The laburnum Top

NCERT Solutions for 11th Class  Science English poem  The Laburnum Top is provided here with simple step-by-step explanations. These solutions for The laburnum Top are extremely popular among 11th Class Science candidates for English The Laburnum Top Solutions come handy for quickly completing your homework and preparing for tests. All questions and answers from the NCERT Book of 11th Class  Science English poem are provided here for you for free. 

Questions And Answers

Q .1 What laburnum is called in your language.
Ans. In hindi, it is called ‘Amaltaas’.

Q.2 Which local bird is like the goldfinch.
Ans. “Indian Lutino Ringneck is local and like the goldfinch.

Q.3 What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?
Ans. At the beginning of the poem the tree is calm & silent in the ending, it ends with a motionless & empty level.

Q.4 To what is the bird’s movement compared? What is the basis for the comparison?
Ans. The goldfinch’s movement is compared to that of a lid. The basis of the comparison is the sleek abrupt and alert movements of a lizard. The same kinds of movements are observed when the goldfinch arrives on the laburnum tree.

Q.5 Why is the image of the engine evoked by the poet?
Ans. The engine is the source of energy to run the machine. It is compared to bind as she is too a source of energy for her family. Without an engine, a machine can’t work in the same without a bird her family can’t survive.

Q .6 What do you like most about the poem?
Ans. I like the simplicity and pictorial presentation of the poem. The comparison between binds movement with machine and Lizard made in a nice way. Also chirruping & tilling of a goldfinch.

Q.7 What does the phrase “her barred face identity mask “mean?
Ans. The phrase means that the hind’s hatred or covered face becomes her identity mask recognition.