ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Human ears are incapable of hearing frequencies below and over . Humming bees produce sound by beating their wings, and their frequency ranges from to, which is audible. The pendulum, on the other hand, produces sound at a frequency of less than, which is below the audible range, and we don’t hear it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of what we hear as buzzing from bees is due to the rapid beating of their tiny wings. Some bees beat their wings a mind-blowing 230 times a second, generating quite the buzz. This is also mostly why we hear buzzing sounds from flies, wasps, and various other fast-flying insects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Humming bees produce the sound by beating their wings and the frequency of the sound they produce will be in the range of 20Hz to 20000 Hz which is audible. On the other hand, pendulum produces sound less than 20 hz which is below the audible range and we don’t hear the sound of pendulum vibrations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Explanation: The poet has used the word ‘humming’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia.