Complete the lines.
"To swing and have endless leisure
In the sun and in the snow,
_____________________,
_____________________".
Without pain, without pleasure,
On the dead oak tree bough.
There are no more sins to be sinned,
Till a keeper shot- him with his gun
And hung him up on a tree.
Have been taken from their feasts,
And hung up there together.
"Where he swings in the wind and rain,
In the sun and in the snow".
-- Who is the 'he' referred to in these lines?
gamekeeper
weasel
crow
magpie
Fill in the blanks using an appropriate word from the poem 'The Gallows'.
To hang and ______ in rain and wind.
fly
swing
flap
talk
Match the following according to the animals represented in the poem 'The Gallows'.
A B
a. Weasel i. Cunning, mischievous and a thief
b. Crow ii. Noisy creature that steals bright objects.
c. Magpie iii. Fierce, rather than cruel animal.
a - i, b - ii, c - iii
a - ii, b - iii, c - i
a - iii, b - i, c - ii
a - iii, b - ii, c - i
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
The game keeper is doing justice to his job.
The gamekeeper's actions are serious dereliction of duty.
The gamekeeper saved the animals from the poachers.
The gamekeeper cleaned the surroundings for the animals around.
What does the following stanza mean?
"And many other beastsAnd birds, skin, bone, and feather,Have been taken from their feastsAnd hung up there together,"
The gamekeeper is a noble man.
The gamekeeper had shot many birds and beasts.
The gamekeeper had saved many birds and beasts.
The gamekeeper collected the bones and feathers of animals and birds.
There are _________ sins to be sinned.
no more
a little
a few
more
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
noun
adjective
pronoun
preposition
How many animals are mentioned in the poem 'The Gallows' ?
2
4
1
3
To swing and have _______ leisure.
spiritless
happy
painful
endless
