What is the central theme of the poem 'The Gallows' ?
Enjoy the gifts of Mother Nature.
People protect and violate the law.
Hate animals.
Support crime.
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.
"....... and this keeper
Made him one of the things that were"
-- Who is the 'he' referred to in these lines?
magpie
game keeper
crow
weasel
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.
What did the crow do?
flew away
made noise
threw stones at the gamekeeper
committed theft and murder
"He, too, flaps in the wind and rain
Alongside weasel and crow"
gamekeeper
Fill in blanks with appropriate word.
The _______ oak tree bough.
strong
dead
thick
thin
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 creature 'lived in the sun with all his family'?
squirrel
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.
