Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing the correct option :-
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest.
And I must seek for mine
The moon, like a flower
In heaven's high bower
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night
Farewell, green fields and happy grove,
Where flocks have took delight:
Where lambs have nibbled, silent move
The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing
And joy without ceasing
On each bud and blossom,
And each sleeping bosom.
They look in every thoughtless nest
Where birds are covered warm:
They visit caves of every beast,
To keep them all from harm:
If they see any weeping
That should have been sleeping
They pour sleep on their head,
And sit down by their bed
What does the speaker say farewell to in the poem?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The beauty of the green fields and grove
The third stanza opens with "Farewell, green fields and happy grove". As night falls, the speaker takes leave of the fields and the grove where the flocks have grazed through the day.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The warmth of the setting sun — Incorrect. Wrong link: the sun appears only as "descending in the west", a sign that evening has come; no farewell is addressed to it.
Option 2: The comfort of their own bed — Incorrect. Contradicted: the speaker is going to his rest ("And I must seek for mine"), not leaving it; the bed in the last stanza belongs to those the angels comfort.
Option 4: The peace of the sleeping animals — Incorrect. Wrong link: the sleeping birds and beasts are watched over by the angels; the speaker does not bid them farewell.
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