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Asleep In the Valley — Short Questions

Asleep In the Valley

by - Arthur Rimbaud

Short Question with Answers


Q.1 : Who is the writer of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley?'

Ans: Arthur Rimbaud is the writer of the poem Asleep in the Valley.


Q.2: What type of poem is 'Asleep in the Valley?'

Ans: This poem is a perfect lyric.


Q.3: What type of form Rimbaud chooses for his poem 'Asleep in the Valley?'

Ans:. Rimbaud chooses the sonnet form for his poem 'Asleep in the Valley.'


Q.4: What is the theme of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley?'

Ans: Futility the war is the main theme of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley.'


Q.5: How does the young soldier lie?

Ans: The very young soldier lies with his mouth slightly open.


Q.6: What fill the hollow full of light?

Ans: The sun's rays fill the hollow full of light.


Q.7: Who fails to distrub the rest of the soilder ?

Ans: The humming insects fail to distrub the rest of the soilder.


Q.8: How is the smile of the young soldier described in the poem?

Ans: In the poem the young soldier's smile as described is gentle and innocent like that of an infant's.


Q.9: Why don't the humming insects distrub him?

Ans: The humming insects do not distrub the soilder because he is dead.


Q.10: What are in the the soilder's side?

Ans: There are two red holes, in the soilder's side.


Q.11: Describe the bed on which the Soilder lies asleep.

Ans: The bed on which the soilder lies asleep is warm, green and sun - soaked.


Q.12: What is the soilder's pillow made of?

Ans: The pillow is made of fern.


➣➣Last Years Questions | HS Final Examination:

Q. 1: Where are the feet of the soilder ? HS - ’15

Ans: The soldier's feet are among the flowers in the valley.


Q. 2: What do the ‘two red holes’ in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ signify ? HS - ’15

Ans: The phrase ‘two red holes’ in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ signifies that the soilder is dead being wounded by two blood-ridden shells.


Q. 3: How does the stream look like in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ ? HS - ’16

Ans: In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’, the stream looks like long strands of silver.


Q. 4: Why does the poet ask Nature to keep the soilder warm ? HS - ’16

Ans: The poet asks Nature to keep the soilder warm so that he does not catch cold.


Q. 5: What is described as ‘gentle’, without guile' ? HS - ’ 17

Ans: The smile of the soilder is described as ‘gentle’, without guile.


Q. 6: Where does the stream leave ‘long strands of silver’ ? HS - ’ 17

Ans: The slow stream leaves ‘long strands of silver’ on the bright grass.


Q. 7: Why is the soilder pale ? HS - ’18

Ans: The soilder is pale because he is lying dead in the valley.


Q. 8: How does the poet bring out the innocence of the soilder in ‘Asleep in the Valley’ ? HS - ’18

Ans: In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’, the poet compares the smile of the soilder with that of an infant to bring out the innocence of the soilder.


Q. 9: Where does the soilder lie streached ? HS - ’19

Ans: The soilder lies streached in the heavy undergrowth in a sun bathed valley.


Q. 10: What is the soilder's smile compared to ? HS - ’20

Ans: The soilder's smile is compared to that of an infant.


Q. 11: Where are the feet of the soilder placed ? HS - ’20

Ans: The feet of the soilder are placed in a patch of wild flowers.




➣➣ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Q. 1: What type of poem is ‘Asleep in the Valley’ ?

Ans : It is a war poem.


Q. 2:- Why are the humming insects do not distrub the soilder's rest ?

Ans: The humming insects can't distrub the soilder's rest because he is dead.


Q. 3: What do the sun rays do?

Ans: The sun rays keep the soilder's body warm and fill the hollow of the valley.


Q. 4: What tells us that the soilder in the valley is not sleeping ?

Ans: The two red holes at the side of the soilder tells us that the soilder in the valley is not sleeping.


Q. 5: Describe the soilder's smile ?

Ans: The smile of the soilder is gentle, pure and innocent like that of an infant. 



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