Read the following poem and answer the question that follows :
In Those Days
In those days - they were long ago-
The snow was cold, the night was black.
I licked from my cracked lips
A snowflake, as I looked back
Through branches, the last uneasy snow.
Your shadow, there in the light, was still.
In a little the light went out.
I went on, stumbling_till at last the hill
Hid the house. And, yawning,
In bed in my room, alone,
I would look out: over the quilted
Rooftops, the clear stars shone.
How poor and miserable we were,
How seldom together!
And yet after so long one thinks:
In those days everything was better.
Which of the following is not true of 'those days'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The rain was unprecedented
The poem describes a winter night of snow, not rain. Rain is not mentioned anywhere, so the statement that the rain was unprecedented (never seen before) is not true of "those days".
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The night was dark — Incorrect. True in the passage: the poet says "the night was black".
Option 2: The snow was cold — Incorrect. True in the passage: the first stanza says "The snow was cold".
Option 3: The poet licked a snowflake from his lips — Incorrect. True in the passage: he licked a snowflake from his cracked lips as he looked back at the house.