When I set out for Lyonnesse

1.Who is the poet of this poem?

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Thomas Hardy

• John Keats

• Edward Lear

2.What was the weather like when the poet set out?

• It was very cold

• It was very hot

• It was neither too cold nor too hot.

• It was raining heavily.

Why did the poet go to Lyonnesse?

• to worship in thechurch

• to enjoy pleasant weather there

• to meet his friend there.

• to superwise the renovation work of the church

What was his only companion?

• Starlight

• moon

• sky

• earth

Which word in the stanza means 'frost'?

• Lonesomeness

• spray

• rime

• Lyonnesse

a) What was the purpose of Hardy's visit to Lyonnesse?

• to tour the place

• to meet on to his relatives living there

• to donate some money to a church

• to supervise the renovation work of a church.

b) What was the poet uncertain about?

• how the church people would treat him

• whether he would compose a poem there

• whether he would return home safely

• what situation he would have to face there during his stay in Lyonnesse.

c) Who was prophet?

• a messenger of God

• one who spreads ill-will

• one who achieves great success

• on who lives in a magic world

d) Who is the poet of above line?

• Thomas Hardy

• Edward Lear

• Alexander Pope

• T.S.Eliot

What does the word 'sojourn' in the above stanza mean?

• rest

• achievement

• short stay

• happiness