The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake (text and explanation)

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  The Clod and the Pebble By William Blake   'Love seeketh not itself to please, Nor for itself hath any care, But for another gives its ease, And builds a heaven in hell's despair.' So sung a little clod of clay, Trodden with the cattle's feet; But a pebble of the brook Warbled out these meters meet: 'Love seeketh only Self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a hell in heaven's despite.' The poem was first published in William Blake’s collection of poems “Songs of Experience” in 1794. The poem contrasts two opposing views on love, represented by a soft clod of clay and a hard pebble. The clod represents the more optimistic and perhaps a naive perspective, which views love as a kind of radical selflessness and the willingness to sacrifice. On the other hand, the pebble declares love as pure selfishness. However, the poet does not validate any of the two view points and leaves it to th
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The Blanket by Floyd Dell

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The Blanket MCQs

1. Peter’s father was sending granddad _________.
(a) to an old home (b) to another city (c) to hospital (d) away
2. A _______ and _______ blanket was lying on the table.
(a) red and white (b) red and black (c) red and white (d) black and green
3. He did not feel the cool __________ breeze blow into the kitchen.
(a) November(b) September (c) March (d) April
4. Peter was _______years old.
(a) eleven (b) twelve (c) thirteen (d) nine
5. Dad was marrying a girl a lot ________ than him.
(a) prettier (b) younger (c) older (d) cuter
6. Peter sat and looked out over the __________.
(a) valley (b) moon (c) yard (d) lawn
7. The girl walked up to the granddad and said ___________.
(a) harshly (b) sweetly (c) prettily (d) charmingly
8. The granddad was praising the blanket in order to ___________.
(a) please dad (b) please peter (c) divert attention (d) look grateful
9. Peter had not really _________ dad would send granddad to an old home.
(a) believed (b) realized (c) thought (d) supposed
10. The thin moon was ________ overhead and the gentle breeze was blowing.
(a) shining (b) beautiful (c) high (d) ascending
11. Granddad said that dad would feel young again with a __________ wife like that.
(a) young (b) beautiful (c) charming (d) pretty
12. The tune stopped suddenly and granddad said, “It’s a ________ tune, except to be dancing to”.
(a) poor (b) upbeat (c) cheerful (d) trivial
13. Granddad said that he does not want to be ______ listening the babies crying all hours of night.
(a) present (b) lying in the home (c) around (d) in the home
14. The pretty girl had a _______ bright face like a doll.
(a) shining (b) hard (c) solid (d) rigid
15. The girl said that the blanket must have cost a pretty _________.
(a) money (b) penny (c) currency (d) cash
16. A fine blanket for an old _________ to be going away with.
(a) man (b) granddad (c) gentleman (d) fellow
17. The girl was still talking about the ___________ blanket.
(a) expensive (b) beautiful (c) double (d) fine
18. No matter what you say, he does not need a ___________ blanket.
(a) fine (b) expensive (c) double (d) exclusive
19. Peter ask his father to cut the blanket in two and __________ the other half.
(a) save (b) keep (c) preserve (d) sell
20.The blanket is written by __________.
(a) Fan Kissen (b) Ralph Helfer (c) Floyd Dell (d) Patricia Demuth
21. The author was the editor of ____________.
(a) New York Times (b) Daily Post (c) Davenport times (d) Friday Literary Review




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