The Narrow Place, The Voyage and Other Poems, The Labyrinth, and One Foot in Eden. About The Author Glossary turret wall a small tower on top of a castle mowers people who trim grass and level the lawns provender food towering battlements tall towers with openings to shoot the enemies tier one above the other friendly allies - helpful or supporting nations or armed forces foothold advantageous position quick alive . Based on your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. a) Who is the narrator in the poem?
b) How long had the soldiers been in the castle? c) Why were the soldiers in the castle fearless? d) Where were the enemies? e) Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?
f) Did the soldiers fight with the enemies face to face? g) Who had let the enemies in? h) How did the enemies enter the castle? i) Why were the secret galleries bare?
bait something intended to entice someone to do something wicked evil or morally wrong wicket gate a small gate wizened warder an aged or old guard maze a winding , intricate confusing path treacherous disloyal groan lament, cry citadel a safe and strong fort overthrown conquered, defeated maintain believe 12th - - The Castle Page j) What was the ‘shameful act’? k) Why didn’t the narrator want to tell the tale to anybody? l) Why did the narrator feel helpless? m) Who was the real enemy?
. Read the poem again and complete the summary using the words given in box. Stanzas – ‘The Castle’ by Edwin Muir is a moving poem on the ( )……….. of a well- guarded ( )………..
The soldiers of the castle were totally stress-free and relaxed. They were ( )………. of their castle’s physical strength. Through the turrets they were able to watch the mowers and no enemy was found up to the distance of ( )……….
and so they seemed no threat to the castle. They had ( )………. of weapons to protect them and a large quantity