'Asleep in the Valley' by Arthur Rimbaud Class 12 English WBCHSE

 'Asleep in the Valley' SAQ Type Questions

1) Where are the feet of the soldier placed ?
Ans : The soldier's feet are placed among the flowers in the valley.
2) What is the soldier's smile compared to ? OR, What is the smile of the dead soldier compared to ?
Ans : A soldier's smile is compared to the gentle, pure and innocent smile of a child.
3) Trace the note of irony in the expression 'at peace'?
Ans : The expression at peace suggests that the soldier is sleeping peacefully but in a different sense. The soldier no longer has to go to war because the soldier is a victim of war.
4) What does 'heavy undergrowth' refer to ?
Ans : 'Heavy undergrowth' refers to the bushes and the plants of the valley.
5) Why is the soldier pale ?
Ans : The soldier is pale because he is lying dead in the valley.
6) Where does the soldier lie stretched ?
Ans : The young soldier is lying on the thick grass in a small valley surrounded by bushes and flowering trees.
7) What streams from the mountain top ?
Ans : Sun's rays stream from the mountain stream.
8) "....They fill the hollow full of light." - What does 'the hollow' describe ?
Ans : 'The hollow' describes the valley that lies between the mountain.
9) What fills the hollow full of light ?
Ans : The sun rays fill the hollow full of light.
10) What is the soldier's pilllow made of ?
Ans : The soldier's pillow is made of fern. 
11) Where does the stream leave 'long stands of silver' ?
Ans : The slow stream leaves 'long stands of silver' on the bright grass.
12) How does the stream look like in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' ?
Ans : In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley', the slow stream look like long strands of silver.
13) How does the poet bring out the innocence in 'Asleep in the Valley', the poet compares the smile of the soldier with that of an infant.
14) Why does the poet ask Nature to keep the soldier warm ?
Ans : The poet ask Nature to keep the soldier warm so that he does not catch cold.
15) What is described as 'gentle, without guile' ?
Ans : The smile of the soldier  is described as 'gentle, without guile'
16) "His smile is like an infant's" - Explain the smile here ?
Ans : The smile of the dead soldier compared to the gentle, pure and innocent smile of a child. 
17) What do the 'two red holes' in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' signify ?
Ans : In the poem, 'two red holes' refers to the bullet wounds in the soldier's body during the war.
18) Who fails to disturb the rest of the soldier ?
Ans : The humming insects fail to disturb the rest of the soldier ?
19) What are the insects doing in the valley ?
Ans : The insects are humming in the valley.
20) What lies on the soldier' breast ?
Ans : On the breast of the soldier, lies one of his hands.

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