Poetry Analysis - Sit, drink your coffee here
XAT 2021 · VALR · Medium · Reading Comprehension
Passage / data set
Read the following poem and answer the two questions that follow.
Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile. You're twenty-six, and still have some of life ahead. No need for wit; just talk vacuities, and I'll Reciprocate in kind, or laugh at you instead.
The world is too opaque, distressing and profound. This twenty minutes' rendezvous will make my day: To sit here in the sun, with grackles all around, Staring with beady eyes, and you two feet away.
Question 1 of 2
Which of the following BEST captures the essence of the poem?
- A.
Let's celebrate our existence, not our work.
- B.
Let's eat, drink and be merry in the lap of nature.
- C.
Let's create our own meaning in life, no matter what.
- D.
Let's be gibberish, not rational about life.
- E.
Let's enjoy a moment of peace in this busy life.
Question 2 of 2
What does the poet BEST convey by mentioning grackles in these lines, "...with grackles all around, /Staring with beady eyes, and you two feet away."?
- A.
Over witty discussions, grackles are the pleasant birds to look at.
- B.
Grackles love to stare at us; however, they maintain a two-feet distance.
- C.
A small bird like grackle can give us lots of happiness.
- D.
We should not care about grackles, but us.
- E.
Grackles, like humans, love to bask in the Sun.
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