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ish

Poem TheLabur
num Top

Not
es

Summar
y

Thepoem st
artswithadescr
ipt
ionoftheLaburnum tr
eewhoset
opwassti
llandsi
lent
.It
s
l
eaveshadturnedyell
owandseedshadf al
lendown.Itwasaday
timei
nthemonthof
Sept
emberwhent hetreewasstandi
ngstil
landdeath-
li
ke.

Thelife-
lesstreebecomesal ivebyt hearri
valoftheGoldfi
nchbi r
d.Shecamet of eedher
youngeroneswhoar eont het hicknessoft hebranch.Thetreeishershelter
.Shear r
ivesat
theendoft hebranchwiththechi rpingsound.Shef ur
thermov estot heot
hersideoft he
branchwi thrapi
dandpr ecaut i
onar ymov ementlikeali
zard.Assoonasshear ri
ves,her
youngeronesst artchi
rpinglikeamachi neandv ibr
ati
ngandf lappingthei
rwings.Thedeath-
l
iketreebecomesal i
veandi ttrembl esandshakes.

Aft
erfeedi
ngthem,shefl
iestotheothersideofthebranch.Herdarkcolour
edfacewi
ththe
yel
lowbodywasbarelyv
isibleasshevanishedbehindtheyell
owleaves.Shefl
ewawayinthe
sky,l
eavi
ngthetr
eedeath-l
ikeagai
n.

TheLabur
num TopLi
ter
aryDev
ices

1.All
it
erat
ion-repet
it
ionofaconsonantsoundatt
hebegi
nni
ngoft
woormor
econsecut
ive
words.Theinst
ancesofall
it
erat
ioni
nthepoem areasf
oll
ows-

Sept
embersunl
i
ght

t
reet
rembl
es

2.Si
mil
e–compar
isonbet
weent
wot
hingsusi
ngl
i
keoras.

Sl
eekasal
i
zar
d
3.Met
aphor–ani
ndi
rectcompar
isonbet
weent
wot
hings.Gener
all
y,aqual
i
tyi
scompar
ed.

“Sheent
erst
hethi
ckness,
andamachi
nest
art
sup”-t
henoi
secr
eat
edbyt
hemov
ementoft
he
bir
dsiscompar
edtothemachi
ne’
snoi
se

“
Iti
stheengi
neofherf
ami
l
y.”

“
Showi
ngherbar
redf
acei
dent
it
ymask”

4.Per
soni
fi
cat
ion–t
heat
tri
but
ionofper
sonal
nat
urechar
act
eri
sti
cst
osomet
hingnon-
human

Thewhol
etr
eet
rembl
esandt
hri
l
ls.

5.Tr
ansf
err
edEpi
thet–t
hef
igur
eofspeechwher
etheadv
erbi
str
ansf
err
edt
oanot
hernoun

herbar
redf
acei
dent
it
ymask
1.Howdi
dthepoetdescr
ibet
het
opoft
heLabur
num t
reei
nthepoem '
TheLabur
num Top'
?

A.St
il
landSi
l
ent

B.Mov
ingandAngr
yli
ke

C.Si
l
entandMot
ionl
ess

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

2.Whathappenedt
othel
eav
esoft
heLabur
num t
ree?

A.t
heywer
egr
een

B.t
urnedy
ell
ow

C.f
all
endown

D.newl
eav
esgr
owi
ng

3.Howwast
het
reest
andi
ngi
nthemont
hofSept
ember
?

A.st
il
landdeat
h-l
i
ke

B.al
i
ve

C.gr
eenandhappy

D.st
il
landgr
een

4.Whendi
dthedeat
h-l
i
ket
reebecomeal
i
ve?
A.i
nthemont
hofMar
ch

B.byt
hear
ri
val
monsoonseason

C.byt
hear
ri
val
oft
heGol
dfi
nchbi
rd

D.byt
hear
ri
val
ofspar
rows

5.Whydi
dtheGol
dfi
nchbi
rdcamet
owar
dst
het
ree?

A.t
ofeedhery
oungerones

B.t
omakeanest

C.t
orest

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

6.Wher
ear
ethey
oungonesoft
heGol
dfi
nchbi
rd?

A.Ont
het
hicknessoft
hebr
anch

B.Ont
het
opoft
het
ree

C.onot
hert
ree

D.t
heywer
enev
ert
her
e
7.Whatr
oledoest
het
reepl
ayf
ort
heGol
dfi
nchbi
rd?

A.Asashel
ter

B.asasuppor
ter

C.asameanst
ofeedherf
ami
l
y

D.asar
est
ingpl
ace

8.Howdi
dthebi
rdmov
etot
heot
hersi
deoft
hebr
anch?

A.Li
keal
i
zar
d

B.Sl
owl
y

C.Smoot
hly

D.byf
lyi
ng

9.Howdi
dthebi
rdar
ri
veatt
heot
herbr
anchoft
het
ree?

A.wi
thachi
rpi
ngsound

B.si
l
ent
ly

C.nev
erar
ri
vedatot
herbr
anch

D.f
lewawayandt
henar
ri
vedatt
hebr
anch

10.Whathappenedaf
tershef
edhery
oungones?
A.shef
lewaway

B.shef
lewt
otheot
hersi
deoft
hebr
anch

C.shest
ayedt
her
e

D.shet
ooksomer
esti
nthenest

11.WhywasGol
dfi
nch'
sbodybar
elyv
isi
ble?

A.duet
oherdar
kcol
our
edy
ell
owbody

B.becauseshewassmal
l

C.becauseoft
hehei
ghtoft
het
ree

D.becauseshewasbr
owni
ncol
our

12.Wher
edi
dthebi
rdv
ani
shaf
terf
eedi
nghery
oungones?

A.t
otheot
herbr
anch

B.t
othet
opoft
het
ree

C.t
ohernest

D.behi
ndt
hey
ell
owl
eav
es

13.Whathappenedt
othebi
rdi
ntheendoft
hepoem?

A.shef
lewaway

B.shest
ayedatt
het
ree

C.shewentt
oot
hert
ree

D.shewentt
obr
ingsomef
oodf
orhery
oungerones
14.Howwast
het
reei
ntheendwhent
hebi
rdf
lewaway
?

A.I
twasst
il
lal
i
ve

B.Not
hingchangedi
nthel
ooks

C.i
twasdeat
h-l
i
keagai
n

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

15.Whati
nst
anceofAl
l
iter
ati
onhasbeenusedi
nthepoem '
TheLabur
num Top'
outoft
he
fol
lowi
ngopt
ions?

A.engi
neofherf
ami
l
y

B.herbar
redf
ace

C.Sl
eekasal
i
zar
d

D.Sept
embersunl
i
ght

16.WhatTr
ansf
err
edEpi
thetwasusedi
nthepoem '
TheLabur
num Top'
?

A.herbar
redf
acei
dent
it
ymask

B.engi
neofherf
ami
l
y

C.Sl
eekasal
i
zar
d

D.Sept
embersunl
i
ght

17.Whatdoest
hephr
ase“
herbar
redf
acei
dent
it
ymask”mean?
A.becauseshewasbr
owni
ncol
our

B.duet
oherdar
kcol
our
edy
ell
owbody

C.bi
rd’
sfacebecameheri
dent
it
yandsy
mbol
ofr
ecogni
ti
on

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

18.Whati
sthedomi
nantcol
ourusedi
nthepoem?

A.Red

B.Bl
ue

C.Yel
l
ow

D.Gr
een

19.Whati
sdescr
ibedbyt
hewor
d'sl
eek'
int
hepoem?

A.Li
zar
d

B.Bi
rd

C.Br
anch

D.Topoft
het
ree

20.Whati
sdescr
ibedas'
engi
ne'
int
hepoem?

A.Li
zar
d
B.Machi
ne

C.Labur
num Tr
ee

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

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