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Literature - Poetry

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Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option after each:
So little cause for carolings
Of such ecstatic sound
Was written on terrestrial things
Afar or nigh around

Why does the poet describe the song being sung in a ‘full hearted evensong’?

[1 mark]

A

The song sounded very sweet

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The song sounded familiar to him

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C

The song reminded him of his warm home

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D

The song was filled with joy contrary to the environment it was sung in

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Solution

The correct option is D The song was filled with joy contrary to the environment it was sung in
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