Extract Questions
Passage with linked answers
Extract 1
Reading SetExtract 1
Passage
On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings, Laurel-surrounded In the deep bare garden,
The light described in the extract is both ______ and yellow.
chill
The thrush is singing from a garden that is described as ______.
deep bare
What does the phrase 'serene foreheads of houses' suggest about the setting?
This personification suggests that the houses are calm and peaceful, like quiet observers. It creates a sense of suburban stillness during the late winter evenings. The 'foreheads' refer to the upper parts of the houses being hit by the pale evening light.