READING COMPREHENSION ( POEM) CLASS12 ENGLISH ELECTIVE

 Read the poem ‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’ by Walt Whitman given below:

A noiseless patient spider,

I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,

Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,

It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,

Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.

And you O my soul where you stand,

Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,

Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,

Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,

Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.

Based on your understanding of the poem, answer FOUR of five given

questions.

The poem uses spider as a metaphor for:

A. Human beings’ tireless efforts for survival.

B. Human soul’s search for meaning and purpose in life.

C. Human beings’ striving for power.

D. Human soul’s search for anarchy.

How has the poet described the existence of both the spider and the soul?

A. solitary, detached

B. isolated, gregarious

C. amiable, explorative

D. imaginative, isolated

Complete the sentence appropriately.

The poet’s use of Repetition in ‘It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament’

indicates __________.

The mood of the poem is:

A. Gloomy and baffling

B. Reflective and mocking

C. Poignant and nostalgic

D. Pensive and sedate

What does the image of ‘gossamer thread’ suggest?

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