Oft. in the Stilly Night - Questions & Answers
(BY THOMAS MOORE)
Oft, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me; (4
The smiles, the tears,
Of boyhood’s years,
The words of love then spoken;
The eyes that shone, (8
Now dimm’d and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber’s chain hath bound me, (12
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
When I remember all
The friends, so link’d together, (16
I’ve seen around me fall,
Like leaves in wintry weather;
I feel like one
Who treads alone (20
Some banquet-hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled,
Whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed! (24
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me. (28
Oft in The Stilly Night Question Answer
1. When do the past memories occur to the poet ?
Ans: When the poet retires to deep sleep in the quiet night in his house, past memories occur to him.
2. What does 'other days' mean?
Ans: Here 'Other days' means the past days of smiles and tears of the poet's boyhood and youthful days.
3. Are the memories of boyhood sweet or sad ? Quote the line in support of your answer. How does the poet grieve for his dear ones who have passed away ?
Ans: The memories of boyhood are both sweet and sad. The line which says it is - "The smiles, the tears of boyhood years" proves this. The poet grieves for his dear ones saying - "The shone now dimmed and gone."
4. How does he recall his friends?
Ans: The poet recalls his friends who were his best friends of his boyhood and youthful days. He recalls them saying-I remember all the friends, so linked together - The have fallen now. They have passed away.
5. Does the poet feel lonely in the absence of his near and dear ones ? Quote the line in support of your answer.
Ans: Yes, the poet feels lonely in the absence of his near and dear ones (best friends).The line which says this is- "All the friends so linked together, I have seen around me fall, like leaves in wintry weather; I feel like one who treads alone."
6. Simile is a figure of speech used to make comparison between two unlike things using 'as', 'like'. What figure of speech does the poet use to express his loneliness ?
Ans: To express his loneliness, the poet uses a figure of speech. It is - The friends fall like leaves in wintry weather.
7. The figure of speech used to express inanimate beings as animate is called personification. Give the example of personification used in the poem.
Ans: The example of personification used by the poet are - "Some banquet-hall deserted, whose lights are fled, whose garlands are dead."
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