TNPSC Group 2 General English Figures of Speech – Stopping  by woods on a snowy Evening:

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 2 or Combined Civil Service Examination II has 3 tier examination for the selection process. For Preliminary Examination is an objective type (Written Examination) with a maximum of 300 marks. TNPSC Group 2 Prelims examination – General English/ General Tamil portion topic has 50% of total marks. Candidates who are preparing for the TNPSC Group 2 General English Part are more important and you can score maximum marks in this part.

The General English portion is of 3 Parts – Part A: Grammar, Part B: Poem, and Part C: Literature. Part B Poem topic study materials PDF are readily available and given below for those who preparing for TNPSC Group 2 Exam.

Group 2 General English – Poem Stopping  by Woods on a snowy Evening Appreciation and Figure of Speech topic question and answers solutions PDF given below,

Stopping  by Woods on a snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

                                                    – Robert Frost

TNPSC Group 2 – Poetry Appreciation Questions:

Read the following lines and answer the following.

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. He will not see me stopping here
   To watch his woods fill up with snow.

a. Who does ‘he’ refer to?
Ans: He refers to the owner of the forest.

b. Identify the season with these lines
Ans: It is the winter season.

 

2. My little horse must think it queer
    To stop without a farmhouse near

a. Who is the speaker?
Ans: The poet is the speaker.

b. Why should the horse think it queer?
Ans: The horse thought it queer because there was no farmhouse near.

c. Pick out the rhyming words:
Ans: The rhyming words are: “queer, near”

 

3. He gives his harness bells a shake
     To ask if there is some mistake.

a. Whom does ‘he’ refer to in these lines?
Ans: He refers to the horse.

b. Why does he give his harness bells a shake?
Ans: He gives his harness bells a shake to ask the master if there is some mistake.

c. How does the horse communicate with the poet?
Ans: The horse communicates with the sound of the harness bells.

 

4. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
    But I have promises to keep

a. How are the woods?
Ans: The wood is lovely, dark, and deep.

b. Who does T refer to?
Ans: T refers to the poet.

c. What are the promises the speaker is talking about?
Ans: The poet is talking about his commitments in life.

 

5. And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

a. Why has the poet repeated the last line?
Ans: The poet has repeated the last line to show the regrets that he is unable to enjoy the beauty of the forest filled with snow.

b. Explain: miles to go before I sleep
Ans: The poet reminds himself of the duties he has to do before he goes to sleep. Sleep symbolizes daily sleep and eternal sleep which is death.

TNPSC Group 2 – Figures of Speech:

1. Whose woods these are I think I know.
    His house is in the village though;
    He will not see me stopping here
    To watch his woods fill up with snow.

a. Identify the rhymes scheme used in the poem lines.
Ans: aaba

b.Identify the Figures of speech used in the lines.

Ans:

• Alliteration  – watch his woods, His house is, see me stopping
• Imagery – To watch his woods fill up with snow

2. My little horse must think it queer
    To stop without a farmhouse near
    Between the woods and frozen lake
    The darkest evening of the year.

a. Identify the rhymes scheme used in the poem lines.
Ans: bbcb

b.Identify the Figures of speech used in the lines.

Ans:

• Alliteration – My little horse must
• Personification – My little horse must think it queer
• Imagery – Between the woods and frozen lake

3. He gives his harness bells a shake
    To ask if there is some mistake.
    The only other sound’s the sweep
    Of easy wind and downy flake.

a. Identify the rhymes scheme used in the poem lines.
Ans: cede

b.Identify the Figures of speech used in the lines.

Ans:

• Alliteration – He gives his harness, sound’s the sweep
• Personification – To ask if there is some mistake
• Imagery – He gives his harness bells a shake

4. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
     But I have promises to keep,
     And miles to go before I sleep,
     And miles to go before I sleep.

a. Identify the rhymes scheme used in the poem lines.
Ans: dddd

b.Identify the Figures of speech used in the lines.

Ans:

• Alliteration – dark, and deep
• Repetition – And miles to go before I sleep,
  And miles to go before I sleep.
• Imagery –    The woods are lovely, dark, and deep

Important links for TNPSC Group 2 General English Study Materials:

• Click Here For TNPSC Group 2 General English Part B Poem – A Poison Tree
• For Complete Part B Poem Figures of Speech  – TNPSC Gr 2 General English Study Materials