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A DAY, Emily Dickinson, Q1. What looks like a ribbon?, Ans: The rays of sunlight in the morning., Q2. The news like squirrels run!' What is the news about?, Ans: The news of sunrise that travels/spreads throughout the world at the pace of squirrels., Q3. What are the hills compared with?, Ans: Hills are compared with persons wearing bonnets., Q4. What do the bobolinks do?, Ans: As the sun rises, the bobolinks begin to sing., Q5. Does the poet know about the sunset?, Ans: No she is not very much sure about the sunset. She claims to be unable to describe the, sunset., Q6. What does a dominie in grey symbolise?, Ans: It symbolises the call of God or perhaps death., Q7. I'll tell you how the sun rose.' Why does the poet say so?, Ans: The poet sees the sunrise & the mysterious display of colour during it. She can see the, sun's rays appearing upward reaching steeples & everything in creation that deserves some, merit or work is awoken. That is why the poet says so., Q8. How do the steeples swim in amethyst?, Ans: As the sun rises, the steeples seem to swim in the ocean of purple light., Q9. The news like squirrels ran.' Explain the imagery., Ans: The spreading of the light as the sun rises is very quick that it has been described with the, image of 'the squirrel's moving'. The news of the fast moving scene is aptly described in, terms of the squirrei image i.e. the frantic pace of life that we lead)., Q10. How do the hills tie the bonnets?, Ans: As the sun rises & the morning starts to warm, the mist/snow over the hills evaporates &, disappears., Q11. Why do the bobolinks begin to sing?, Ans: The bobolinks is a small American song bird which is really special for the dawn chorus., So, the bobolinks can do nothing but sing when the dawn wake them up., Q12. 'But how he set, I know not.' Why does the poet say so?, Ans: Sunset is the metaphorical expression of death. Death is very much uncertain. So, she is, unable to describe the sunset., Q13. What things are reminded to the poet when she sees the sky during sunset?, Ans: The poet is reminded ofthe mystery of sunset like- seeing to see a purple stile where little, yellow boys & girls are climbing. After climbing the stile, the children finally reach the, other side. Then, led by the dominie the children went back home to rest for the night., Q14. 'A dominie in grey.' What does this image mean?, Ans: The image of 'a dominie in grey' gives the spiritual meaning of sunset. The dominie, the, call of God signifies the Creator & gives a spiritual tone., Q15. 'Put gently up the evening bars, And let the flock away.', Ans: As soon as the dominie closes the gate & leads away the flock of children the poet will be, Explain., in darkness & has no idea of what happens next., 016. How does Emily define the rising of the sun in the metaphorical image?, Ans: Emily defines the rising of the sun in the metaphorical image as- the sun rises a ribhon at, a time., Page 29