Mild the Mist Upon the Hill by Emily Jane Bronte : Question & Answer with Explanation Class 9 || WBBSE

Mild the Mist Upon the Hill is a title that almost couldn’t be more “poetic” to a potential reader. It uses alliteration to give it an almost catchy sound (try saying “mild the mist” five times fast), and it also uses natural imagery to instill an image of peace for the reader.

Mild the Mist Upon the Hill (TEXT)

Exercise : 1

1. The mist was upon the –

(a) grass

(b) roof

(c) hill

(d) leaf

Ans:- (c) hill

 2. The sorrow of the day is described as –

(a) silent

(b) terrible

(c) overwhelming

(d) little

Ans:- (a) silent

3. The hall door mentioned in the poem is –

(a) new

(b) large

(c) broken

(d) old

Ans:- (d) old

 4. The poet watches the cloudy –

(a) morning

(b) evening

(c) afternoon

(d) night

Ans:- (b) evening

 5. The colour of the mist is –

(a) grey

(b) white

(c) yellow

(d) blue

Ans:- (d) blue

6. The damp stands on the –

(a) wall

(b) floor

(c) bush

(d) grass

Ans:- (d) grass

Exercise : 2

1. Where does the poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?

Ans:  When   she   thinks  of  her   childhood  the   poet  sees  herself  in  the  protection  of  her  father’s  shelter.  She finds herself   near   their   old   hall door.

 2. What did the watch on the cloudy evening?

Ans:  The   poet watched the evening fall after a   day of rain.  She also   watched   blue   mist,   sweet mist of summer   covering the   mountain-chain   in the horizon.