Objective Type Questions and Answers on "Birches" by Robert Frost

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Who wrote the poem Birches?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. William Wordsworth
C. Robert Frost
D. Sylvia Plath
Answer: C. Robert Frost

2. What bends the birch trees in reality, according to the poet?
A. Children climbing them
B. Heavy rain
C. Ice storms
D. Strong winds
Answer: C. Ice storms

3. The speaker imagines that the birches are bent by a:
A. Squirrel
B. Boy swinging them
C. Lightning
D. Snowman
Answer: B. Boy swinging them

4. What emotion does the speaker express through the imagery of birch trees?
A. Joy and freedom
B. Regret and sorrow
C. Escape and longing
D. Anger and frustration
Answer: C. Escape and longing

5. What does the boy in the speaker’s imagination do with the birch trees?
A. Cuts them down
B. Climbs them and swings down
C. Builds a house with them
D. Paints them
Answer: B. Climbs them and swings down

6. The tone of the poem can best be described as:
A. Sarcastic
B. Melancholic and nostalgic
C. Angry and bitter
D. Joyful and humorous
Answer: B. Melancholic and nostalgic

7. What kind of verse is the poem Birches written in?
A. Rhymed verse
B. Free verse
C. Blank verse
D. Limerick
Answer: C. Blank verse

8. The poet wishes to escape from:
A. His school
B. The city
C. Life’s responsibilities
D. The forest
Answer: C. Life’s responsibilities

9. What literary device is used in the line: "Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning / After a rain"?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Imagery
D. Alliteration
Answer: C. Imagery

10. “One could do worse than be a swinger of birches” implies:
A. Swinging birches is harmful
B. Life should be taken lightly and joyfully
C. The poet hates birch trees
D. One should avoid nature
Answer: B. Life should be taken lightly and joyfully

Section B: True or False

11. The poem Birches is about a real boy who swings birch trees.
Answer: False

12. The poet prefers to imagine the birches are bent by a boy rather than by ice storms.
Answer: True

13. The poem Birches is an example of Romantic poetry.
Answer: False (It is modern but reflects romantic elements.)

14. The speaker wants to escape reality but does not want to leave the earth forever.
Answer: True

15. Robert Frost uses both literal and symbolic meanings in Birches.
Answer: True

Section C: Fill in the Blanks

16. The poem Birches was first published in the year __________.
Answer: 1916

17. The poet compares life to the act of __________ on birch trees.
Answer: swinging

18. According to Frost, the ice storms leave the birch trees looking as if they had been __________.
Answer: bowed down or bent

19. The poem reflects the poet’s longing for __________ from the burdens of adult life.
Answer: escape

20. The poet does not want to leave the earth completely, but wants to __________ and come back.
Answer: get away for a while

Section D: Match the Following

Answers:
21 – C
22 – B
23 – D
24 – A
25 – E


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