The LIFE BY P Lal
Aec 3
THE LIFE
Is a flower of five petals.
Love’s the first
Where a lusting bee settles,
Quenching thirst.
Faith is the second.
A drooping treasure
When reckoned
In fastidious measure.
Hope’s a third.
Brooding heart
Where a blood-spattered bird
Takes rest.
The fourth I cannot see
Only a limp hand
Stretches endlessly
For the touch of land.
The fifth-look
Wrapped
In that terrible Book,
Terrible man, terribly trapped.
1. What is life compared to in the poem?
a) A tree
b) A flower of five petals
c) A river
d) A mountain
Answer: b) A flower of five petal
2. Which of the following is the first petal of life?
a) Hope
b) Love
c) Joy
d) Peace
Answer: b) Love
3. What settles on the first petal of life?
a) A butterfly
b) A lusting bee
c) A hummingbird
d) A dragonfly
Answer: b) A lusting bee
4. What does the bee do on the first petal?
a) It sleeps
b) It dances
c) It quenching thirst
d) It sings
Answer: c) It quenching thirst
5. What is the role of love in the poem?
a) It is the last petal of life
b) It is the first petal of life
c) It is not mentioned
d) It is the center of the flower
Answer: b) It is the first petal of life
6. What is the metaphor used to describe love in the poem?
a) A river
b) A tree
c) A petal of a flower
d) A mountain
Answer: c) A petal of a flower
7. What action does the bee perform on the flower?
a) Pollination
b) Quenching thirst
c) Photosynthesis
d) Respiration
Answer: b) Quenching thirst
8. What does the bee symbolize in the poem?
a) A person seeking knowledge
b) A person seeking love
c) A person seeking satisfaction
d) A person seeking peace
Answer: c) A person seeking satisfaction
9. What is the central theme of the stanza?
a) Nature and beauty
b) Love and satisfaction
c) Life and its journey
d) Hope and despair
Answer: b) Love and satisfaction
10. What literary device is used when comparing life to a flower?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole
Answer: a) Metaphor
11. What is described as a “drooping treasure” in the poem?
A) Hope
B) Faith
C) Love
D) Wealth
Answer: B) Faith
12. What is faith compared to in terms of its value?
A) A rising treasure
B) A drooping treasure
C) A steady treasure
D) A hidden treasure
Answer: B) A drooping treasure
13. How is faith evaluated in the poem?
A) In generous measure
B) In fastidious measure
C) In precise measure
D) In random measure
Answer: B) In fastidious measure
14. What does “fastidious measure” imply about the evaluation of faith?
A) It is done carelessly.
B) It is done with great attention to detail.
C) It is done quickly.
D) It is done rarely.
Answer: B) It is done with great attention to detail.
15. What is the position of faith in a sequence or list?
A) The first
B) The second
C) The third
D) The last
Answer: B) The second
16. What is the overall tone of the poem regarding faith?
A) Optimistic
B) Pessimistic
C) Neutral
D) Ambivalent
Answer: B) Pessimistic
17. What does “reckoned” suggest about the evaluation of faith?
A) It is spontaneous
B) It is deliberate.
C) It is accidental.
D) It is ignored.
Answer: B) It is deliberate.
18. How does the poem portray the value of faith?
A) As something highly valued
B) As something undervalued
C) As something overvalued
D) As something irrelevant
Answer: B) As something undervalued
19. What literary device might be used to describe “faith” as a “drooping treasure”?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: A) Metaphor
20. What does the poem suggest about the perception of faith?
A) It is universally admired.
B) It is often overlooked.
C) It is highly controversial.
D) It is always valued.
Answer: B) It is often overlooked.
21. What is the subject of the third stanza?
a) Hope and a peaceful scene
b) Hope and a violent scene
c) Love and a serene landscape
d) Nature and a calm atmosphere
Answer: b) Hope and a violent scene
22. What is described as “brooding”?
a) The bird
b) The heart
c) The landscape
d) The atmosphere
Answer: b) The heart
What is the condition of the bird?
a) It is flying high
b) It is singing sweetly
c) It is blood-spattered
d) It is resting peacefully
Answer: c) It is blood-spattered
Where does the bird take rest?
a) On a branch
b) In a nest
c) On a brooding heart
d) The stanza does not specify
Answer: c) on a brooding heart
What emotion does the third stanza evoke?
a) Joy and happiness
b) Sadness and despair
c) Hope and optimism
d) Fear and anxiety
Answer: b) Sadness and despair
What is the role of “Hope” in the stanza?
a) It is the main subject
b) It is a secondary theme
c) It is a contrasting element
d) It is not clearly defined
Answer: c) It is a contrasting element
What imagery does the third stanza use?
a) Peaceful and serene
b) Violent and disturbing
c) Natural and beautiful
d) Urban and modern
Answer: b) Violent and disturbing
What does the “blood-spattered bird” symbolize?
a) Peace and tranquility
b) Violence and suffering
c) Freedom and joy
d) The answer is not clear
Answer: b) Violence and suffering
What tone does the stanza convey?
a) Optimistic and cheerful
b) Melancholic and somber
c) Angry and aggressive
d) Neutral and indifferent
Answer: b) Melancholic and somber
What literary device is used in describing the “brooding heart”?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole
Answer: a) Metaphor
What is the subject unable to see in the poem?
A) The sea
B) The fourth petal
C) The land
D) The hand
Answer: B) The fourth
What is described as stretching endlessly in the poem?
A) The sea
B) The land
C) A limp hand
D) The fourth
Answer: C) A limp hand
What is the hand reaching for in the poem?
A) The fourth
B) The sea
C) The touch of land
D) The sky
Answer: C) The touch of land
How is the hand described in the poem?
A) Strong
B) Limp
C) Active
D) Hidden
Answer: B) Limp
What is the poem primarily about?
A) A journey at sea
B) A longing for land
C) A description of nature
D) A reflection on life
Answer: B) A longing for land
What is the tone of the poem?
A) Joyful
B) Melancholic
C) Angry
D) Neutral
Answer: B) Melancholic
What is the “fourth” that cannot be seen?
A) A person
B) An object
C) A concept
D) Not specified
Answer: D) Not specified
What does the hand symbolize in the poem?
A) Strength
B) Weakness
C) Hope
D) Desperation
Answer: B) Weakness
What is the poem’s focus on?
A) Visual imagery
B) Emotional longing
C) Physical strength
D) Intellectual reflection
Answer: B) Emotional longing
What is the overall mood conveyed by the poem?
A) Optimistic
B) Pessimistic
C) Reflective
D) Somber
Answer: D) Somber
What is described as “terrible” in the stanza?
a) The Book
b) The man
c) The fifth look
d) The trap
Correct Answer: a) The Book
What emotion is conveyed through the phrase “terribly trapped”?
a) Joy
b) Fear
c) Anger
d) Indifference
Correct Answer: b) Fear
Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase “wrapped in that terrible Book”?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
Correct Answer: a) Metaphor
What does the “fifth look” suggest about perception?
a) It is a positive experience.
b) It involves scrutiny and judgment.
c) It denotes ignorance.
d) It implies happiness.
Correct Answer: b) It involves scrutiny and judgment.
The term “terrible man” suggests that the man is:
a) Kind-hearted
b) Dangerous or evil
c) Indifferent
d) Humorous
Correct Answer: b) Dangerous or evil
In the context of the final stanza, what might “the Book” symbolize?
a) Knowledge
b) Suffering or doom
c) Happiness
d) Freedom
Correct Answer: b) Suffering or doom
What overall theme can be inferred from the final stanza?
a) Hope and redemption
b) Trapped existence and despair
c) Joyful memories
d) Adventure and exploration
Correct Answer: b) Trapped existence and despair
The phrase “wrapped in that terrible Book” implies what about the man’s situation?
a) He is protected.
b) He is confined or restricted.
c) He is enlightened.
d) He is free to explore.
Correct Answer: b) He is confined or restricted.
What effect does the repetition of “terrible” have in this stanza?
a) It creates humor.
b) It emphasizes negativity and fear.
c) It introduces confusion.
d) It suggests indifference.
Correct Answer: b) It emphasizes negativity and fear.
How does the structure of the last stanza contribute to its meaning?
a) It creates a sense of rhythm.
b) It enhances clarity.
c) It builds tension and urgency.
d) It simplifies complex ideas.
Correct Answer: c) It builds tension and urgency.
