Haunted Houses
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
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What is the central idea expressed in the opening line, "All houses wherein men have lived and died / Are haunted houses"?
Who can see the forms and hear the sounds of the dead in the poem?
How are the phantoms described when they move through the house?
Where are the ghosts first met in the poem?
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Which phrase shows that the ghosts are harmless and peaceful?
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quiet, inoffensive ghosts
The phrase directly describes the ghosts as quiet and inoffensive, which means they are not threatening.
What does the stranger at the fireside fail to perceive?
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The forms and sounds that the speaker perceives
The stranger can perceive only what physically is, while the speaker can see and hear the dead as well.
What does the poem say about houses where people have lived and died?
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True
The poem begins with the idea that such houses are haunted because the dead remain present in memory and feeling.
Which of the following are used in the poem to describe the ghosts?
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harmless phantoms, quiet, inoffensive ghosts
The poem describes the dead as harmless, quiet, and inoffensive. It clearly rejects the idea of dangerous or mischievous spirits.
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