1)Who announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2015, 2018]
Ans. The wind announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’.
2)From where did the wind come in ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2014]
Ans. The wind came from the sea in ‘Daybreak’
3)What did the wind say to the mists?
Ans. The wind said to the mists to make room for it.
4)Who hailed the ships to sail on?
Ans. The wind hailed the ships to sail on.
5)What did the wind tell the mariners?
Ans. The wind told the mariners to sail on as the night had passed.
6)Where did the wind hurry to in ‘Daybreak’?
Ans. The wind hurried towards the land in ‘Daybreak’
7)What is the wind’s message to the forest in ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2016]
Ans. The wind’s message to the forest is to hang all their leafy banners out.
8)What is meant by ‘leafy banner’ in the poem ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11. = 2022]
Ans. ‘Leafy banner’ means the branches and green large leaves.
9)What did the wind touch in ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2015]
Ans. The wind touched the folded wing of wood-bird.
10)What did the wind ask the wood-bird to do? [Annual Exam 11 – 2017]
Ans. The wind asked the wood bird to awake and sing
11)What did the wind tell the chanticleer?
Ans. The wind told the chanticleer to blow its clarion announcing the beginning of the day.
12) “O chanticleer
Your clarion blow, the day is near.” – what do you mean by a chanticleer?
Ans. A chanticleer is a domestic cock.
13)What did the wind whisper to the fields of corn? [Annual Exam 11. = 2022]
Ans. The wind whispered to the fields of corn to bow down and welcome the coming morning.
14)What did the wind urge the bell to do? [Annual Exam 11 – 2019 & 2022]
Ans. The wind urged the bell to proclaim the hour that it was the beginning of the day.
15)What did the wind say when it crossed the churchyard?[ Annual Exam 11 – 2014]
Ans. The wind said to the dead in the churchyard to lie quietly in their graves.
16)Why does the wind proclaim differently when it crosses the churchyard? [Annual Exam 11 – 2016]
Ans. The wind proclaims differently when it crosses the churchyard because the dead in the grave have to wait for the judgement day.
17) What does the phrase ‘not yet! in quiet lie’ suggest?
Ans. ‘Not yet! in quiet lie’ suggests that this is not the correct time to wake up the dead because they had to wait for the final resurrection or judgement day.
18) “It shouted through the belfry tower.” – what is a belfry tower?
Ans. Belfry tower is a medieval bell tower situated in Belgium. It observes the dangers in the city like fire and awares the people by ringing its bells.
19) What do you mean by daybreak? [Annual Exam. = 2022]
Ans. Daybreak means the time of dawn.
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