Daybreak : A Nature Poem Lyrical in Tone
MCQ : 1 Mark
1️⃣ *The poet of the poem ‘Daybreak’ is
(i) William Wordsworth
(ii) H W Longfellow
(iii) Robert Browning
(iv) Wilfred Owen.
2️⃣ ‘Daybreak’ is a
(i) symbolic imagery poem
(ii) lyrical poem
(iii) lifeless poem
(iv) realistic poem.
3️⃣ ‘Daybreak’ is a symbol of Longfellow’s
(i) imaginative style
(ii) sarcastic attitude and personality
(iii) critical attitude
(iv) meditative contemplation.
4️⃣ The poem where the ‘wind’ has been personified is
(i) Brotherhood
(ii) Nature
(iii) Daybreak
(iv) Meeting at Night
5️⃣ *What does the poet mean by the term ‘Daybreak’ is
(i) night
(ii) noon
(iii) dawn
(iv) evening.
6️⃣ ‘Daybreak’ means
(i) the breaking of the day
(ii) early morning
(iii) breakfast
(iv) night.
7️⃣ The title word ‘Daybreak’ means
(i) dawn
(ii) morning
(iii) dusk
(iv) evening.
8️⃣ The inner meaning of the poem ‘Daybreak’ is
(i) ending
(ii) starting
(iii) breaking
(iv) dissolving.
9️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind comes out of
(i) the church
(ii) the forest
(iii) the sea
(iv) the land.
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1️⃣0️⃣ The wind came up out of
(i) the land
(ii) the sea
(iii) the hills
(iv) the mountain.
1️⃣1️⃣ *The wind blows in from
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(i) the ships on the sea
(ii) the sea
(iii) the land
(iv) the mountains.
1️⃣2️⃣ The wind blows in from
(i) the sea
(ii) the woods
(iii) the hills
(iv) the desert.
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1️⃣3️⃣ ‘The wind’ is a symbol of
(i) an alarm clock
(ii) a bird
(iii) a field
(iv) a garden.
1️⃣4️⃣ The wind was obstructed by
(i) sunlight
(ii) mist
(iii) smog
(iv) none of them.
1️⃣5️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind is speaking like a
(i) bird
(ii) human being
(iii) mariner
(iv) clergyman.
1️⃣6️⃣ Here the figure of speech used for the wind is
(i) personification
(ii) hyperbole
(iii) antithesis
(iv) irony.
1️⃣7️⃣ The message of ‘Daybreak’ was first given by the
(i) sea-wind
(ii) grey mists
(iii) waves
(iv) sun.
1️⃣8️⃣ *The sea wind first talks to the
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(i) sailors
(ii) mariners
(iii) mists
(iv) forests.
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1️⃣9️⃣ The wind spoke at first to
(i) the sailors
(ii) the mists
(iii) the trees
(iv) the belfry-tower.
2️⃣0️⃣ The sea wind first addressed the
(i) mists
(ii) ships
(iii) mariners
(iv) forest.
2️⃣1️⃣ The wind first of all addresses
(i) the belfry-tower
(ii) the mariners
(iii) the leafy banners
(iv) the mists.
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2️⃣2️⃣ *The wind tells the mists
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(i) to settle on the shore
(ii) to lift their veils to enable the mariners to steer their ships
(iii) to stroud the graveyard
(iv) to move and make way for it.
2️⃣3️⃣ “And said, O mists, make room for me.” Here the word ‘room’ means
(i) home
(ii) way
(iii) verandah
(iv) storm.
2️⃣4️⃣ Whom did the wind awaken first?
(i) wood-bird
(ii) chanticleer
(iii) the dead
(iv) the sailors.
2️⃣5️⃣ The ships are
(i) urged
(ii) hailed
(iii) shouted
(iv) greeted.
2️⃣6️⃣ The sea wind hailed first
(i) the ships
(ii) the forest
(iii) mists
(iv) the wood-bird.
2️⃣7️⃣ *The wind asks the mariners to
(i) sail on
(ii) take rest
(iii) sleep
(iv) wake up.
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2️⃣8️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind asks the mariners to
(i) sing
(ii) blow clarion call
(iii) sail
(iv) sleep.
2️⃣9️⃣ The wind tells the mariners to
(i) stay awake
(ii) rouse
(iii) sail off
(iv) sail on.
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3️⃣0️⃣ By crying ‘sail on’, the wind
(i) discouraged the ships
(ii) encouraged the ships
(iii) warned the ships
(iv) obstructed the ships.
3️⃣1️⃣ In ‘Daybreak’ the the mariners were told that
(i) storm is coming
(ii) night is coming
(iii) night is gone
(iv) day is gone.
3️⃣2️⃣ The wind told the mariners that
(i) the storm is coming
(ii) the night is coming
(iii) the night is gone
(iv) the day is gone.
3️⃣3️⃣ The wind reminded the mariners of the passing of
(i) day
(ii) mist
(iii) storm
(iv) night.
3️⃣4️⃣ “….the night is gone.” Here ‘the night is gone’ means
(i) beginning of work
(ii) returning home
(iii) spending time
(iv) sailing ship.
3️⃣5️⃣ A mariner is a
(i) sailor
(ii) soldier
(iii) player
(iv) passer by.
3️⃣6️⃣ “Awake! it is the day.” the speaker is
(i) the sun
(ii) the moon
(iii) the sky
(iv) the wind.
3️⃣7️⃣ “……it is the day.” Here ‘day’ refers to
(i) the afternoon
(ii) the first morning
(iii) the noon
(iv) the twilight.
3️⃣8️⃣ *Whom did the wind ask to shout?
(i) rooster
(ii) forest
(iii) owl
(iv) kite.
3️⃣9️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind hurried to
(i) the land
(ii) seashore
(iii) fields of corn
(iv) the forest.
4️⃣0️⃣ The wind requested the forest to
(i) awake
(ii) sleep
(iii) bow down
(iv) shout.
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4️⃣1️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’, the wind called the forest to
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(i) cry out
(ii) murmur
(iii) lament
(iv) shout.
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4️⃣2️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’, the wind invokes the forest to
(i) shed their dry leaves
(ii) sing out by fluttering the leaves
(iii) hang out its leafy banners
(iv) sway the branches as the wind touches them.
4️⃣3️⃣ *The ‘leafy banners’ mentioned in the poem refers to
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(i) cornfields waving in the wind
(ii) the waves of the sea
(iii) the branches with leaves
(iv) green-coloured banners.
4️⃣4️⃣ “Hang all your leafy banners out!” Here the ‘banners’ are the
(i) leaves of the trees
(ii) twigs and branches
(iii) birds sheltering the trees
(iv) flowers of the trees.
4️⃣5️⃣ ‘Leafy banners’ implies a sense of
(i) a shade of the leaves
(ii) flags of the nation
(iii) peace
(iv) protest.
4️⃣6️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’ ‘wood-bird’ refers to a
(i) woodpecker
(ii) sea bird
(iii) forest bird
(iv) wooden bird.
4️⃣7️⃣ *Which part of the wood-bird’s body did the wind touch to awaken it?
(i) beak
(ii) tail
(iii) feathers
(iv) wings.
4️⃣8️⃣ The wind asks the wood-bird to
(i) fold its wings
(ii) unfold its wings
(iii) awake and sing
(iv) go to sleep.
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4️⃣9️⃣ The wind in ‘Daybreak’ tells the wood-bird to
(i) unfold its wings
(ii) hail the coming morn
(iii) awake and sing
(iv) sleep.
5️⃣0️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind asks the wood-bird to
(i) sail on
(ii) sleep on
(iii) sing
(iv) blow the clarion.
5️⃣1️⃣ The wind told the wood-bird to
(i) take rest
(ii) fly away
(iii) awake and sing
(iv) leave their nest.
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5️⃣2️⃣ The wood-bird’s wings are folded because
(i) it’s cold
(ii) it’s awakening
(iii) it’s asleep
(iv) it’s nervous.
5️⃣3️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ ‘clarion’ comes from
(i) a bird
(ii) a cuckoo
(iii) a cow
(iv) a chanticleer.
5️⃣4️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind asks chanticleer to
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(i) sail
(ii) sleep
(iii) sing
(iv) blow clarion call.
5️⃣5️⃣ “Your clarion blow” Here ‘your’ refers to
(i) chanticleer
(ii) goose
(iii) hare
(iv) deer.
5️⃣6️⃣ *Chanticleer will blow his
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(i) drum
(ii) pipe
(iii) guitar
(iv) clarion.
5️⃣7️⃣ *The lines–
“O chanticleer,
Your clarion blow; the day is near.” refer to
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(i) the crowning of the rooster at dawn
(ii) a man blowing a trumpet in an orchestra
(iii) the rooster blowing a trumpet in an orchestra
(iv) a rooster and a man in an orchestra.
5️⃣8️⃣ A chanticleer blows when
(i) it is night
(ii) day breaks
(iii) day comes to an end
(iv) it is twilight.
5️⃣9️⃣ The chanticleer lives in
(i) the farm
(ii) the river
(iii) the forest
(iv) the church.
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6️⃣0️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the chanticleer lives in
(i) the farm
(ii) the churchyard
(iii) by a river
(iv) on a hill.
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6️⃣1️⃣ Chanticleer is a
(i) singing bird
(ii) domestic cock
(iii) wild beast
(iv) nocturnal bird.
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6️⃣2️⃣ The ‘chanticleer’ is
(i) a domestic cock
(ii) a cuckoo
(iii) a domestic hen
(iv) crow.
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6️⃣3️⃣ Chanticleer crows to announce
(i) dawn
(ii) morning
(iii) evening
(iv) night.
6️⃣4️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’, the wind whispers to
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(i) the rain
(ii) the dead
(iii) the fields of corn
(iv) the belfry-tower.
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6️⃣5️⃣ The sea-wind in ‘Daybreak’ whispers to the
(i) forest birds
(ii) corn fields
(iii) chanticleer
(iv) the belfry-tower.
6️⃣6️⃣ The wind whispered to the
(i) fields of corn
(ii) belfry-tower
(iii) churchyard
(iv) farms.
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6️⃣7️⃣ The wind asks the corn to
(i) shout
(ii) accompany the wind
(iii) bow down and hail the coming morn
(iv) lie in the field.
6️⃣8️⃣ “Bow down and hail the coming morn” The wind says this to
(i) the wood-bird
(ii) the belfry-tower
(iii) the ships
(iv) the fields of corn.
6️⃣9️⃣ “….hail the coming morn” Here ‘hail’ means
(i) storm
(ii) stone
(iii) frost
(iv) welcome.
7️⃣0️⃣ The wind shouted to the bell through the
(i) belfry-tower
(ii) churchyard
(iii) fields of corn
(iv) farms.
7️⃣1️⃣ The term ‘belfry’ refers to
(i) the tower
(ii) the room
(iii) the person
(iv) the poet.
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7️⃣2️⃣ The term ‘belfry’ in the poem ‘Daybreak’ refers to
(i) the tower
(ii) the ship
(iii) the wood-bird
(iv) the bell.
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7️⃣3️⃣ The wind asks the bell to
(i) call
(ii) announce
(iii) ring
(iv) proclaim.
7️⃣4️⃣ “Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour.” Here ‘proclaim’ means
(i) properly claim
(ii) declare
(iii) demand
(iv) develop.
7️⃣5️⃣ “Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour.” Here the ‘hour’ is
(i) twilight
(ii) evening
(iii) dawn
(iv) night.
7️⃣6️⃣ In Longfellow’s ‘Daybreak’, the wind feels unhappy when it crosses the
(i) land
(ii) forest
(iii) sea
(iv) churchyard.
7️⃣7️⃣ The wind in ‘Daybreak’ finally blew over
(i) the graveyard
(ii) the forest
(iii) the sea
(iv) the far-away land.
7️⃣8️⃣ The wind sighed while crossing the
(i) churchyard
(ii) forest
(iii) cemetery
(iv) sea.
7️⃣9️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind crossed the churchyard with a
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(i) smile
(ii) shout
(iii) cry
(iv) sigh.
8️⃣0️⃣ “It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,” Here ‘sigh’ means
(i) expressing beauty
(ii) expressing emotion
(iii) expressing sadness
(iv) expressing imagination.
8️⃣1️⃣ *“Not yet!” This was said to whom?
(i) the dead lying in the churchyard
(ii) the flowers in the forest
(iii) the rooster
(iv) the mariners.
8️⃣2️⃣ In the poem ‘Daybreak’, the wind asks the dead to
(i) sail on
(ii) make room
(iii) sing
(iv) lie in quiet.
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8️⃣3️⃣ *In the poem ‘Daybreak’ through the expression “not yet! in quiet lie” the wind asked the dead men
(i) to tell a lie
(ii) not to tell a lie
(iii) to lie on the bed
(iv) to lie in peace.
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8️⃣4️⃣ *The wind crosses the churchyard with a sigh and tells it to stay quiet because
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(i) churchyards are noisy places
(ii) the dead are at rest there and it is not time for them to rise
(iii) it is time for the dead to rise from the churchyards
(iv) none of the above.
8️⃣5️⃣ “It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,” The wind crossed the churchyard with a sigh because the churchyard is
(i) a silent zone
(ii) a place of God
(iii) a polluted zone
(iv) a place of dead souls.
8️⃣6️⃣ “It crossed the churchyard with a sigh.” The wind sighed for
(i) the dead buried in the cemetery
(ii) the living beings
(iii) nature
(iv) children.
8️⃣7️⃣ *The wind told the churchyard to
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(i) rise
(ii) rise quietly
(iii) lie quietly
(iv) shout.
8️⃣8️⃣ *“And said, Not yet! in quiet lie.” Here ‘quiet lie’ means
(i) calm sleep /rest
(ii) awake
(iii) wail
(iv) mourn.
8️⃣9️⃣ The expression ‘quiet lie’ in ‘Daybreak’ suggests
(i) lie in a confined place
(ii) sleep peacefully
(iii) sleep in a quiet place
(iv) sleep with peaceful surroundings.
9️⃣0️⃣ Why does the wind tell everyone to ‘awake’?
(i) because the night has come
(ii) because the night is gone
(iii) because the dusk has arrived
(iv) none of these.
9️⃣1️⃣ Chanticleer is actually a
(i) domestic dog
(ii) domestic cock
(iii) domestic duck
(iv) domestic cow.
9️⃣2️⃣ *What is the function of the wind?
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(i) It comes as a messenger.
(ii) It announces the arrival of the day.
(iii) It carries a message from the sea.
(iv) It prepares earth for the storm.
9️⃣3️⃣ The wind has a symbolic connotation because
(i) it announces the arrival of the day
(ii) it greets every object of nature
(iii) it brings message of hope and desire
(iv) none of these.
9️⃣4️⃣ *Tick the most appropriate verb that indicates for you that the wind is a person.
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(i) crossed
(ii) whispered
(iii) came up
(iv) folded.
9️⃣5️⃣ *What is the figure of speech used for the wind?
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(i) personification
(ii) hyperbole
(iii) antithesis
(iv) irony.
9️⃣6️⃣ *How do you know that the poet celebrates day?
(i) the poem is written in daylight
(ii) he writes an ode to day
(iii) the wind announces the coming of the day
(iv) day indicates life.
9️⃣7️⃣ In ‘Daybreak’ the wind speaks like a human being. This is an example of
(i) allusion
(ii) personification
(iii) metaphor
(iv) simile.
9️⃣8️⃣ *The poem ‘Daybreak’ is rich in
(i) imagery
(ii) dramatic romance
(iii) satiric tone
(iv) harsh criticism.
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Answer Key👇
| Question | Answer |
| 1 | ii |
| 2 | ii |
| 3 | i |
| 4 | iii |
| 5 | iii |
| 6 | ii |
| 7 | i |
| 8 | ii |
| 9 | iii |
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| 12 | i |
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| 14 | ii |
| 15 | ii |
| 16 | i |
| 17 | i |
| 18 | iii |
| 19 | ii |
| 20 | i |
| 21 | iv |
| 22 | iv |
| 23 | ii |
| 24 | iv |
| 25 | ii |
| 26 | i |
| 27 | i |
| 28 | iii |
| 29 | iv |
| 30 | ii |
| 31 | iii |
| 32 | iii |
| 33 | iv |
| 34 | i |
| 35 | i |
| 36 | iv |
| 37 | ii |
| 38 | ii |
| 39 | i |
| 40 | iv |
| 41 | iv |
| 42 | iii |
| 43 | iii |
| 44 | ii |
| 45 | i |
| 46 | i |
| 47 | iv |
| 48 | iii |
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| 51 | iii |
| 52 | iii |
| 53 | iv |
| 54 | iv |
| 55 | i |
| 56 | iv |
| 57 | i |
| 58 | ii |
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| 62 | i |
| 63 | i |
| 64 | iii |
| 65 | ii |
| 66 | i |
| 67 | iii |
| 68 | iv |
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| 70 | i |
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| 73 | iv |
| 74 | ii |
| 75 | iii |
| 76 | iv |
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| 79 | iv |
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| 82 | iv |
| 83 | iv |
| 84 | ii |
| 85 | iv |
| 86 | i |
| 87 | iii |
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| 89 | ii |
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| 93 | iii |
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| 95 | i |
| 96 | iii |
| 97 | ii |
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