Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the Poem below and answer the question.

A Bird Came Down

A Bird, came down the Walk -
He did not know I saw
He bit an Angle Worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew
From a convenient Grass -
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let Beetle pass -

He glanced with rapid eyes,
That hurried all abroad -
They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,
He stirred his Velvet Head -

Like one in danger, Cautious,
I offered him a Crumb,
And he unrolled his feathers,
And rowed him softer Home -

Than Oars divide the Ocean,
Too silver for a seam,
Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,
Leap, splashless as they swim.

What is the poem about -

Options:

a fight between the poet and the bird

a bird eating an insect

an ordinary ocurrence in nature, of a bird searching for food and eating

a bird teaching how to catch a prey

Correct Answer:

an ordinary ocurrence in nature, of a bird searching for food and eating

Explanation:

The poem is about: ☀ an ordinary occurrence in nature, of a bird searching for food and eating

Explanation: The poem "A Bird Came Down" describes a simple and natural scene of a bird coming down to the walk, eating an angleworm, drinking dew, and interacting with other elements of nature such as grass and a beetle. The poet observes and describes these ordinary activities of the bird in a garden, capturing the beauty and simplicity of nature.