For Anne Gregory Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”

What is the poet’s tone in the extract?

1. thoughtful
2. authoritative
3. agitated
4. insulting
5. argumentative

Select the appropriate option.

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

Given below are the taglines of four hypothetical brands. Choose the correct option that fits the best with the first three lines of the given stanza.

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

‘yesternight’ is a word made of a combination of two words to form a new word. Hence, it is a compound word.

Choose the words that DO NOT fit the description.

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Choose the phrase that best represents, ‘love you for yourself alone”.

The poem's underlying commentary on society reflects:

How does the poem portray the impact of physical appearance on relationships?

What does the speaker mean by "Only God, my dear, could love you for yourself alone"?

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

The above stanza strongly defies the idea of ___________.

What does the image of "honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear" symbolize in the poem?

What is the central theme of For Anne Gregory?

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”

Select the sentence in which the word ‘set’ is used in the similar manner as line 2 of the extract.

What is the tone of the poet in the lines "But I can get a hair-dye And set such colour there, Brown, or black, or carrot, That young men in despair May love me for myself alone"?

But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

Choose the option that describes a situation of ‘despair’ as mentioned in the extract.

The speaker's tone towards Anne Gregory's situation can best be described as:

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Choose the option that displays the likely image of the man mentioned in the extract.