a poem analysis with 7 short answer questions about the poem "The Laburnum Top". It discusses how the poem describes a goldfinch bird building its nest and feeding its chicks in a solitary laburnum tree. The analysis highlights how the poet uses comparisons to portray the movement of the bird and its role in bringing the silent tree to life each day.

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    The Laburnum Top QA

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    ANKUSH AGARWAL
    The document contains a poem analysis with 7 short answer questions about the poem "The Laburnum Top". It discusses how the poem describes a goldfinch bird building its nest and feeding its chicks in a solitary laburnum tree. The analysis highlights how the poet uses comparisons to portray the movement of the bird and its role in bringing the silent tree to life each day.

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    Engl

    ishLiter
    atur
    e
    Class:11
    Sessi
    on:2020-2021

    Poem:TheLabur
    num Top

    Shor
    tAnswer
    s

    Ques1.Sum upinabout80wor
    dst
    hescenedescr
    ibedi
    nthepoem
    ‘
    Laburnum Top’
    .

    Ans.Thel abur num tr


    eestandsstillandsil
    entinadesolateplace.The
    goldfi
    nchbui ldshernestont hetreetoptoraiseherfamil
    y.Iti
    sasaf eand
    secureplace.Thebi rdgoesonl ongf li
    ghtst
    ocol l
    ectfoodforherchi cks.
    Butsher eturnst ohernestregul
    arly.Shemakesasound.Thechi cks
    recognizethesi gnal
    .Likesomest eam engine,theystar
    tupami ndless
    noise.Thebi rdfli
    esupt othem,feedst hem andthenfli
    esawayagai n.The
    oldsil
    encer eturnstothetreeagain.Thepoem hasacont i
    nuityof
    atmospher e.

    Ques2.Whatgi vesauniquecharactertothatpar
    ti
    cularlaburnum t
    ree?
    Ans.Thelaburnum treeget
    sanident i
    tybecauseofthenestbui l
    toni t
    st op.
    Duri
    ngthemont hofSept ember,
    thet r
    eeisleftwi
    thaf ewy ell
    owingleaves
    onl
    y.Iti
    svisi
    tedr egul
    arl
    ybythemot hergoldfi
    nchbir
    d.Shecomest of eed
    heryoungones.Thesi l
    enceisbrokenforawhi l
    ebutr estor
    edagain.

    Ques3.Howdoest
    hepoetdescr
    ibet
    hel
    abur
    num t
    ree?

    Ans.Iti
    saSept emberafter
    noon.Thel
    aburnum t r
    eest
    andsinadesol at
    e
    pl
    ace.Itissi
    lentandsti
    l
    luntil
    thegol
    dfi
    nchar r
    ivestof
    eedherchicks.The
    si
    lenttr
    eecomest ol
    i
    fe.Thelit
    tl
    echi
    cksstartupanoiseli
    kethatofa
    st
    eam engine.

    Ques4.Howdoest
    hepoetdescr
    ibet
    hegol
    dfi
    nchbi
    rd?

    Ans.TheGoldf
    inch,asmallsi
    ngingbi
    rd,bui
    l
    dshernestamidstt
    hethi
    ck
    l
    eavesofalaburnum t
    ree.I
    tisaler
    tandswift
    .Itcomesal
    mostatthe
    appoi
    ntedhourever
    ydayt ofeedtheyoung.
    Ques5.Towhatisthebi
    rd’
    smov
    ementcompar
    ed?Whati
    sthebasi
    sfor
    t
    he compar
    ison?
    Ans:
     Thegoldfinch’
    smovementiscomparedt
    othatoftheli
    zardbecause
    shewas abr upt
    ,sleekandaler
    t.Thesamemov ement
    swereobser v
    edwhen
    shearri
    vedatthe t reeandmovedt ot
    hethi
    cknesssi
    deofthebranchtofeed
    heryoungones.
    Ques6.Whyi
    sthei
    mageoft
    heengi
    neev
    okedbyt
    hepoet
    ?
    Ans:
     Astheenginei
    sthesourcetorunthemachi
    ne.Thebi
    rdiscompar
    ed
    t
    othe engineassheisthefeederofherf
    amily.Asamachi
    necannotwork
    wi
    thoutanengine,herfami
    lycan’tl
    astwi
    thouther.
    Ques7.Whatdoy
    oul
    i
    kemostaboutt
    hepoem?
    Ans: 
    Ili
    kedthecompari
    sonoft
    hest
    ateofthetreebefor
    eandaf
    tert
    he
    gol
    dfi
    nchbirdar
    riv
    esanditmakest
    hedeat
    h-l
    i
    ket r
    eealiv
    e.

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