Poem - The Fairy

Exercise Answers

A. Read these lines and answer the questions:

1. "Now I'll fancy that I in my sleep have been seeing 

A fine little delicate lady-like being."

a. Who said these words and to whom?

Ans. Ann to Matilda

b. What does the expression 'I'll fancy' mean? 

Ans. Doing imagination

c. What was the speaker describing in these lines? 

Ans. The speaker will imagine that a fine little lady will come in his dream. 

2. 'You'll confess, I believe, I've not done it amiss." 

a. Who does 'you' refer to in this line?

Ans. Matilda

b. Did the listener agree with speaker?

Ans. Yes

c. According to listener, who did the speaker describe? 

Ans. The speaker described her sister.

B. Answer these questions.

1. What kind of dreams does Ann wish to have? 

Ans. He wish that they knew if what they have been reading of fairies be true. 

2. How does Ann describe the movements of the fairy? 

Ans. Ann describe her motions so light were and airy.

3. How does Ann describe the fairies appearance? 

Ans. Her eyes were blue, and her fine curling hair, of the lightest of brown's, her complexion more fair, two feet, yet so justly proportional withal. 

4. What is Matilda's response to Ann's description of the fairy?

Ans. She said pardon me because she find in all this fine description he have only his young sister Mary been taking a copy of here for a fairy.