Read the given extract and choose the correct option to answer the following questions:

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
Writing long letters
In which I scarcely mention the departure
Of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
In a sky still open
The smell of leaves and lichen
Still reaches like a voice into the rooms.

What does the poet scarcely mention while writing letters ?

(A) The beginning of the summer
(B) The end of the winter
(C) The fragrance of air
(D) The departure of the forest from the house

Correct Answer : Option (D) The departure of the forest from the house

How does the smell of leaves and lichen reach into the poet’s rooms?

(A) Like a bird
(C) Like a flower
(B) Like a noise
(D) Like a yoice