The brook

The message of the poem is that the life of a brook is

• temporary

• short-lived

• eternal

The poet draws a parallelism between the journey of the brook with

• the life of a man

• the death of a man

• the endless talking of human beings

In the poem, below mentioned lines :

"And here and there a lusty trout,

And here and there a grayling"

suggests that _________

• people enjoy the brook

• fishes survive because of water

• the brook witnesses all kinds of scenes

How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during its journey?

• 20 hills and 100 bridges

• 30 hills and 50 bridges

• 30 hills and 100 bridges

Name the birds mentioned in the first stanza of the poem

• willow- fallow

• coot - hern

• trout - grayling

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• abab

• aabb

• abba

The word 'chatter' is an example of ________

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Where does the brook finally meet the river?

• near Philip's farm

• between the ridges

• down the valley