Daybreak SAQ
Daybreak – A Nature Poem Lyrical in Tone
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1️⃣ Who is H W Longfellow?
👉Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in short H W Longfellow is a famous American poet who is well-known for his lyric poems.
2️⃣ What inspired H W Longfellow in his writing?
👉H W Longfellow was inspired by Norse mythology and Finnish legends.
3️⃣ What did H W Longfellow bring to his poetry?
👉H W Longfellow brought to his poetry both the personal and the universal, and sought to impart cultural and moral values.
4️⃣ Mention some famous works of H W Longfellow.
👉Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous works include ‘Voices of the Night’, ‘Ballads and other Poems’, ‘The Songs of Hiawatha’.
5️⃣ Who wrote the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉The famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem ‘Daybreak’.
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1️⃣ Who composed the poem ‘Daybreak’?
2️⃣ Who is the poet of the poem ‘Daybreak’?
3️⃣ Name the poet of the poem ‘Daybreak’?
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6️⃣ When was this poem published and where?
👉This poem was published in Longfellow’s famous short collection of poetry ‘Birds of Passage’ in 1858.
7️⃣ Who announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2015, 2018]
👉The sea-wind announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’.
8️⃣ What type of poem is ‘Daybreak’?
👉Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ is basically a nature poem lyrical in tone.
9️⃣ What does the title ‘Daybreak’ signify?
👉The title word ‘Daybreak’ signifies dawn, the time of the rising of the sun and the beginning of a new day with new energy and enthusiasm.
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1️⃣ What does the term ‘daybreak’ imply?
2️⃣ What does the word ‘daybreak’ signify?
3️⃣ What does the word ‘daybreak’ refer?
4️⃣ What does the poet mean by the term ‘daybreak’?
5️⃣ What do you mean by the term ‘daybreak’?
6️⃣ What do you mean by ‘daybreak’?
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1️⃣0️⃣ Which time does the word ‘daybreak’ refer?
👉Daybreak means dawn. It is the time when daylight first appears in the morning.
1️⃣1️⃣ From where did the wind come in ‘Daybreak’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2014]
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind came from the sea.
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1️⃣ From where does the wind come in ‘Daybreak’?
2️⃣ Where does the wind come up from?
3️⃣ Where does the wind blow in from in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind blows in from the sea.
4️⃣ From where does the wind rise in ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind rises from the sea.
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1️⃣2️⃣ What is the wind’s mission in ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind as a messenger of new light and hope at the advent of a new day wakes up the world from its slumber and urges all to perform their duties.
1️⃣3️⃣ Whom does the wind in ‘Daybreak’ meet at first?
👉In Longfellow’s ‘Daybreak’ the wind at first meets the mists on the sea’s face obstructing the way of the wind.
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Whom did the sea-wind meet at first?
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1️⃣4️⃣ Who obstructed the wind in Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the mists on the sea’s face obstructed the wind on its onward journey to the land far away.
1️⃣5️⃣ Whom does the wind first address in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind first addresses the mists on the sea’s face obstructing the way of the wind.
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Who is at first addressed by the wind in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
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1️⃣6️⃣ What does the wind tell the mists to do?*
👉The wind tells the mists to make room for it.
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What did the wind say to the mists?
👉The wind told the mists to make room for it.
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1️⃣7️⃣ Whom does the wind tell to make room for him?
👉The wind tells the mists to make room for him.
1️⃣8️⃣ Whom does the wind hail first?
👉The wind first hails the ships on the sea.
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Whom does the wind hail on the sea?
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1️⃣9️⃣ Who were asked to sail on?
👉The mariners of the ships on the sea were asked to sail on.
2️⃣0️⃣ What did the wind ask the ships to do?
👉The wind asked the ships to sail on.
👉The wind asked the mariners of the ships to sail on.
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1️⃣ What does the wind ask the ships to do?
2️⃣ What does the wind tell the mariners?
3️⃣ What did the wind tell the mariners?
👉The sea-wind told the mariners to sail on as the night was gone.
4️⃣ What does the wind ask the sailors to do?
👉The wind asks the sailors to sail on as the night is gone.
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1️⃣ What does the wind urge the mariners to do?
👉The wind urges the mariners to sail on as the night is gone.
2️⃣ What does the sea-wind ask the mariners to do?
3️⃣ What does the wind ask the mariners to do?
👉The sea-wind asks the mariners to sail on as the night is gone.
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2️⃣1️⃣ Why did the wind ask the sailors to sail on?
👉The wind asked the sailors to sail on as the night was gone.
2️⃣2️⃣ What does the expression ‘night is gone’ mean?
👉The expression ‘night is gone’ actually means ‘the coming of a new day’ and it also refers to ‘the beginning of work’.
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What is the meaning of the expression ‘it is the day’?
👉The meaning of the expression ‘it is the day’ refers to the ‘going of night’ and it also refers to ‘the beginning of work’.
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2️⃣3️⃣ What did the wind do by crying ‘sail on’?
👉By crying ‘sail on’ the wind encouraged the sailors of the ships to drive their ships on the sea.
2️⃣4️⃣ “Crying, Awake! It is the day.” What does the word ‘day’ refer to here?
👉Here the word ‘day’ refer to dawn, the first morning.
2️⃣5️⃣ Towards what did the wind rush?
👉The wind rushed towards the landward far away.
2️⃣6️⃣ Where did the wind hurry to in ‘Daybreak’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2017]
👉In Longfellow’s ‘Daybreak’ the sea wind hurried to landward far away.
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What did the wind do after waking the mariners up?
👉After waking the mariners up, the sea-wind hurried to landward far away.
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2️⃣7️⃣ What does the wind proclaim while hurriedly going towards the land?
👉While hurriedly going towards the land, the wind proclaims that it is the day.
2️⃣8️⃣ “And hurried landward far away,” Why was the wind in hurry?
👉The wind was in hurry landward far away to wake up all in sleep announcing the arrival of the day.
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1️⃣ Why did the wind hurry landward?
👉The wind hurried landward far away to wake up all in sleep announcing the arrival of the day.
2️⃣ Why does the wind hurry landward?
3️⃣ What message did the wind carry to the land?
👉The wind carried the message of hope and desire at the arrival of the day.
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2️⃣9️⃣ What does the wind in ‘Daybreak’ say to the forest?
👉In Longfellow’s ‘Daybreak’ the wind tells the forest to shout and hang all its leafy banners out.
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1️⃣ What did the wind say to the forest?
2️⃣ What does the wind ask the forest to do?
3️⃣ What does the wind tell the forest to do?
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3️⃣0️⃣ What does the wind shout to the forest?*
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👉The wind shouts to the forest to hang all its leafy banners out.
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What is the wind’s message to the forest in ‘Daybreak’?*
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3️⃣1️⃣ What are the ‘leafy banners’?*
👉The ‘leafy banners’ are the twigs and branches of trees loaded with large green leaves.
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1️⃣ What do the ‘leafy banners’ signify?
👉The ‘leafy banners’ signify the twigs and branches of trees loaded with large green leaves.
2️⃣ What do you mean by the phrase ‘leafy banners’?
👉The phrase ‘leafy banners’ means the small branches and twigs loaded with large green leaves.
3️⃣ What is meant by ‘leafy banners’ in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2022, 2023]
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3️⃣2️⃣ What did the wind touch in ‘Daybreak’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2015]
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind touched the wood-bird’s folded wing.
3️⃣3️⃣ Why did the wind touch the wing of the wood-bird?
👉The wind touched the wing of the wood-bird to awake him to sing as the day is near.
3️⃣4️⃣ What did the wind ask the wood-bird to do?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2017]
👉The wind asked the wood-bird to awake and then to sing as the day is near.
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1️⃣ What does the wind in ‘Daybreak’ ask the wood-bird to do?
2️⃣ What does the wind tell the wood-bird to do?
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3️⃣5️⃣ What is the wood-bird mentioned in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wood-bird is mentioned to awake and then to sing as the day is near.
3️⃣6️⃣ What does the wind tell the wood-bird?
👉The wind tells the wood-bird to awake and then to sing as the day is near.
3️⃣7️⃣ Whom does the wind find in the farms?
👉The wind finds a chanticleer in the farms.
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What does the wind see in the farms?
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3️⃣8️⃣ What is compared with clarion in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’, the crowing of the domestic cock is compared with clarion.
3️⃣9️⃣ “O chanticleer
Your clarion blow, the day is near.” What do you mean by a chanticleer?
👉A chanticleer is a domestic cock.
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1️⃣ What is the meaning of ‘chanticleer’?
2️⃣ Who is chanticleer?*
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4️⃣0️⃣ “Your clarion blow;” Whom does the wind make this request to?
👉The wind makes this request to a chanticleer in the farms.
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1️⃣ Who is asked to play clarion?
👉The chanticleer in the farms is asked to play its clarion.
2️⃣ Whom does the wind request to blow its clarion?
👉The wind requests the chanticleer to blow its clarion.
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4️⃣1️⃣ What did the wind tell the chanticleer?
👉The wind told the chanticleer to blow its clarion announcing the beginning of the day.
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What does the wind persuade the chanticleer to do?
👉The wind persuades the chanticleer to blow its clarion announcing the beginning of the day.
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4️⃣2️⃣ Why does the wind ask the chanticleer to blow his clarion?
👉The wind asks the chanticleer to blow his clarion to announce the arrival of the day.
4️⃣3️⃣ How can ‘chanticleer’ herald the arrival of the day break?
👉The chanticleer can herald the arrival of the daybreak by blowing his clarion.
4️⃣4️⃣ “Bow down, and hail the coming morn.” Whom does the wind say this to?
👉The wind says this to the fields of corn.
4️⃣5️⃣ Whom does the wind whisper to in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind whispers to the fields of corn.
4️⃣6️⃣ What does the wind whisper to the fields of corn?*
👉The wind whispers to the fields of corn to bow down and hail the coming morn.
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1️⃣ What does the wind tell the fields of corn?
2️⃣ What did the wind whisper to the fields of corn?
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3️⃣ What did the wind ask the corn-field?
👉The wind asked the corn-fields to bow down and welcome the coming morning.
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1️⃣ What did the wind ask the fields of corn to do?
2️⃣ What did the wind tell the cornfields?
3️⃣ Why does the wind ask the fields of corn to bow down?
👉The wind asks the fields of corn to bow down to hail the coming morn.
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4️⃣7️⃣ What does the word ‘hail’ mean in the poem ‘Daybreak’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2020]
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the word ‘hail’ means ‘welcome’.
4️⃣8️⃣ “Bow down, and hail the coming morn.” Whom does the wind say this to?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind says this to the fields of corn.
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Whom does the wind urge to ‘hail the coming morn’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind urges the wind to ‘hail the coming morn’ at the advent of a new day.
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4️⃣9️⃣ What does the word ‘morn’ mean?
👉’Morn’ is an old English poetic or literary term for ‘morning’.
👉The word ‘morn’ means ‘morning’.
5️⃣0️⃣ Whom does the wind tell to sing and declare the arrival of the new morning?
👉The wind tells the wood-bird in the forest to sing and declare the arrival of the new morning.
5️⃣1️⃣ Name the birds mentioned in the poem ‘Daybreak’.*
👉Two birds mentioned in the poem ‘Daybreak’ are a chanticleer in the farms and a wood-bird in the forest.
5️⃣2️⃣ What is a ‘belfry-tower’?*
👉A ‘belfry-tower’ is a bell-tower usually sits atop a church.
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1️⃣ “It shouted through the belfry-tower,” What is a ‘belfry-tower’?
2️⃣ What does ‘belfry-tower’ refer to?
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5️⃣3️⃣ “O bell! proclaim the hour.” Which ‘hour’ is referred to here?*
👉The ‘hour’ of new coming morning is referred to here.
👉The ‘hour’ of daybreak is referred to here.
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“………proclaim the hour.” What is the ‘hour’ referred to?
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5️⃣4️⃣ “O bell! proclaim the hour!” Who is called to proclaim the hour?
👉The bell in the tower is called to proclaim the hour.
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Who would proclaim the hour in ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the bell in the tower would proclaim the hour of the day.
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5️⃣5️⃣ What did the wind urge the bell to do?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2019, 2022]
👉The wind urged the bell to proclaim the hour of coming morning.
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1️⃣ What does the wind ask the bell to do in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind asks the bell to proclaim the hour of coming morning.
2️⃣ What did the sea-wind tell the bell?
👉The sea-wind told the bell to proclaim the hour of coming morning.
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5️⃣6️⃣ What does the wind speak to the belfry-tower?
👉The wind speaks to the belfry-tower to proclaim the hour of coming morning.
5️⃣7️⃣ What would the bell proclaim in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the bell would proclaim the hour of coming morn.
5️⃣8️⃣ What makes the wind unhappy?
👉The crossing of the churchyard makes the wind unhappy.
5️⃣9️⃣ Where did the wind finally reach?
👉After rushing towards the landward far away, the wind finally reached the churchyard and crossed it with a sigh.
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Where does the wind finally go?
👉After rushing towards the landward far away, the wind finally goes to the churchyard and crosses it with a sigh.
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6️⃣0️⃣ Where did the wind meet the dead?
👉The wind met the dead in the churchyard.
6️⃣1️⃣ How did the wind cross the churchyard in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind crossed the churchyard with a sigh.
6️⃣2️⃣ How did the wind express his sorrow for the dead in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind expressed his sorrow with a sigh for the dead in the churchyard.
6️⃣3️⃣ “It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,” What does the word ‘sigh’ mean here?
👉Here the word ‘sigh’ means ‘expressing sadness’.
6️⃣4️⃣ Why does the wind leave a sigh in churchyard in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind leaves a sigh while crossing it because it is not a proper time for those who are buried in the churchyard to rise from their eternal sleep. They have to lie quietly in their graves until the day of judgement comes.
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1️⃣ Why does the wind cross the churchyard with a sigh?
2️⃣ Why did the wind cross the churchyard with a sigh?
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6️⃣5️⃣ What did the wind say when it crossed the churchyard?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2014]
👉When the wind crossed the churchyard with a sigh, it told those who were buried in the graveyard to lie quietly in their graves because it was not a proper time for them to rise.
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What does the wind say when it cross the churchyard?
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6️⃣6️⃣ Why does the wind proclaim differently when it crosses the churchyard?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2016]
👉When the wind crosses the churchyard, it proclaims differently because it is not a proper time for those who are buried in the churchyard to rise from their eternal sleep. They have to lie quietly in their graves until the day of judgement comes.
6️⃣7️⃣ What does the wind tell the dead souls?
👉While crossing the churchyard with a sigh, the wind tells the dead souls to lie quietly in their graves.
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1️⃣ What does the wind tell the dead souls lying in the graves?
2️⃣ What did the wind tell the dead?
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6️⃣8️⃣ What does the phrase ‘not yet! in quiet lie’ suggest?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2018]
👉‘Not yet! in quiet lie’ suggests that this is not the correct time to wake up for the dead. They have to lie quietly in their graves and wait patiently until the day of final judgement comes.
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Why does the wind say ‘not yet! in quiet lie’ when it comes to the churchyard?
👉When the wind comes to the churchyard, it says ‘not yet! in quiet lie’ to the dead lying in the graveyard because this is not the correct time to wake up for them. They have to lie quietly in their graves and wait patiently until the day of final judgement comes.
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1️⃣ Why does the wind ask those who are lying in the graveyard, not to wake up?
2️⃣ Why does the wind ask those lying in the graveyard to lie in quiet?
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6️⃣9️⃣ Who are lying in the churchyard?
👉The dead souls are lying in the churchyard.
7️⃣0️⃣ “Not yet! in quiet lie.” Whom was this said to?
👉This was said this to the dead lying in the churchyard.
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“Not yet! in quiet lie.” Who is /are addressed here?
👉Here the dead souls lying in the churchyard are addressed by the wind while crossing it.
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1️⃣ “Not yet! in quiet lie.” Whom does the wind say this?
2️⃣ Whom does the wind say to lie still?
👉The wind tells the dead lying in the churchyard to lie still.
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1️⃣ Whom does the wind ask to lie still?
2️⃣ Whom does the wind tell to lie quiet?
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7️⃣1️⃣ Why does the wind cross the churchyard with a sigh and tell it to stay quiet?
👉The wind crosses the churchyard with a sigh and tells it to stay quiet because the dead are at rest there and it is not time for them to rise.
7️⃣2️⃣ What did the wind tell the churchyard?
👉The wind told the churchyard to lie quietly.
7️⃣3️⃣ What message did the dead receive from the wind?
👉While crossing the churchyard, the wind left behind a message for the dead lying in the churchyard that they should lie quietly in their graves as it is not time for them to rise.
7️⃣4️⃣ Why does the wind tell everyone to ‘awake’?
👉The wind tells everyone to ‘awake’ because the night is gone at the advent of a new day and it is time to begin one’s daily activities.
7️⃣5️⃣ What is the function of the wind in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
[WBCHSE Class-XI Sample Question]
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind coming out of the sea announces the arrival of day.
7️⃣6️⃣ “The wind has a symbolic connotation in Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak” What do you think about it?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ the personified sea-wind has a symbolic connotation because as a messager of a new day it brings the message of hope and desire to all.
7️⃣7️⃣ What is the figure of speech used for the wind?
[WBCHSE Class-XI Sample Question]
👉Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem ‘Daybreak’ has used the figure of speech ‘personification’ for the wind.
7️⃣8️⃣ How do you know that the poet celebrates day in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the poet celebrates day because the wind presented by him in the poem announces the coming of day.
7️⃣9️⃣ How is the wind personified in the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉In the poem ‘Daybreak’ the wind is personified as a living active being by giving the human ability to speak.
8️⃣0️⃣ Who is the speaker of the poem ‘Daybreak’?
👉The personified sea-wind presented by H W Longfellow is the speaker of the poem ‘Daybreak’.
8️⃣1️⃣ How does the poet enable the wind to communicate with the world?
👉The poet enables the wind to communicate with the world by personifying it as a messenger of nature.
8️⃣2️⃣ What does ‘day’ indicate in ‘Daybreak’?
👉In Longfellow’s poem ‘Daybreak’ ‘day’ indicates ‘dawn’ or ‘the beginning of a new day’.
8️⃣3️⃣ What inspired H W Longfellow in his writing?
👉H W Longfellow was inspired by Norse mythology and Finnish legends.
8️⃣4️⃣ What did H W Longfellow bring to his poetry?
👉H W Longfellow brought to his poetry both the personal and the universal, and sought to impart cultural and moral values.
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