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1. The poem “We are the Music Makers” belongs to which collection?
- Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
- The Star Child
- The Tempest
- Music and Moonlight – Poems and Songs
2. What is the poem primarily about?
- The life and struggles of an artist
- Two lovers madly in love with each other
- The life of a teacher
- Nature and its miracles
3. “We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams”- What art form is the poet talking about here?
- Music
- Drama
- The poet is addressing to artists from all art forms
- The poet is not talking about any art form per see
4. How has the poet described artists in the first stanza?
- Artists are mostly soul searching. They roam around the lone sea-breakers and sit by desolate streams
- Artists are mostly found socialising with people in order to know more about them
- Artists want to stay at their homes in isolation
- Artists are moody and often egoistic
5. “World losers” and “world forsakers”- What did the poet want to explain by using these phrases?
- The easy and glamorous lives of artists
- The struggles and the tough life of an artist
- The artist’s love for people and the world
- An artist’s personal life
6. What does the phrase “the pale moon” signify?
- A full moon night
- Very little amount that artists gain from their artworks in order to sustain
- The issues that an artist faces in life
- The weather
7. “Wandering by lone sea-breakers”- Identify the figure of speech.
- Antithesis
- Alliteration.
- Hyperbole
- Imagery
8. What is the one figure of speech that the poet has used all over the poem significantly?
- Metaphor
- Antithesis
- Imagery
- Hyperbole
9. Why did the poet refer artists as “movers and shakers”?
- Artists often end up “moving” and altering ones’ belief system
- Artists tend to show a world beyond societal norms, and bring dynamicity to a stagnant world
- Artists help you see a fantasy world
- Artists always show you the reality, and remind you the norms
10. How do artists help rebuild cities and civilizations?
- By offering a glimpse of a fantasy world
- By providing people with bookish knowledge
- By developing a sense of radical thoughts and perspectives
- By developing a sense of discipline and hard work
11. What is Nineveh?
- Ancient city of Upper Mesopotamia
- Ancient food item
- A king
- A position in the Church
12. Where was Arthur William Edgar O’Shaughnessy born?
- Leeds, England
- Southampton, England
- Worcester, England
- London, England
13. “Built Nineveh with our sighing”- Why did the poet use the term “sighing”?
- To address the torture and suffering that the enslaved people faced while building the monuments
- To address the bad luck of most artists
- To address the lack of recognition of the artists
- To address the suffering of the world in general
14. What does the term “mirth” mean?
- Intelligence
- High spirits
- Pessimism
- Love
15. According to the poet, what are artists capable of doing?
- Make norms for the society
- Make people less realistic and more emotional
- Stay stuck to old belief systems
- Overthrow the old world, and bring up new prophecy
16. What did the artists build with their mirth?
- Nineveh
- Thebes
- Babel
- Athens
17. What does the word “dreamer” mean in the context of this poem?
- Someone who has the capability to come up with new ideas and change the world
- Someone who day dreams, and stays in the fantasy world
- A lazy individual
- An individual who stays far from reality, and is delusional
ANSWERS
- Ans: D) Music and Moonlight – Poems and Songs.
- Ans: A) The life and struggles of an artist.
- Ans: C) The poet is addressing to artists from all art forms.
- Ans: A) Artists are mostly soul searching. They roam around the lone sea-breakers and sit by desolate streams.
- Ans: B) The struggles and the tough life of an artist.
- Ans: B) Very little amount that artists gain from their artworks in order to sustain.
- Ans: D) Imagery.
- Ans: A) Metaphor.
- Ans: B) Artists tend to show a world beyond societal norms, and bring dynamicity to a stagnant world.
- Ans: C) By developing a sense of radical thoughts and perspectives.
- Ans: B) Ancient city of Upper Mesopotamia.
- Ans: A) London, England.
- Ans: A) To address the torture and suffering that the enslaved people faced while building the monuments.
- Ans: B) High spirits.
- Ans: D) Overthrow the old world, and bring up new prophecy.
- Ans: C) Babel.
- Ans: A) Someone who has the capability to come up with new ideas and change the world.