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English Kumarbharati Chapter 3 Section 3 Poetry Solutions

Q1. Read the following extract and complete the given activities: A1. From the following extract of the poem provide evidence that it set in a rural background: Evidence: ______ ______ With candles and with lanterns throwing giant scorpion shadows on the mud-baked walls they searched for him; he was not found. they clicked their tongues. With every movement that the scorpion made his poison moved in Mother’s blood, they said. May he sit still, they said May the sins of your previous birth be burned away tonight, they said. May your suffering decrease the misfortunes of your next birth, they said. May the sum of all evil balanced in this unreal world against the sum of good become diminished by your pain. A2. How did the peasants console the poet’s mother? (02) A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract: (01)

A1.

With candles and with lanterns

on the mud-baked walls

A2. The peasants consoled the poet’s mother by telling her that the sins of her previous birth would be burnt away by the scorpion’s sting. They added that her present suffering will decrease the misfortunes in her next birth.

They told her that her pain would diminish the evil in the world.

A3.

Antithesis - May the sum of all evil balanced in this unreal world against the sum of good become diminished by your pain.

Here, the opposites evil and good have been used to create a contrast.

Q2. Read the following extract and do the given activities: A1. State whether the following statement is true or false: He read the second; grin grew broader After the poet read the third line he heard a chuckling noise The fifth he broke into a roar. The poet handed the paper to his servant. He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within At first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin He read the next; the grin grew broad And shot from ear to ear; He read the third; a chuckling noise I now began to hear. The fourth; he began to roar. The fifth; his waistband split; The sixth; he burst five buttons And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with sleepless eyes, I watched that wretched man, And since, I never dare to write As funny as I can. A2. Which line suggests that the servant was totally out of control. (01) What did the poet decide after looking at the miserable condition of his servant? (01) A3. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line. (01) Pick out one line from the poem where the poet has used the Figure of Speech “Tuatology”

Answer

A1.

He read the second; grin grew broader- True.

After the poet read the third line he heard a chuckling noise - False.

The fifth he broke into a roar- False.

The poet handed the paper to his servant- True.

A2.

The line “The sixth; he burst five buttons/and tumbled in a fit” shows the servant was totally out of control.

After seeing the miserable condition of his servant, the poet decided to never write funny things with all his heart and capability.

A3. Tautology – “And saw him peep within”

The words ‘saw’ and ‘peep’ are near in meaning.

Q3. Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format: Animals I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-containe'd I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things. Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. So they show their relations to me and I accept them, They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession I wonder where they get those tokens, Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them? - Walt Whitman You can use the following points while appreciating the given poem. The title and the poet of the poem (01) Rhyme scheme (01) Figures of speech (01) Central Idea/Theme (02)

Answer

The title and the poet of the poem: The title of the poem is "Animals" and it is written by Walt Whitman.

Rhyme scheme: The poem is written in free verse, so it does not follow a fixed rhyme scheme.

Figures of Speech:

Repetition: "Not one..." is repeated for emphasis.

Alliteration: "stand and look", "wake and weep".

Personification: Animals are shown having human-like traits.

Interrogation: The poet ends with a rhetorical question.

Central Idea/Theme: The major topic of the poem is the contrast between humans and animals. The poet admires animals' simplicity, peacefully, and contentment. Unlike humans, they are neither greedy, unhappy, or burdened by guilt or consumerism.

The poet considers how humans have lost these virtues throughout time and seeks comfort in the companionship of animals.

Q4. Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format: Where the Mind is Without Fear... Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by Thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom , my Father, let my country awake. - Rabindranath Tagore Points The title and the poet of the poem (01) Rhyme scheme (01) Figures of speech (01) Central Idea/Theme (02)

Answer

The poem, ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’, has been written by Rabindranath Tagore. It is a patriotic poem, written in the form of a prayer to God. There is no fixed rhyme scheme in the poem as it is written in a free verse format and does not have a fixed meter.

The figures of speech used to beautify the poem are Alliteration, Apostrophe, Consonance, Metaphor, Metonymy, and Personification. An example of Alliteration from the poem is “Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit” as the sound of the letter ‘d’ is repeated for poetic effect. He desires and prays for an overall awakening of the people of the nation and not just for political freedom.

This poem is not only a prayer to the Almighty but also a message to the countrymen to awaken from the bondages of colonial rule.

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