The Brook Questions and Answers Class 12 | Alternative English Vibgyor Notes
Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem The Brook's all the short and broad questions and answers are provided here. This a beautiful poem which does have a few words that might confuse you, but our notes are prepared with absolutely smooth words and in an easy language which are extremely easy to learn and understand.
1) Who is the poet of the poem 'Brook'?
Ans: Alfred Lord Tennyson is the poet of the poem 'Brook'.
2) who is 'I' in the poem 'Brook'?
Ans: In the poem 'I' is Brook itself.
3) How does the Brook babble?
Ans: During it's journey the brook passes over many stones and babbles which create too much noise and because of that it seems like the brook is babbling.
4) Where does the brook come from?
Ans: The brook comes from the place which is regularly visited by coots and hern.
5) Where does the brook meet the river?
Ans) The brook meets the river near the Phillips farm.
6) How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during it's journey?
Ans: The brook passes through thirty hill and fifty bridges during it's journey.
7) Where was the poet born?
Ans: Somersby, United Kingdom.
8 What does skimming swallows" refer?
Ans- Skimming swallow refers to the swallow bird which lightly touches the surface of the brook and fly very close to the surface of the brook.
9) Whom does the brook want to join at the end of its journey?
Ans: The brook wants to join the brimming river at the
end of its journey.
10) Name the different places that the brook passes through.
Ans. The different places that the brook passes through are lawmen's, grassy plots of land and bushes of forget- -me-nots plants.
11) How does the poet convey the central idea of the poem through the journey of the brook?
Ans: By the explanation of the journey of the brook, the poet is trying to explain the ideal life path of a person. Once the brook starts its journey it doesn't stop no matter what. So many obstacles like rocks, broken. trees etc come in its way but it doesn't stop for anything. Similarly, a person should also keep moving forward towards his goals, overcoming all the obstacles. There are so many beautiful things as well which the brook finds during its journey, but it doesn't stop to see them. Similarly, a person also shouldn't stop after achieving one goal, he should keep going. So the brook teaches us not to give up and to fight against the obstacles which are fond in our journey of life. A life like this is not only a successful one but also is a source of inspiration for others.
(12) Explain the lines "For men may come and men may go but
I go on forever".
Ans) These lines explain the reality of brook and the whole nature. Human born and die but the brook keeps flowing years after years without stopping for anything or anyone, and it will continue to flow forever. The nature always flows whether human stay or not.
(13) Discuss in brief the beauty of nature as described. by the poet in the poem
Ans. While describing the journey of the brook the poet also talks about the beauty of the nature that the brook is surrounded by. Firstly the brook starts its journey from the place where birds like coots and wern come . Brook crosses a lot of ridges and stones in its journey. Fishes like "lusty trout and "grayling" keep moving in the brook. Before joining its final destination, the Brimming river, The brook continues it journey under the brght moon and stars as well. In the end it joins the brimming river.
(14) What are forget-me-nots ?
Ans: Forget-me-nots are a type of blue flowers.
(15) Describe in brief the journey of the brook in the early part of the poem.
Ans. In the initial part the brook starts it's journey from top of mountains, then it flows down to many villages and valleys. The brooks crosses a lot of plants like fern in its journey. It also flows under a lot of bridges and then joins the Brimming river.
(16) What do you mean by trout?
Ans: Trout is a kind of fish which lives in fresh water
(17) Which lines in the poem compare the brook to a human being?
Ans: In the poem the line that compares the brook to a human being is ‘’ for men may come and men may go, But I got forever"
(18) What is brook?
Ans: Brook is a small stream of water.
(19) Quote the refrain of the poem and explain it briefly?
Ans. The refrain of the poem is "For men may come and men may go, but I go go on forever". Here the poet compared the brook with human life. It is said that people will born and die one day but the brook and this it’s is going to stay forever. The nature is immortal
unlike human.
20) Which bird skims over the brook?
Ans: Shallows are the birds which skim or slightly touch the surface of the brook as they fly very closely.
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(21) Explain the line." "I murmur under moon and stars/in brembly wilderness."
Ans:- Here it is said that at night under the moon and stars When the brook is flowing through the deep forest, it creates very low sound. And because it is night so the rest of the environment also stays quiet.
(22) What does the brook represent? Human life or nature?
Ans: The brook represents human life. The brook's journey from it's orgin to it's desination, the brimming river, represents a man's journey from birth to death. The brook faces so many beautiful things in it's journey and also faces a lot of obstacles, similarly faces a lot of good things and bad things in his life. But what brook is teaching here is not to give up on anything in life no matter what.
(23) Mention some words relating to movement in the poem.
Ans] Some words relating to movement in the poem brook are sally, bicker, hurry, slip, flow, slide and dance etc.
(24) Mention some of the words relating to sound scattered throughout the poem.
Ans: Some of the words relating to sound scattered throughout the poem are clatter, frets, Slips, slides, murmurs etc.
(25) What does the brook do, as it flows down?
Ans: When the brook flows down it makes different sounds as it's water moves in spiral. Also when it flows on the pebbles, it creates different sounds like clatters, slips etc.
(26) What are the flowers that grow near the brook?
Ans' The flowers that grows near brook is forget-me-not.
