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Where The Mind is is Without Without Fear Fear (Rabind (Rabindrana ranathT thTa agore)........ gore)............... .............. ......................... ...........................1 .........1
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River came came home home (Aditi (Aditi Rao).......... Rao)................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... .... 4
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Felling Felling o !an"an !an"an Tree Tree b" #ili$ #ili$ %hitre. %hitre........ .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .........................................4 .................................4
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Rain& Rain& Rain& 'o Aa" Aa" b" saac saac Asimov... Asimov.......... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..................* ...........*
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The Road Road ,ot Ta Ta-en b" Rober Robertt Frost....... Frost.............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............................. ......................
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A Ta Tale o To To %ities b" %harles %harles #ic-ens........ #ic-ens............... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............... .............. .............. ..............1+ .......1+
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0"mandia 0"mandias s b" erc" !"sshe !"sshe helle". helle"........ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............................... ........................ 1/
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'orillas 'orillas in the mist b" #ian Fosse".... Fosse"........... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ........................................1/ .................................1/
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0de on on the death death o a avour avourite ite cat cat b" Thoma Thomas s 'ra"........ 'ra"............... .............. .............. .............. .......................1/ ................1/
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6lder brother brother b" Munshi Munshi remchand.. remchand......... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ................. ................ ......1/ 1/
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The Rime o the Ancient Ancient Mariner Mariner b" amuel amuel Ta Ta"lor %oleridge.... %oleridge........... .............. ........................1/ .................1/
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The The i7 ,a$ole ,a$oleons ons b" ir Arthu Arthurr %onan #o"le... #o"le...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........... ........... ........... ............ .........1/ ...1/
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The %ommentato %ommentatorr b" 'areth 'areth 0en.......... 0en................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............................1/ .......................1/
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The 'it o the Magi b" 0. 8enr"....... 8enr".............. ............... ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ................1/ .........1/
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The 9ast Wol b" Mar" TallMountain.. llMountain......... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .....................................1/ ..............................1/
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A hort hort WalWal- in the 8indu 8indu Rush b" 6ric ,eb".. ,eb"..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ .......... ........... ........... ........1/ ...1/
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Reugee Reugee !lues b" W. 8. Auden.... Auden........... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............... .............. .............. .......................... ..................... .. 1/
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A 9esson 9esson on a Tortoise rtoise b" #. 8. 9arence.... 9arence........... .............. .............. .............. .......................................1/ ................................1/
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The Traged" Traged" o :ulius :ulius %aesar %aesar b" William William ha-es$e ha-es$eare.... are........... .............. .............. .............. ....................1/ .............1/
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Wher Where e The The Mind Mind is With Withou outt Fea Fearr (Ra (Rabi bind ndra rana nath th Tagore gore))
ummar" The $oet tal-s about a reedom hich needs to be achieved ithin the human mind and soul. 8e tal-s about a condition here ;the mind is ithout ear and the head is held high< The $oet ants to sa" that reedom can be achieved i one is earless in the $ursuit o his goal and dream. The $oet tal-s about a condition here one is read" to e7$lore the orld o -noledge ithout an" hesitation and ear o customs and tradition. The $oet elaborates that hen one is read" to or- hard in achieving $erection at hat he is doing= and hen a man is i s ree o age old su$erstitions hich de" his logic and reason then one is in i n the $ath o achieving reedom
1) (i) The ords >mind is ithout ithout ear? mean mean that one does does not have have an" ear o o$$ression o$$ression or or com$ulsion. The $oet is tal-ing about the minds o the $eo$le o his countr". countr". 8e sa"s so because his countr" as under the sub@ugation o the !ritish& ho $er$etrated all sorts o o$$ression on his countr"men. (ii) The ords >the head is held high? mean to have sel=res$ect. sel=res$ect. The head head is boed don because o e7$loitation and o$$ression o the ndians b" the !ritish. t needs to be held high ith $ride and dignit" hich characteried the ndians beore ndia as reduced to the status o a sub@ugated nation. (iii) !" the ords >Where -noledge is ree?& the $oet ants to sa" that in his countr" ever"one ever"one should have the reedom to acuire -noledge ithout an" restriction. The restrictions im$osed on the s$read o -noledge include the $re@udices based on ealth& caste and religion. Further& the !ritish im$osed restrictions on the basis o the ruler (the ! ritish) and the ruled (the ndians). The" curbed the reedom o s$eech and e7$ression b" $utting restrictions on the ress. (iv) #ue to the restrictions im$osed on the s$read o -noledge& -noledge& $eo$le remained glued to their their outdated customs and traditions and could not thin- rationall". (v) A sonnet sonnet is a $oem o ourteen ourteen lines divided into an octave octave (the irst eight lines) and and a sestet (the last si7 lines). The octave $resents an idea& raises an argument& ma-es a $ro$osition or $oses a $roblem& hereas the sestet gives a solution to the $roblem $osed b" the octave. The $oem >Where the Mind is Without Fear? com$rises an octave& in hich the $oet tal-s about the onderul ualities his countr"men must achieve to ma-e their countr" ree and heaven li-e. ince this $oem is onl" a $art o the com$lete song in his ,obel rie inning or-& 'itan@ali& e can sa" that t hat this $oem is a $art o the com$lete sonnet. 2) (i)
(ii)
(iii) (iii) (iv) (iv)
Accord According ing to the $oet& $oet& the narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls or divisio divisions ns based based on caste& caste& class& class& colour& religion& creed& region and su$erstitions brea- u$ the orld into ragments or mutuall" e7clusive com$artments. The The narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls reer reer to to narro narro local local divisio divisions ns crea created ted b" $re@ $re@udi udices ces li-e li-e caste& colour& creed& region and religion. The" are called > narro? b" the $oet because the" are based on age old customs and traditions and not on the basis o rational thin-ing. The The narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls can can harm harm the the natio nation n b" crea creatin ting g divisi divisions ons amon among g $eo$l $eo$le e and and thereb"& thereb"& undermining the unit" and integrit" o the nation. The The $oet $oet ant ants s to sa" sa" that that his coun countr" tr"men men shou should ld be be able able to to e7$re e7$ress ss thems themselv elves es truthull" ithout an" ear. 8e eels so because his countr"men at that time did not have age 2 o 47
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Wher Where e The The Mind Mind is With Withou outt Fea Fearr (Ra (Rabi bind ndra rana nath th Tagore gore))
ummar" The $oet tal-s about a reedom hich needs to be achieved ithin the human mind and soul. 8e tal-s about a condition here ;the mind is ithout ear and the head is held high< The $oet ants to sa" that reedom can be achieved i one is earless in the $ursuit o his goal and dream. The $oet tal-s about a condition here one is read" to e7$lore the orld o -noledge ithout an" hesitation and ear o customs and tradition. The $oet elaborates that hen one is read" to or- hard in achieving $erection at hat he is doing= and hen a man is i s ree o age old su$erstitions hich de" his logic and reason then one is in i n the $ath o achieving reedom
1) (i) The ords >mind is ithout ithout ear? mean mean that one does does not have have an" ear o o$$ression o$$ression or or com$ulsion. The $oet is tal-ing about the minds o the $eo$le o his countr". countr". 8e sa"s so because his countr" as under the sub@ugation o the !ritish& ho $er$etrated all sorts o o$$ression on his countr"men. (ii) The ords >the head is held high? mean to have sel=res$ect. sel=res$ect. The head head is boed don because o e7$loitation and o$$ression o the ndians b" the !ritish. t needs to be held high ith $ride and dignit" hich characteried the ndians beore ndia as reduced to the status o a sub@ugated nation. (iii) !" the ords >Where -noledge is ree?& the $oet ants to sa" that in his countr" ever"one ever"one should have the reedom to acuire -noledge ithout an" restriction. The restrictions im$osed on the s$read o -noledge include the $re@udices based on ealth& caste and religion. Further& the !ritish im$osed restrictions on the basis o the ruler (the ! ritish) and the ruled (the ndians). The" curbed the reedom o s$eech and e7$ression b" $utting restrictions on the ress. (iv) #ue to the restrictions im$osed on the s$read o -noledge& -noledge& $eo$le remained glued to their their outdated customs and traditions and could not thin- rationall". (v) A sonnet sonnet is a $oem o ourteen ourteen lines divided into an octave octave (the irst eight lines) and and a sestet (the last si7 lines). The octave $resents an idea& raises an argument& ma-es a $ro$osition or $oses a $roblem& hereas the sestet gives a solution to the $roblem $osed b" the octave. The $oem >Where the Mind is Without Fear? com$rises an octave& in hich the $oet tal-s about the onderul ualities his countr"men must achieve to ma-e their countr" ree and heaven li-e. ince this $oem is onl" a $art o the com$lete song in his ,obel rie inning or-& 'itan@ali& e can sa" that t hat this $oem is a $art o the com$lete sonnet. 2) (i)
(ii)
(iii) (iii) (iv) (iv)
Accord According ing to the $oet& $oet& the narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls or divisio divisions ns based based on caste& caste& class& class& colour& religion& creed& region and su$erstitions brea- u$ the orld into ragments or mutuall" e7clusive com$artments. The The narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls reer reer to to narro narro local local divisio divisions ns crea created ted b" $re@ $re@udi udices ces li-e li-e caste& colour& creed& region and religion. The" are called > narro? b" the $oet because the" are based on age old customs and traditions and not on the basis o rational thin-ing. The The narro narro dome domesti stic c alls alls can can harm harm the the natio nation n b" crea creatin ting g divisi divisions ons amon among g $eo$l $eo$le e and and thereb"& thereb"& undermining the unit" and integrit" o the nation. The The $oet $oet ant ants s to sa" sa" that that his coun countr" tr"men men shou should ld be be able able to to e7$re e7$ress ss thems themselv elves es truthull" ithout an" ear. 8e eels so because his countr"men at that time did not have age 2 o 47
(v) (v) (vi) (vi)
reedom o e7$ression as various restrictions ere im$osed on the reedom o s$eech and the ress b" the !ritish. 67am 67am$l $les es o alli allite tera ratio tion n areB areB (a) (a) Whe Where re the the or orld ld (b) (b) Whe Where re or ords ds The The $oet $oet sho shos s that that he has has a religi religiou ous s outlo outlooo- b" b" $ra"i $ra"ing ng to to 'od 'od to let let his his count countr" r" aa-e to a blissul heaven o reedom.
3) (i)
(ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)
(v) (vi) (vi)
>Tire >Tireles less s striv striving ing?? means means to oror- hard hard itho ithout ut gett getting ing tired tired to to ach achiev ieve e $er $erect ection ion.. The The $oet ants his countr"men to achieve the highest goals& i.e.& reedom at all levels C $olitical& religious& s$iritual& moral and intellectual. (ii) Reason Reasoning ing allos allos a $erso $erson n to have have clari clarit" t" o o thoug thoughts hts ithou ithoutt being being restri restricte cted d b" narro domestic alls such as caste& colour& creed& religion& region and su$erstitions. That is h" it has been com$ared to a clear stream hich is ree o all im$urities. (iii) (iii) >#rear >#rear" " dese desert rt sand sand o dead dead habit? habit? is is a meta$h meta$hor or.. Thro Throug ugh h this this meta$h meta$hor or the the $oet $oet ants to sa" that his countr"men should or- or $erection in ever"thing and should not be led astra" rom their goal in i n the dr" desert o dead habits& i.e.& in a $lace here outdated customs and traditions are olloed. Accord According ing to to the $oet& $oet& the the hurdl hurdles es in achi achievi eving ng $ere $erecti ction on inclu include de the the outdat outdated ed custo customs ms and traditions based on irrational thin-ing rather than sound reasoning and scientiic thought. The The igure igure o s$ee s$eech ch in the third third line line o o the the given given e7tr e7tract act is a >met >meta$h a$hor?. or?. For For e7$l e7$lana anatio tion n reer to anser (iii) above. This This $oem $oem b" Rabi Rabindr ndran anath ath Ta Tagore gore is ta-en ta-en rom rom his his origin original al volum volume e called called ,aib ,aibed" ed"a& a& hich bears the title >rarthana?& i.e.& $ra"er. n this $oem& the $oet $ra"s to a universal ather igure& i.e.& 'od to let his countr" aa-e to a blissul heaven o reedom. Thus& the $oem is a song o $ra"er.
4) (i) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)
(v)
>Thee? reers to 'od. The The mind mind o o the the $oet? $oet?s s coun countr" tr"men men is to to be led orar orard d to the >heave >heaven n o reedo reedom?& m?& i.e.& i.e.& to an ideal state here there is total reedom at all levels C $olitical& religious& s$iritual& moral and intellectual. The The $hras $hrase e >8eav >8eaven en o o reedo reedom? m? means means an an ideal ideal stat state& e& her here e the $oet $oet ants ants the Almight" to lead his countr"men countr"men to. The three three ualities reuired to be able to attain the heaven o reedom includeB a) There There is no o$$ression o$$ression and and $eo$le can can hold their their heads high high in sel=res$ec sel=res$ect. t. b) There are no $re@udices $re@udices based on caste& colour& creed& religion& religion& region and and su$erstitions. c) eo$le eo$le should oror- tirelessl" tirelessl" to attain $erection $erection in ever"thing ever"thing b" olloing olloing scientiic scientiic thought and rational thin-ing& ithout being led to ollo obsolete traditions and customs. >Fathe >Father? r? in the the abov above e e7trac e7tractt is a reer reeren ence ce or or 'od. 'od. 8e ill ill aa-e aa-e the the count countr" r" b" lead leading ing the $oet?s countr"men to a heavenl" state here there are all -inds o reedom and here the" can hold their heads high in sel=res$ect& ithout an" ear o o$$ression or com$ulsion. The The $oet $oet $ra" $ra"s s or or his his count countr" r" to to attai attain n all all -ind -inds s o reedo reedom m C $oli $olitic tical& al& reli religio gious& us& s$iritual& moral and intellectual. And onl" then it ill attain the blissul heaven o reedom& an ideal state here his countr"men ould be able to hold their heads high in sel=
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res$ect& ill not have a blurred vision based on $re@udices and or- tirelessl" to attain $erection in ever" s$here o lie. What is the heaven o reedomD 8o ar has the idea o >8eaven o reedom? been materialied in the modern orldD The ;heaven o reedom< to the $oet is a condition here one can $ersue -noledge& and ortoards one vision ithout the ear o societal $ressures and su$erstitions. n the modern orld &the orld has become smaller& connectivit" connectivit" has increased but still there is ar& o$$ression& anaticism& racism and discrimination hich $revents $revents an individual to $ersue ones dream. The The heaven o reedom is still a distant dream even ater so man" "ears o inde$endence. hort Anser T"$e A. Read the irst our lines o the $oem and anser anser the uestions. 1. What does the poet ean b! "the head is held high#$
A. 1. The< head head is held high< means one one is conident about about onesel& about his his goals and dreams dreams and no anount o su$erstitions and $ressures o the societ" can re$ress his s$irit and $ride i n himsel. 2. %&plain 'hat does the poet ean b! "'here no'ledge is free#$
A. 2.
The $oet tal-s about a reedom hich needs to be achieved ithin the human mind and soul. 8e tal-s about a condition here ;the mind is ithout ear and the head is held high< The $oet ants to sa" that reedom can be achieved i one is earless in the $ursuit o his goal and dream. The $oet tal-s about a condition here one is read" to e7$lore the orld o -noledge ithout an" hesitation and ear o customs and tradition. The $oet elaborates that hen one is read" to or- hard in achieving $erection at hat he is doing= and hen a man is i s ree o age old su$erstitions hich de" his logic and reason then one is in i n the $ath o achieving reedom What is the heaen of freedo$ /o' far has the idea o f "/eaen of freedo# been ateriali0ed in the odern 'orld$
Ans= The ;heaven ;heaven o reedom< to the the $oet is a condition here here one can $ursue $ursue -noledge& and and or- toards one vision ithout the ear o societal $ressures and su$erstitions. n the modern orld &the orld has become smaller& connectivit" has increased but still there is ar& o$$ression& anaticism& racism and discrimination hich $revents $revents an individual to $ursue ones dream. The The heaven o reedom is still a distant dream even ater so man" "ears o inde$endence.
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hort Anser T"$e . Read the first four lines of the poe and ans'er the -uestions.
1. What does the poet ean b! "the head is held high#$
A. 1. ;The head is held high< means one is conident about onesel& about his goals and dreams and no anoint o su$erstitions and $ressures o the societ" can re$ress his s$irit and $ride in himsel. 2. %&plain 'hat does the poet ean b! "'here no'ledge is free#$
A. 2.
A. 3. !" <,arro domestic alls< the $oet means the all o discrimination on the basis o caste& creed and colour hich restricts a $erson in his $ursuit o -noledge and e7cellence. !. Read the ne7t our lines and anser the olloing uestions. 1. Find out the line e&pressing "%ndless efforts are ade to a,hiee the best -ualit!.#
!. 1. The meaning is e7$ressed in ;Where tireless striving stretches its arms t oards $rotection< 2. What do !ou understand b! ",lear strea of reason$#
!. 2. The $oet as-s or a orld here one?s reason& logic and decisions are clear and not clouded b" age old su$erstitions and $re@udices. 3. What is the >dead habit? according to the $oetD !. 3. <#ead habit< are those habits o su$erstitions and $re@udices hich are $rohibitive and restrictive in achieving the reedom o the mind. %. Read the last our lines and anser the olloing uestions. 1. What does the $oet mean b" >ever idening thought and action?D %. 1 !"
%. 2. The $oet ants his countr"men to be earless and conident to $ursue their e7cellence. 3. What does the $oet mean b" let m" countr" aa-eD %. 3. 8e also ants them to be laborious and $ut in endless eort to achieve the best in their or4. What are the reedoms that R.,. Tagore mentions in the $oemD %. 4. The $oet tal-s about his countr" being aa-ened to the $ath o glor" here his countr"men e7$lores -noledge& e7$resses innovation in thoughts& gives birth to ne ideas and directs endless eort and action.
m$ortant !rie uestions ith Ansers . When as Rabindranath Tagore bornD AnserB oet Rabindranath Tagore as born in * Ma" 1/1. . Where as Rabindranath Tagore bornD AnserB Rabindranath Tagore as born in Tagore as born in the :orasan-o mansion in Eol-ata& ndia. . What is Rabindranath Tagore?s ather?s nameD AnserB #ebendranath Tagore is the ather o Rabindranath Tagore. 8e as a ver" learned $erson ith ide range o stud". . When did Tagore?s amil" get $rogressedD AnserB #uring the reign o 8ussein hah (143G1+1)& the Tagore amil" became ell=-non. . What is the original amil" title o Tagore amil"D AnserB !aner@ee is the original amil" title o Tagore amil". . Who as the $oetic ins$iration (muse) o child RabiD AnserB oet !ihari 9al as his muse hen he as a child. . What is signiicant about Tagore?s ,obel inningD AnserB 8e is the irst non=6uro$ean to in the $rie. . When did Rabindranath Tagore achieve >,obel rie?D AnserB 8e as aarded >,obel rie? in 113. . For hich $iece o riting as Tagore aarded the >,obel rie?D AnserB For riting >ong 0erings?& he as aarded the $restigious >,obel rie n 9iterature?. 8e translated it rom his original >'itan@ali?.
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. Who had ritten the $reace o the >ong 0erings?D AnserB rish $oet W. !. Heats had ritten the $reace. . Who had translated the short stories o Rabindranath TagoreD AnserB rish $oet W. !. Heats had translated the short stories o Rabindranath Tagore. . When did Tagore rite his irst $oemD AnserB Tagore rote his irst $oem hen he as @ust eight. . 8o man" national anthems did Tagore riteD AnserB 8e had com$osed and tuned three national anthemsB ndia& !angladesh and ri 9an-a. . What is $seudon"m o TagoreD AnserB !hanu ingha is the $seudon"m o Rabindranath Tagore. Ising this name& he rote a e adavali (old verse). . What is Rabindranath Tagore?s mother?s nameD AnserB harada #evi is the mother o Rabindranath Tagore. . To hom as >'itan@ali? dedicatedD AnserB >'itan@ali? as dedicated to William Rothenstein. . Who is William RothensteinD AnserB ir William Rothenstein as an 6nglish $ainter and $rintma-er. 8e as a dratsman and riter on art as ell. . When as William Rothenstein born and did he dieD AnserB 8e as born at 2 :anuar" in 1*2 and died at 14 Februar" in 14+. . Where did William Rothenstein bornD AnserB William Rothenstein as born into a 'erman=:eish amil" in !radord& West Hor-shire. . Who had ritten >Men and Memories?D AnserB William Rothenstein rote >Men and Memories?. . When as >Where the mind is ithout ear? com$osedD AnserB This $oem as most li-el" com$osed in 155. t a$$eared in the volume ,aived"a& $oem named ;arthona< . What does Tagore demand b" this $oemD AnserB 8e gave a gra$hic inde$endent ndia. 8e ants not onl" the reedom o land but also demand intellectual ndia. . Which universit" as ounded b" Rabindranath TagoreD AnserB Rabindranath Tagore established >Jisvabharati?.
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. Who had $ublished 6nglish >'itan@ali?D AnserB ndian ociet"& 9ondon& had $ublished the 6nglish >'itan@ali?. . What is the meaning o 'itan@aliD AnserB 'itan@ali is the com$osition o to ords. >'ita? means song and >an@ali? means >oering?. o& 'itan@ali means >ong 0erings?. . What t"$es o $oem does 'itan@ali containD AnserB All $oems are highl" devotional. t $raises the reedom o humanit". . Which American $resident did use the to lines rom 'itan@ali=3+D AnserB resident !arac- 0bama used the irst to lines hile he @oined ,e #elhi ession. . What t"$es o images does 'itan@ali=3+ $ictureD AnserB t tells the stor" o ree thin-ing and d"namic nation. . What t"$e o religion did Tagore olloD AnserB 8e as the believer o !rahmo. . What is !rahmo belieD AnserB !rahma belie is the u$date version 8induism. The" believe in one 'od. o& the" are theist. . Who is the ounder o !rahmo belieD AnserB Ra@a Ram Mohan Ro" as the ounder o modern !rahmo ociet". . n hich "ear did Rabindranath Tagore surrender the -nighthood as a $rotest against :allianallabagh massacreD AnserB n 11& Tagore reused the -nighthood. . Which great scientist as the riend o TagoreD AnserB Albert 6instein as the riend o Tagore. 8e as ver" much ond o his $oetr". . Which science ictionist as the riend o TagoreD AnserB 8. '. Wells as the riend o Tagore. Tagore and 8.'. Wells met in 'eneva in earl" :une& 135. . When did Tagore meet 6insteinD AnserB Tagore ent to outs-irt home Albert 6instein in !erlin on :ul" 14& 135. The" tal-ed about science and ndian tradition. . Which 6nglish imagist $oet as the riend o TagoreD AnserB magist $oet 6ra ound as the riend o Tagore. . When did 6ra ound meet TagoreD
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AnserB 6ra ound or the irst met Tagore in >Tagore 6vening? hosted b" William Rothenstein& :ul" *& 112. . Which rish $oet as the riend o TagoreD AnserB rish $oet William !utler Heats as the riend o Tagore. . When did Heats meet TagoreD AnserB 0n Tagore?s third visit to !ritain& he met Heats on * :ul" 112. . Who said about manuscri$t o 'itan@aliB >i someone ere to sa" he could im$rove this $iece o riting& that $erson did not understand literature?. AnserB William !utler Heats said so in a $art". . Which magaine as edited b" Rabindranath TagoreD AnserB Rabindranath Tagore used to edit >!angadarshan?. . What is the main moti o the $ortion o 'itan@ali=3+D AnserB t is a direction given b" Rabindranath Tagore. 8e gave a a" to create ree ndia. . What is the meaning o >domestic all?D AnserB >#omestic all? means the borders o the countries. . Which m"stic ol- song inluenced TagoreD AnserB 8e as much inluenced b" the m"stic songs o 9alon hah. . Who introduced Tagore ith the songs o 9alon hahD AnserB 'agan 8ar-ara ($eon) introduced him ith the songs o 9alon hah. . Who as 'aganD AnserB 'agan as a ostman at helaidaha ost oice in Eumar-hali. 8e as a disci$le o 9alon hah. 8e as a baul $oet as ell. 8e as generall" -non as 'agan 8ar-ara. . Who had com$osed >Ami Eotha" abo Tare?D AnserB !aul $oet 'agan 8ar-ara com$osed the song. . What is stor" beteen Tagore and 'agan 8ar-araD AnserB 'agan told Tagore about 9alon hah. . Wh" is 'agan 8ar-ara im$ortant or Tagore?s careerD AnserB !" the hel$ o 'agan 8ar-ara Tagore -ne about 9alon?s m"sticism. This is a gate a" o his career. And later man" $oems o Tagore ere inluenced b" the m"sticism o 9alon hah. . Who is the ie o TagoreD AnserB Mrinalini #evi as the ie o Tagore. . When did Tagore dieD AnserB 8e died on * august in 141. 8e became 5 hen he died. 8e died in Eol-ata. age 6 o 47
. 8o man" ishes does Tagore long in the ;ong 0erings=3+
Father? in the $oemD AnserB 8ere >Father? means >Father in 8eaven? or >'od?. 2.
Rier ,ae hoe (diti Rao)
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Felling of an!an Tree b! 8ilip Chitre
M" ather told the tenants to leave Who lived on the houses surrounding our house on the hill 0ne b" one the structures ere demolished 0nl" our on house remained and the trees Trees are sacred m" grandmother used to sa" Felling them is a crime but he massacred them all The sheoga& the oudumber& the neem ere all cut don !ut the huge ban"an tree stood li-e a $roblem Whose roots la" dee$er than all our lives M" ather ordered it to be removed The ban"an tree as three times as tall as our house ts trun- had a circumerence o it" eet ts scragg" aerial roots ell to the ground From thirt" eet or more so irst the" cut the branches aing them o or seven da"s and the hea$ as huge nsects and birds began to leave the tree And then the" came to its massive trunFit" men ith a7es cho$$ed and cho$$ed The great tree revealed its rings o to hundred "ears We atched in terror and ascination this slaughter As a ra m"tholog" revealed to us its age oon aterards e let !aroda or !omba" Where there are no trees e7ce$t the one Which gros and seethes in one?s dreams& its aerial roots 9oo-ing or the ground to stri-e 9nderstanding the :oe
1.I dent i f yt hel i nest hatr ev eal t hec r i t i c al t oneoft hepoett owar dst hef el l i ngoft het r ee. Answer
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Ther ear emanyex pr es si onsi nt hepoem t hatr ev eal t hec r i t i c al t oneoft hepoett owar dst hef el l i ng oft het r ee: “ I t ss c r aggyaer i al r oot sf el l t ot hegr ound” “ Sawi ngt hem offf orsev endaysandt heheapwashuge” “ I ns ec t sandbi r dsbegant ol ea v et het r ee” “ Fi f t yme nwi t ha x e sc ho pp eda ndc h op pe d” “ Wewat c hedi nt er r orandf as ci nat i ont hi ssl aught er ” 2.I dent i f yt hewor dst hathel py ouunder s t andt henat ur eoft hepoet ' sf at her . Answer Ther ear es uc hwor dsi nt hepoem t hathel poneunder s t andt henat ur eo ft hepoe t ' sf at her . Th ef a t h erwa samu c hp r a c t i c a lma n.Pr o ba bl ybe c au s et h ewh ol ef a mi l ywa smo v i n gt oBa r o da , t hef at hergo tal l t het r eesr emo v edandt hes ur r oundi ngpr oper t ydemol i s hed.Hewa sno tan e mo t i o na lma nb utama no fa c t i o ns . “ t hes t r uc t ur eswer edemol i s hed” “ bu th ema ss a cr edt he m al l ” “ Myf at heror der edi tt ober emo v ed”
3.' T r eesar es ac r edmygr andmo t herus edt os a y' –whatdoest hepoe ti mpl ybyt hi sl i ne? Answer Th er ear ema nyl e ge nd ss ur r o un di n gt h es h eo ga ,t h eo ud umb er ,t h en ee ma ndmo s to fa l l t h e ban y ant r ee.Thes ear ec ons i der edmy t hol og i c al l yr el e v antandhol yi nHi ndui s m.Ol df ol kwhoar e deepl yr el i gi ouscons i deri ts i nt oc utdownt hes et r eesast he yar et obewor s hi ppedac c or di ngt o t heHol ySc r i pt ur es .The ye v ens ayt hati fonebr i ngsneem orpeepal do wnb yf el l i ngt hem t he yar e c ur s edwi t hi l l f at e.Ther ear epl ent yofs t or i esi nourmy t hol ogyt hatf earandpl agueours oc i et y wi t hasmanysuper s t i t i onsaspos s i bl e.Thus ,t hepoeti smer el yt r y i ngt oc onv eyt hef ear sand r el i gi ousbel i ef sofol df ol kl i k ehi sgr anny .
4 .Not r ee se x c ep tt h eo newh i c hgr o wsandsee t he si no ne ' sdr e ams ' –wh yi st hep hr a se' gr o ws a nds e et h es ' u s ed ? Answer I nt hecl i maxoft hepoem,t hepoe twi t hhi sf ami l ymo v edt oBar oda.Ther e,t hepoe ts eesban y an t r e e.Thememor yoft h eb an y ant r e ei nh i sowng ar de nr u she st oh i m.Andn owt ha tt het r e ei n r eal i t yi sdead,f orhi sf at herbr oughti tdown,t hepoetc ar r i esi t smemor i esi nhi sf adeddr eams . Thepoetper s oni fi est hebany ant r eebys ay i ngt hatt hi st r eei st heonet hatgr owsi none' sdr eams , i . e. ,i npoet ' sdr eams .Ther ei nt hedr eams ,t het r ees eet hes ,i . e. ,boi l s .I ti st obec ons i der edf or
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wh yt hepoethasus edt hes ec ondt er m.I si tpos s i bl et hatt het r eei si nangui s h,bec aus ei twas br oughtdown,andt husi tboi l si nangerwhi l ei tgr owsi nt hepoet ' sdr eamst houghdeadi nr eal i t y .
5.Ho w doest heban y ant r ees t andoutasdi ff er entf r om ot hert r ees ?Whatde t ai l soft het r eedoes t hepoethi ghl i ghti nt hepoem? Answer I nBhagv adGee t a,Kr i s hnas ai d,“ Ofal l t het r eesIam Ban y anT r ee” .Ban y ani sc ons i der edt obe t hemos tpi oust r eei nHi ndumy t hol ogy . I ti sbel i e v edt hatBuddhar enounc edundert heban y an t r eei nBodhGa y a.Ther ear eman ymor es uc hs t or i e st hatt h i st r eeenc ompas s esi ni t sageol d aer i al r oot st hatf al l t ot hegr oundmy st er i ous l y .Thepoeti si mpr es sedbyi t shugefi gur eashes ay s, “ t hegr eatt r eer ev eal edi t sr i ngsoft wohundr edy ear s ” .Thephy si c al des cr i pt i onoft hebany an c ar v esani mageofaneni gma.Thet r ee' saer i al r oo t sdangl i ngf r om abo v et or eac houtt ot he gr ound.Theyar et hepr oofofal l t hey ear sanddec adest het r eehasl i v ed.I ti sat ought r eeandi t t ak esmor et hatus ual effor tt obr i ngi tdown.Andwheni thappens ,al l wat c hedi tf al l i nt er r orand f as ci nat i on,t hes l aught eroft heageol dbany ant r ee.I tf eesasi far awmy t hol ogywasr ev eal edi t aget ot hepoetandhi sf ol k .
6 .Wha td oe st h er ef er e nc et or a w my t ho l o gyi mp l y ? Answer TheBan y ant r eei samy t hol ogi c al one,andwhenh i sgr andmo t herc al l si tal ongwi t ht heo t hert r ees t obes ac r ed.Ar el i gi oussent i menti sbr oughtouti nnotj us tt hepoetbutt her eaderaswel l .When t het r eei ssl aught er edont heor der soft hepoet ' sf at her ,amy st er yi sr ev eal ed.Fi r s tt hes cr aggy aer i al r oot swer ebr oughtdownunl eas hi ngageol dt r unkt hathadac i r c umf er enc eoffi f t yf eet .I t wa sat r e et ha th adwi t ne s sedag esan dh el dal l t hek no wl ed gek no t t e di n si d e.Wh eni twasbr ou gh t downi tf el tasi fal l t hemy t hol ogywasr ev eal edt ot hepoet .Thedar k nes sandt hec onc eal ed,t he enl i ght enmenti thass ec r et edawa ys i nc es ol ong.Ther eas onsandt heans wer st oal l t hel ogi c sal l wa sbe he l dbyt h et r e ea ndno wwa ss l a ug ht e r e d. 7.' Whos er oo t sl a ydeepert hanourl i v es ' –whatas pec tofhumanbeha vi ourdoest hi sl i ner efl ec t ? Answer Aban yant r ee' sl i f ec y cl ei sauni queone,i tgr owsasanepi ph yt e.I tma yl i v ef ormor et han200 y ear sorev en400450y ear s .I nc ont r as tanav er agehumanl i f ei sof7080y ear s .I ti scl ear l y v i s i bl et hatoneban y anal onema ysur v i v egener at i onsofhumans .Ban y anhass t r angl edr oo t s
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k not t edi ni t st r unkt hatgr owf orc ent ur i es .I tt r ans cendshumanl i f eandr ol l sandgr owswi t ht he k nowl edget hati twi t nes sesal l t hewhi l e.Thepoethassubt l yj ux t apos edahumanl i f et ot hatofa ban y an.Foral l i t smy t hi c al hugenes st hatmak esi taneni gmaahumani st hr owni nt out t er bewi l der mentands ur pr i s ef oral l t hek nowl edget hati ts ec r et sawayi ns i dei t svas tt r unk ,whi c h gr owswi t hi t saer i al r oot st hatgr owt or eac ht hegr ound.Theyr es embl et hel i v est hati thasl i v ed agai nandagai nwi t nes s i ngal l t hehumanl i v est hatdes c endedandper i s hedwi t ht i mes t andi ngt al l ander ec t .
8 .Co mme nto nt h ec o nt e mp or a r yc o n c e r nt h att h epo em e c h oe s . Answer Poe ti sc onc er nedaboutt hepac ewi t hwhi c ht het r adi t i onsar ec hangi ngandar eaff ec t edb y moder nnot i ons .Thev al ueat t ac hedt ot het r eesi near l i ert i mesi snotofc onc er nt opeopl el i v i ngi n moder ns oc i et y .Theol dc ul t ur al v al uesar ebr eak i ngf r eegi v i ngwa yt owes t er ns c i enc eand s t udi es .Ther el i gi ousv al uest hatwer ei nc ul c at edi nac hi l df r om her / hi schi l dhoodar epa yedno heed.Li f ei sbus yandi scons umi ngnotj us tourt i meands pac ebutourl i f es t y l e.Themor al v al ues o urt r a di t i onwa sr ai s edo na r eno wt r e at eda sb y gon es .Thepo etwo nd er satt h ec ha ngeo ur s oc i e t yi sunder goi nga ndhaswr i t t ent hepoe m oni t .
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Rain Rain
1 Anal"sis o Rain& Rain& 'o Aa" b" saac Asimov 2 About the Author saac Asimov as born in 125 in the oviet Inion. 8e came to the I.. hen he as 3. 8e as a riter o science ictionKantas". 8e died in 12. 3 Rain& Rain& 'o Aa" Rain& rain& go aa"& %ome again another da"& All the children ant to $la"& Rain& rain& go aa". What does this stor" have to do ith the $o$ular children?s songD 4 The 'enre Rain& Rain& 'o Aa" is a science iction stor". cience iction includes unrealistic elements (or e7am$le& characters being made o sugar). t is a stor" that includes realistic conce$ts as ell (such as nos" neighbors& amusement $ar-& etc.) to ma-e the antastic events seem more believable. + The Wright amil" re$resents the stereot"$ical all=American amil"B G Mrs. Wright L homema-er& nos" neighbor G Mr. Wright L or-s& atches the game& ignores his ie?s gossi$ G Tommie L $la"s baseball (America?s $astime) age 13 o 47
/ The name Wright is also signiicant in that Asimov is suggesting that Americans are ala"s ;right< (or& at least& the" thin- the" are). 'eorge Wright?s comment that the a--aro bo" $la"ing baseball is ;li-e %hinese ater torture< is es$eciall" signiicantB he is sa"ing that a ;non=American< attem$ting to $la" baseball (America?s game) is torturous or him to have to hear (This is vindicated hen Mr. Wright ;glanced ith distaste at the television< hen ;choendienst as at bat.<). Tommie?s unillingness (D) to $la" ith him shos the uture?s lac- o acce$tance (or at least hesitance) as ell. * The a--aros are an enigmatic amil". The" re$resent a amil" rom a oreign countr" $eo$le Americans do not understand and thereore @udge. Also& the name a--aro is a $la" on the ord saccharine hich means sugar. Although the" are an anomal"& the" are described as ;seet&< ;$leasant&< and ;handsome.< Asimov is suggesting that no matter ho seet $eo$le (;non= Americans<) are& i e (Americans) do not understand them& it doesn?t matterN The a--aro?s obsession ith the eather is s"mbolic o $eo$le rom other countriesKho are ;dierent< being concerned ith (dangerous) things the" cannot controlN Nsuch as the ;climate< o American societ" (in other ords& ho American?s eel about them and treat them.). The a--aro?s reusal to eat an"thing ;American< (li-e a hamburger or hot dog) re$resents their uncertaint" about (unillingness toD) acclimating into American societ". At the same time& the Wright?s disgust at the a--aro?s ;seet tooth< sim$l" re$resents America?s disa$$roval o ne $eo$le. 15 The to amilies inall" get together and go to an amusement $ar- (this can be seen as an ;all American< thing to do)B the Wrights eel $erectl" comortable hile the a--aros are on edge. t is un and comortable or the Wrights& and unusual or the a--arosB Mrs. Wright used her ;mother?s $s"cholog"< because it ould be ;easier or her to go along ith it.< Then Mrs. Wright sa"s& ; su$$ose the"?ve never been to a $lace li-e this beore and the"?ll need time to ad@ust to the novelt".< t re$resents American societ". At the sight o one cloud& the a--aros ant to go home (to saet")& and the Wrights sco at this. 11 Finall"& the a--aros dissolve in the rain because the" ere made o sugar (seet and ragile) @ust beore the" get into their house (ironicall"). The rain is not something the Wrights orr" about. (Thin- about T.W.I.O) The rain L the diiculties o itting into American societ" it is the ;climate< o American societ".) There is another R0,H hereB rain L ater L cleanliness& $urit"& lie (all living things need it to survive) but it -ills the a--aros. The conclusion L the theme o the stor"B saac Asimov is suggesting that it is diicult (Americans ma-e it so) or ;non=Americans< to be comortable in American societ". !utN 12 #iscussion uestionB #id the a--aros melt (ail to thriveKsurvive die) because the" didn?t tr" to acclimate themselves into American societ"D 0r because the Wrights (the Americans& i "ou ill) reused to acce$t them or ho the" ereD And& did the Wrights mean ellD Whose ault is i tD
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The Road >ot Taen b! Robert Frost
PThe Road ,ot Ta-enP b" Robert Frost is a ell=-non $oem about the @ourne" o lie. This lesson ill cover a brie summar" o the $oem& anal"e its ma@or theme& and test "our -noledge ith a uic- ui. :oe ?uar!
8ave "ou ever ound "oursel caught beteen a roc- and a hard $lace& tr"ing to ma-e a diicult decisionD Ma"be "ouPve had to choose beteen to euall" desirable things& li-e olloing a career $ath to become an astronaut or a doctor. Hou ma" have considered the dierent $aths o stud" or activit" each choice ould lead "ou don. WePve all been aced ith challenging decisions in our lives& and sometimes the diicult" o ma-ing those decisions arises rom the ear o not -noing i hat e choose is right& or hat ill ha$$en as a result o our choice. Well& the amous American $oet& Robert Frost& once rote a $oem that describes this eeling e7actl". PThe Road >ot TaenP& irst $ublished in 11/& is $erha$s FrostPs most amous $oem. The inal lines in $articular& PTo roads diverged in a "ello ood and = too- the one less traveled b"& and that has made all the dierenceP& are oten uoted and reerred to as ins$irational ords that challenge us to overcome obstacles in lie. The $oem describes someone standing at a or-& or turning $oint& in a road in the oods& tr"ing to decide hich $ath hePs going to ta-e. 8e loo-s don one road as ar as he can see& and ater thin-ing or another minute& decides to ta-e the other one because it loo-s li-e nobod"Ps been that a" "et& and hePs curious about here it leads. 8e thin-s ma"be he might come bac- another da" and tr" out the other $ath but he has a eeling that the road hePs chosen ill lead him to ne $laces and discoveries& and he $robabl" onPt be bac-. 8e thin-s istull" about that road& the road not ta-en& and here he might have ound u$ i hePd gone that a" instead. art o him regrets his decision& but he also realies that the things hePs seen and the $laces hePs gone because o the direction he chose has made him ho he is. The oemPs Theme ' Th eRo adNo tT a k en 'i smo r et h anap oe ma bo uts o me on et r y i n gt od ec i d ewh i c hr o adhe ' sg oi n gt ot a k eo n as t r ol l t hr ought hewoods .I t ' sac t ual l yapoem aboutt hej our ne yofl i f e.Thet wor oadsdi ver gedi na yel l ow woods ymbol i z eaper s on' sl i f e.Thenar r at or ' schoi c eaboutwhi c hr oadt ot ak er epr es ent st he di ff er entdec i s i onswesome t i mesha v et omak eandho wt hos edec i s i onswi l l aff ec tt hef ut ur e.Thi nkoft he e x pr e ss i o n,' do wnt h er o ad ' ,t ha tweo f t e nu s et od es c r i b es ome t h i n gt ha tmi g hth app enmo nt h so re v e n y e ar sf r om no w,andy ou' l l s eehowFr os ti smak i ngt hec onnec t i onbe t weenl i f eandt r a v el i ng. Fr os tc ap t u r est heunc er t ai nt yaboutmak i ngdec i s i onsan dournat ur al des i r et ok no w whatwi l l happ enasa r es ul toft hed ec i s i onswemak ei nt hefi r s ts t anz aoft hepoem: ' T wor oa dsdi v e r g edi nay e l l o w wo od Ands or r yIc oul dnott r a vel bot h Andbeonet r a vel er ,l ongIs t ood An dl o ok e dd ownon ea sf a ra sIc o ul d T owher ei tbenti nt heunder gr o wt h' Her e,Fr os tus est hebendi nt her oadasame t a phorf orwhatt henar r at orwi s heshec oul ds eebutul t i mat el y c an' tmak eouti nt heunder gr o wt h.Thenar r at orev ent ual l ydec i dest ot ak et heot herr oadbec aus ei tr eal l y d oe s n' tma t t e r ;wh i c h ev e rp at hh ec h oo s es ,h eh asnowa yofk n owi n gwh er eh e' sgo i n gt oe ndu p.
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Theonl ydi ff er enc ebe t weent het wor oadsi st hatt heonet henar r a t orc hoos esi nt hese con ds t anz ai s ' gr as syandwant edwear ' ;i not herwor ds ,i tdoes n' tl ookl i k ean yone' st ak eni tbef or eori nal ongt i me.Att hi s p oi n ti nt h ep oe m,Fr o s tt r i e st oe nc our a ger ea de r st oo v er c omet h ef ea ro ft h eu nk no wn :s o me on eh ast ob e t h efi r s tp er s o nt ot r yane wt h i n g.J u s tt h i n kab ou twh ath ash ap pe ne dwh enme na ndwo me nh av ebo l d l y g on ewh er en ome na ndwo me nh av ego neb ef o r e .Wi t h ou tt h atk i n do fd et e r mi n at i o n,Ch r i s t o ph er Co l u mb uswo ul d n' tha v e' d i s c ov e r ed 'Ame r i c a,an dNe i l Ar ms t r o ngwo ul dn ' tha v ewa l k e dont h emoo n.
The $oet hile travelling on oot in the oods reaches a @unction here to roads diverge and he has to choose one among them 8e stands there or long. Then he decides to choose the road& hich as grass" and needed >to ear?. 8e eels this choice ill ma-e all the dierence to his uture lie. 8e decides to tr" the other road& some other time& -noing ull" ell that he ill not get a chance to go bac- to it. 9ater he ishes that he had ta-en the other road. This is the iron" o lie& e cannot travel on all the available roads& no matter hosoever e ma" ish to. The $oet eels that ater ages rom no he ould be loo-ing at this decision ith a >sigh?. 8e ould tell that since he had ta-en the road less travelled& it made all the dierence. Thus the $oet s$ea-s o the basic $roblems o ma-ing the right choice. Man" alternatives are available at the time o choice but man has to select one. t is onl" the uture that ill reveal& hether the decision is rong or not. Ater ta-ing decisions e cannot undo them& e can onl" regret them. 6ven i e ish& e cannot start all over again. St a nz a sEx pl a na t i on
•St anz a1:Ont her oadofl i f e,t hes peak erar r i v esatapoi ntwher ehemus tdec i dewhi c hoft wo equal l yappeal i ngc hoi c esi st hebe t t erone.Hee x ami nesonec hoi c easbes thec an,butt hef ut ur e pr e v ent shi mf r om s eei ngwher ei tl eads .
•St a nz a2:Thes peak ers el ec t st her oadt hatappear satfi r s tgl an cet obel es swor nandt her ef or e l es st r av el ed.Thi ss el ec t i ons ugges t st hathehasani ndependents pi r i tanddoesnotwi s ht of ol l ow t hec r o wd .Af t eramomen t ,h ec on c l u de st ha tbo t hr o ad sar ea bo uteq ual l ywor n.
•St a nz a3:Lea v esco v erbot hr oadsequal l y . Nooneont hi smor ni nghasy ett ak enei t herr oad,f or t hel ea v esl i eundi s t ur bed.Thes peak err emai nsc ommi t t edt ohi sdec i s i ont ot ak et her oadhehad pr ev i ous l ys el ec t ed,s ay i ngt hathewi l l s av et heot herr oadf oranot herda y .Heobs er v es ,howev er , t hathepr obabl ywi l l nev erpas st hi swayagai nandt huswi l l nev erha v eanoppor t uni t yt ot ak et he ot herr oad.
•St anz a4:I ny ear st oc ome,t hes peak ers ay s ,hewi l l bet el l i ngot her saboutt hec hoi c ehemade. Whi l edoi ngs o,hewi l l s i ghei t herwi t hr el i eft hathemadet her i ghtc hoi c eorwi t hr egr ett hathe madet hewr ongc ho i c e.Whe t herr i ghtorwr ong,t hec hoi c ewi l l ha v ehadas i gni fi c anti mpac ton hi sl i f e.
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•Di v er ged–s epar at ed •Un de r gr o wt h-ade ns egr o wt ho fs hr u bsando t h erp l a nt s •L a y–p ut
7. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice. ( a)I nt hepoem,at r a v el erc omest oaf or ki nt her oadandneed st odec i dewhi c hwa yt ogot o c ont i nuehi sj our ne y .Fi gur at i v el yt hechoi c eoft her oaddeno t es______________________. ( i )t het oughc hoi c espeopl emak et her oadofl i f e ( i i )t het i mewas t edondec i di ngwhatt odo ( i i i )l i f ei sl i k eaf or e s t ( i v )o nemus tt r av el al ott or eal i z ehi sdr eams Answer ( i )t het oughc hoi c espeopl emak et her oadofl i f e T wor oadsdi v er gedi nay el l owwood. ' ( b)Thepoetwr i t es ,' Thewor ddi ver gedmeans _______________. ( i )appear ed ( i i )c ur v ed ( i i i )br anc hedoff ( i v )c ont i nuedon
Answer ( i i i )br anc hedoff ( c )Thet oneoft hes peak eri nt hefi r s ts t anz ai st hatof______________. ( i )ex ci t ement ( i i )anger ( i i i )hes i t at i onandt hought f ul nes s ( i v )s or r ow Answer ( i i i )hes i t at i onandt hought f ul nes s 8 .Ans we rt hef ol l owi ngque st i onsbr i e fly .
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( i )Des c r i bet het wor oadst hatt heaut horfi nds . Answer Oner o adwa sabe at e nt r a ck .Man yp eop l eh adwa l k e do ni t .I twasl o s ti nt h es ma l l s hr ub s .Th e o t h err o adwa sgr a s syan du ns po i l ed . ( i i )Whi c hr oa dd oe st hes pe ak e rc h oo se ? Answer
The poet chose the road that was less travelled because it had the better claim. It was grassy and not many people had used it. (iii) Which road would you choose? Why?
Answer I will chose the less travelled road be ca us eIwa ntt oj ud gemy s el ft e s tmy s e l fan dc hec kmy c apabi l i t y .Il i k eadv ent ur eandwoul dwantt oex pl or enewf ac t s .Iam al way sent hus i as t i cf or v e nt ur i ngi nt os ome t hi n ga bs ol ut el yne w,u nc ommo na ndu nk no wnt ot h er e s to ft hewo r l d . (iv) Do est h es p ea k ers e em h ap pya bo uth i sd ec i s i o n? Answer Th er ei sac e r t a i na mb i g ui t yhe r e .Th es p ea k ers e emsha pp yan ds a t i s fi e dwh enh es a y s-“ An d t hathasmadeal l t hedi ff er enc e. ”Howev er ,t hes i ghj us tbef or et hi smak esusques t i onhi s h ap pi n es s . ( v )Thepoets ay s“ It ookt heonel es st r a vel l edby , Andt hathasmadeal l t hedi ffer enc e. ”Whati s ‘ t hedi ffer enc e’ t hatt hepoetment i ons ? Answer
When the poet came to the cross roads, he had a choice. He could take the road travelled by many or he could take the road less travelled. He decided to take the road less travelled knowing ully well that once the choice was made, it was permanent and there was no turning back. That !choice! he had made, according to him, has changed his lie. It may have brought him success, happiness and ul"llment. The choice that he made at that time a#ected his uture. That choice made all the di#erence to his lie. $. %ind the rhyme scheme o the poem.
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The rhyme scheme o &oem is a b a a b
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10. Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph that deals with the theme of the poem. se the words gi!en in the bo" below# dec i s i on
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Th ep oe m“ Th eRo adNo tT a k en ”b yRo be r tFr o s ti sa bo utt h e_ __ __ __ __ __ t h ato nema k esi nl i f e . I tt el l sab ou tamanwhoc ome st oa__ __ __ __ __ __ __ i nt her oa dh ei st r a v el l i n gu po n.Hef e el s ____________t hathec annott r av el ________pat hsashemus tc hoos eone.Fr os tus est hi sf or ki n t her oa dt or epr es en tapo i nti nt hema n’ sl i f ewh er eheh ast oc ho os et he_ ___ __ ___ __ _hewi s hes t ot ak ei nl i f e.Ashet h i nk sabo uth i s__ ___ __ __ _h el o ok sdo wnon ep at ha sf ara sh ec ans e e t r y i ngt o________________whatl i f ewi l l bel i k ei fhewal k st hatpat h.Het hengaz esatt heot her _________anddec i dest heout c omeofgoi ngdownt hatpat hwoul dbej us tas___________.At t hi spoi ntheconc l udest hatt het r ai l t hathasbeenl es st r a v el l edonwoul dbemor e_________ whenher eac hest heendofi t .Themant hendec i de st hathewi l l s av et heot herpat hf orano t her d ay ,e v e nt h ou ghhek n owst h ato nep at hl e ad st oa no t h era ndt h ath ewo n’ tg eta_ __ __ __ __ __ __ t ogobac k.Themant hens ay st hathewi l l bet el l i ngt hi sst or ywi t ha“ s i gh”s omedayi nt hef ut ur e s ugges t i ngt hathewi l l ________whatl i f ewoul dha v ebeenl i k ei fhehadchos ent hemor ewal k ed p at hev e nt h ou ght h epa t hhec hos eha smad ea l l t h ed i ff er e nc e.
Answer Th ep oe m“ Th eRo adNo tT a k e n”b yRo be r tF r o s ti sa bo utt h echoi ces t hatonemak esi nl i f e.I t t e l l sa bo utama nwh oc o me st oaf or k i nt her oadhei st r av el l i ngupon.Hef eel ss o r r yt hathe c annott r av el b o t h pat hsashemus tc hoos eone.Fr os tus est hi sf or ki nt her oadt or epr es enta poi nti nt heman ’ sl i f ewher ehehast oc hoos et hedi r e ct i on hewi s hest ot ak ei nl i f e.Ashet hi nk s abouthi sde ci si on h el o ok sdo wnonepa t hasf a ra sheca ns eet r y i ngt of o r e s e e whatl i f ewi l l be l i k ei fhewal k st hatpat h.Het hengaz esatt heot hert r a i l a ndde c i d est h eo ut c o meofg oi n gd own t hatpat hwoul dbej us tas .Att hi spoi nthec onc l udest hatt het r ai l t hathasbeenl es s pl easant t r a v el l edo nwo ul dbemor er e wa r di ngwh enher e ac hest heen dofi t .Th ema nt he nd ec i d est ha t hewi l l s av et heot herpat hf orano t herda y ,e v ent houghhek no wst hatonepat hl eadst oano t her andt hathewon ’ tge tachance t ogobac k.Themant hens ay st hathewi l l bet el l i ngt hi sst or ywi t h a“ s i gh”s omeda yi nt hef ut ur es ugges t i ngt hathewi l lwonde r whatl i f ewoul dhav ebeenl i k ei fhe h adc ho s ent h emo r ewa l k e dpa t hev e nt h ou ght h ep at hhec ho s eh asma deal l t h ed i ff er e nc e . 1 1.Roadsar ef as ci na t i ngasme t aphor sf orl i f e ,c hange ,j our ne ys ,pa r t i ngs ,adv ent ur e ,e t c.
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ors i mpl yasr oa ds .Thi si spr oba bl ywhyt he y ,a nda l lt he i ra t t e nda nti ma ge s,ha ve pe r me at e da r t ,l i t e r a t ur eands ong.I nt hepoe m,Fr os tus est hef or ki nt her oa da sa me t a phorf ort hechoi c eswema kei nl i f e .Thust her oa dsar e ,i nf a ct ,t woa l t e r n at i v ewa ysof l i f e .Wha tot he rn ounscoul dbeus edt or e pr e se ntl i f e ? •
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Ri v e r ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Answer St a ge Fl o wer s Co l o ur s Dr eam J o u r n e y 1 3.' TheRoa dNotT a ke n' i sabi ogr a phi c alpoe m.The r e f or e ,s omepe r s ona lbi ogr a phi c al i nf or mat i oni sr el evantt ot hedeeperunder st andi ngoft hepoem wehaver ead.Got o www. encar t a. com andcompl et et hef ol l owi ngwor ksheetaboutRober tFr ost . a )Wh at" mo me nt o usd e c i s i o n"wa sma deb yFr o s ti n19 12 ? b )Ho wo l dwa shewh ent o okt h i sde c i s i o n? c )Wh ywa si ts odi ffic ul tt omak et h i sde ci s i o n?Thi n kan dg i v emor et h anon er ea son . d)Wast he" r oad"Fr os thadt ak eneas y" t ot r a v el " ? e )Doy o ut h i nkhewr o t e" TheRo adNo tT ak e n"be f or es ai l i ngf r om t heUSAt oEng l a ndora f t er ? Ca ny o uq uo t eal i n eo rt wof r o mt h ep oe mt h atc a ns u pp or ty o ura ns we r ? f )Doy out h i nkFr os tfi nal l ybec amepopul ari nAmer i c aasapoe t ? Answer a)I n1912Fr os ts ai l edwi t hhi sf ami l yt oGr eatBr i t ai n.Thi sdec i s i oni scons i der edas" moment ous dec i s i on"madeb yRober tFr os t .Bef or et hi s ,Fr os twasaf ai l i ngNe w Hamps hi r ef ar meraswel l asa par t t i mepoe t .Thi swast hey earwhenFr os tgi v eupf ar mi ngands t ar t edhi scar eeraspoe t .The f ami l ymo v edt oGr eatBr i t a i n,wher eFr os tme tman yot herpoe t sands uc c es s f ul l yse thi scar eeron t hepat ht oi mmor t al i t y .
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b )Ro be r tFr o s twa s42wh ent h i sp oe mp ub l i s h ed .Ho we v er ,wec a nn ota s s umet h att h i sp oe mi s ac t ual l yaut obi ogr aphi c al .Fr os tc r eat edhi ss peak erf ort hepoem t os peakonhi sbehal f .Wec an g ue s st h ea geo ft h es p ea k erb as e do nt h ee v i d en c eg i v e ni nt h ep oe m.Th eo nl yc l u eweh av et o t hes peak er ’ sagear et hewor ds“ agesandageshenc e. ”Th i si mpl i est hathewi l l bec ons i der i ng t heeff ec t sofh i sdec i s i onf ardo wnt her oady e ar si nt ot hef ut ur e.Sowewoul de xpec thi mt obea r el at i v el yy oungmanatt het i meoft hedec i s i on. c )Hewasgoi ngt oano t herc ount r ywher eh ehadnoc ont ac t .Al s o,hegi v euphi st r adi t i onal oc cupat i on.I fhef ai l si nhi spoet i ccar eert heni ti sver yhar df orhi mt os ur v i v e.Ther ef or e,t he dec i s i onwassodi ffic ul t . d )Th ep oem d i d n' tma k ei tc l e arwhe t he rt h er o adwa sd i ffic ul torno t .Weh av eonl yk ne w ab ou tt he c ondi t i onoft her oadi st hati t“ wasgr as s yandwant edwear . ”Thatj us tmeanst hati twasnota f r equent l yt r av el edr oad;i tdoes n’ tt el l ushowdi ffic ul ti twas . e)Thepoem i swr i t t enaf t ers ai l i ngf r om t heUSAt oEngl and.Wec anunder s t oodt hr oughhi sl i ne " . . . andt hathasmadeal l t hedi ff er enc e"whi c hmean sFr os thadt r a v el edt her oadwhi c hc hanged hi sl i f e. f )Ye s,Fr os tfi nal l ybec amepopul ari nAmer i c aasapoe t .
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Tale of T'o Cities b! Charles 8i,ens
ummar" #earge greets the shoema-er. 8e lets in more light into the room. 8e as-s the man i he is going to inish the shoes. The man doesn?t -no. :arvis 9orr" comes orard& and #earge as-s the man to sho 9orr" the shoe. The man tells 9orr" it is a lad"?s al-ing shoe. When #earge tells him to state his name as the $erson ho made it& the man re$lies& ;,umber 15+& ,orth Toer.< 9orr" as-s i he is a shoema-er b" trade. The man sa"s no. 8e learned it. 8e taught himsel. 9orr" then calls him Mr. Manette and as-s i he remembers him. 8e as-s i he remembers Mr. #earge as his ormer servant. Mr. Manette has brie recognition on his ace& but it dims almost immediatel". Miss Manette moves closer& eeling com$assion or him. The man resumes his or-. #earge and 9orr" move to the side. #earge as-s 9orr" i he has identiied him $ositivel" as Mr. Manette. 9orr" sa"s "es. Mr. Manette inall" notices the oman standing ne7t to him. 8e as-s i she is the @ailer?s daughter. he sa"s no. 9orr" and #earge move closer& orried he might harm her. 8e caresses her hair. 8e said she laid her head on his shoulder. he had been araid o him going& but he hadn?t been. When the" brought him to $rison& the" ound something that he begged to -ee$. t couldn?t hel$ him esca$e $h"sicall"& onl" mentall". 8e as-s i she is the oman he is s$ea-ing about. Miss Manette begs 9orr" and #earge not to interere. Mr. Manette realies she couldn?t be that oman. he is too "oung. 8e as-s Miss Manette her name. he $romises to tell him at another time& as age 21 o 47
ell as reveal her $arentage. 8oever& no is not the time or $lace. he as-s him to -iss her. he tells him to ee$ or an" amiliar memor" she s$ar-s in him. he has come to ta-e him aa"& and his suering is over. he tells him her mother is dead& and that her mother -e$t rom her the act that her ather as alive to s$are her $ain. 8e embraces her& then graduall" alls to the loor in e7haustion. he as-s i the" can $re$are or their de$arture. 9orr" as-s i Mr. Manette is it or a @ourne". he believes it is better than letting him sta". #earge agrees ith her. Miss Manette ants to sta" ith him. The" are reluctant to leave her alone. 8oever& much needs to be $re$ared& and there is little time to do it. 9orr" goes to hire a carriage& and #earge gets the $a$ers. At nightall& the" $re$are to leave. Mr. Manette seems conused b" his surroundings& since he e7$ects to still be at the $rison. 8e doesn?t remember coming here. The" ride until the" encounter some soldiers as-ing to see their $a$ers. #earge shos them& and the" are alloed to $roceed.
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@0!andias b! :er,! !sshe ?helle!
age ,oB 15* 2. Write a letter to "our riend about the sight "ou sa and "our im$ression o it. Anser #ear Friend& 8e"& am riting to "ou to describe something ver" interesting. The other da" as going through >9iterature Reader? here sa a $icture o a scul$ture o to legs and a beheaded ace l"ing on the loor in the desert. The im$ression o the same& on me& as ver" horri"ing because it seemed to tal- o a ver" $oerul ruler ho as no longer alive. Who might have guessed that "ears ater his deathN QQQ 4. Anser the olloing uestions b" tic-ing the correct o$tions. (a) The $oem is set in i. the ilderness ii. an ancient land iii. a $alace iv. a desert Ansers iv. a desert (b) The e7$ression on the ace o the statue is one o i. admiration ii. anger iii. des$air iv. contem$t Anser iv. contem$t (c) This $oem thros light on the age 22 o 47
nature o 0"mandias. i. cruel ii. arrogant iii. boastul iv. aggressive Anser iii. boastul (d) The scul$tor as able to understand 0"mandiasP i. ords ii. e7$ression iii. eelings iv. ambition Anser ii. e7$ression (e) The tone o the $oem is i. moc-ing ii. nostalgic iii. gloom" iv. gloating Anser iv. gloating age ,oB 15 +. Anser the olloing uestions briel". (a)SThe hand that moc-ed them& and the heart that ed.S Whose hand and heart has the $oet reerred to in this lineD Anser The hand is the scul$torPs hand ho made the statue and the heart o the Eing 0"mandias hich ed on the $assions o his $eo$le. (b) SM" name is 0"mandias& -ing o -ingsBS Wh" does 0"mandias reer to himsel as Eing o EingsD What ualit" o the -ing is revealed through this statement. Anser 0"mandias is the might" -ing ho has deeated almost all the -ings and their em$ires around him. 8e is $roud o his glor" and $oer. o& he calls himsel >Eing o Eings?. This statement shos that the -ing must be ver" $roud o his achievements. 8e is a real snob. (c) S9oo- on m" or-s& "e Might"& and des$airOS Who is 0"mandias reerring to hen he s$ea-s o "e Might"D Wh" should the" des$airD Anser 0"mandias reers to all the other rulers to come ater his reign. The" should des$air& because according to him& the" can?t sur$ass his glor" and $oer. (d) !ring out the iron" in the $oem. Anser 0"mandias as ver" $oerul ruler. ,o ruler in that time ithstand against him. 8e as all high and might" -ing. !ut no& his statue is $resent in bro-en $ieces and has mi7ed ith the dust and sand. 8ere is iron". (e) P,othing beside remains.P What does the narrator mean hen he sa"s these ordsD Anser When the narrator sa"s these ords& he em$hasises on the act that human lie is time bound. The $oer and $o$ularit" o the ruler descended ith the descent o the ruler. ,othing is immortal and immutable in this orld. () What is "our im$ression o 0"mandias as a -ingD Anser 0"mandias as a great $oerul -ing as he had deeated almost ever" -ing in his em$ire. 8is achievements could be seen throughout the em$ire. !ut his boastul nature& his arrogance& and his nature o shoing others don ma-e him a ea- $erson. (g) What message is conve"ed through this $oemD Anser Through this $oem a ver" im$ortant message is conve"ed that time is all $oerul. ,o -ing or his $oer can deeat time. All the achievement& in the end& leads to grave as nothing lives in the orld orever. o& the $ride and the shocase o $oer are useless. The greatness o a man is -non b" his good deeds. age ,oB 15 /. denti" and rerite the lines rom the $oem s$o-en b" the narrator& the traveler and 0"mandiasB The ,arratorB The TravellerB 0"mandiasB
Anser The ,arratorB The narrator starts the $oem ith the introduction as to ho the traveller had narrated his tri$ to the ancient land. The TravelerB To huge "et ithout the u$$er $art o the bod" scul$tures stood in the desert. ,ear them la" a shattered ace& hich had a ron and a rin-led age 23 o 47
e7$ression on his ace. The ace also held a hostile e7$ression o cold command. The e7$ression could be read ver" ell on these lieless things because o the scul$tor?s artistr". 0n the $edestal a$$eared the ords o the -ing himsel. t read that his name as 0"mandias& -ing o -ings& ho commanded the orthcoming rulers to loo- u$ to him& and be saddened b" the act that the" can never beat the glor" he had achieved. 0"mandiasB am 0"mandias& -ing o all -ingsB loo- u$on m" or- and be des$aired b" m" might& hich "ou can never sur$ass. age ,oB 115 . %om$lete the table listing the $oetic devices used b" helle" in 0"mandias. :oeti, 8ei,e
Aines fro the poe
Alliteration "necdoche (substitution o a $art to stand or the hole& or the hole to stand or a $art)
...and sneer o cold command the hand that moc-Pd them
Anser :oeti, 8ei,e
Aines fro the poe
Alliteration "necdoche (substitution o a $art to stand or the hole& or the hole to stand or a $art) Re$itition ersoniication
...and sneer o cold command the hand that moc-Pd them
Eing o Eings the hand that moc-ed them
. magine that 0"mandias comes bac- to lie and as he sees the condition o his statue& realisation dans on him and he $ens his thoughts in a diar". As 0"mandias& ma-e this diar" entr" in about 1+5 ords. Hou could begin li-e thisB thought as the mightiest o all but... Anser #ear #iar"& Traversing over the desert& as dumbounded ith great shoc- hen discovered that m" statue as l"ing bro-en& ithout head and bod"& in an eroded state. magine m" reaction. had considered m"sel above all& as the greatest& the mightiest& and believed that the coming generations ould orshi$ or $a" res$ect to m" statue. The condition o m" statue $ained me. All m" achievements& m" conidence in m" $oer as raed to the ground. There ere sands and loneliness around. ,o one seemed to remember m" greatness. Ma" be as rong. should have devoted m" lie to the elare& loo-ed ater m" $eo$le ith com$assion and care& ma"be then the ate o m" statue ould have been dierent. 0"mandias. 15. P0"mandiasP and P,ot Marble& nor the 'ilded MonumentsP are on Time. %om$are the to sonnets in terms o the a" in hich Time is treated b" the $oets. Write "our anser in about 1+5 ords. Anser n both the sonnets& >0"mandias? and >,ot Marble ,ot the 'ilded Monuments? time is $resented in dierent a" b" the $oets. n >0"mandias?& erc" !"shhe helle" $resents time more $oerul than the most o the $oerul -ing. 0n the other hand& in >,ot Marble ,ot the 'ilded Monuments?& ha-es$eare $resent time as $oerul but not as $oerul and long lasting as his ords or his riends. n >0"mandias? it is seen that even a great -ing is orgotten in the course o time i his deeds are bad. !ut i "ou love someone more than an"thing else in the orld& as mention in >,ot Marble ,ot the 'ilded Monuments?& "our love or that $erson lives orever. n such case& one doesn?t need to ma-e a statue to ma-e the memor" live orever. Time can be on onl" b" love not b" hate.
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Who is this movie aboutD Wh" are man" hesitant or #ian to go do this researchD What is the $olitical situation going on in the %ongo u$on #ian?s arrivalD 8o long as it beore #ian sees an" gorillasD What is the gorillas? reaction hen the" 1st see #ianD Where does #ian move her search to ater being sto$$ed b" civil arD What did the ;!ata< thin- o #ianD Was the tri$ ith the $hotogra$her successulD 8o does #ian cut a deal to sto$ $oachersD 8o long beore research students ere sent to learn about #ian?s researchD #o "ou thin- that having to deal ith $oachers is $art o doing natural observationD Wh" or h" notD What t"$e o tactics does #ian use to discourage $oachersD What $arts o a gorilla do $oachers usuall" ta-eD What eect does the long=term natural observation seem to have on the researchersD #o "ou thin- it as necessar" or #ian to ma-e so man" enemiesD Wh" or h" notD What as #ian Fosse"?s ateD #o "ou thin- her research& through natural observation as successulD Wh" or h" notD
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@de on the death of a faourite ,at b! Thoas
0de on the #eath o a Favorite %at $homas %ray Ode on the &eath of a Fa!orite 'at answers 1. + (. ). *. +. . 7. / -. + . / 10. / 11. + 1(. 1). 1*. -
The poem is by Thomas 0ray. (1*121**1) 1. &. The lines describe a china bowl "lled with water in which gold"sh are
swimming. It is probably blue and white porcelain. (. /. The word order in this stan3a is inverted. The series o nouns in lines 4511 are all the direct ob6ects o the verb 7saw8 (line 19). The sub6ect o the sentence is age 2 o 47
7she8 (line 19), that is, the cat, :elima. The cat is looking at her re;ection in the water o the gold"sh tub. ). . In this contes mock2heroic language. 7. A. The hapless (unlucky) nymph is the cat, :elima, who is about to drown. -. &. There is a semicolon ater 7saw8 in line 1$. That sentence is complete. In lines 9599, the sub6ect and verb o the sentence are 7:he stretched,8 and the ob6ects o the verb are 7whisker8 and 7claw.8 . A. I they are decorations 2, the verbs 7came8 and 7stirred8 make no sense. Tom and :usan are servants in the house '2. 'ereids are watery gods, but dolphins are not /2. They are inhabitants o water &2, but that does not e
because they do wear armor, but the metaphor is not developed through stan3as 15. 1(. '. The improving advice o the last stan3a cannot be taken seriously, though the death o the cat is ingeniously turned into a lesson or beautiul women. 'onetheless, the primary intention o stan3a * is not moral instruction. This is a comic poem, well aware o the incongruity o this high moral tone set against the accidental death o a cat. The poem takes the death o the cat too seriously to be serious. 1). . The terms 7inormal,8 7understated,8 and 7impressionistic8 are not at all suitable. Though there is irony in the poem, mock2heroic is the better choice. The mock2 heroic style uses an elevated language to treat a trivial sub6ect in an apparently serious manner. 1*. . /lthough iambic pentameter is the most common meter in nglish poetry, this poem uses only iambic trimeter and tetrameter. In each stan3a, lines 1, 9, @, and A are iambic tetrameter (our eet), while lines B and are iambic trimeter (three eet).
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%lder brother b! Munshi :re,hand
1. What are the things that Munna li-ed to doD Ans. Munna li-ed to $la" marbles& l" -ites& $la" volle"ball and -abaddi& draing $ictures o animals and birds. 2. What did !hai"a do all da"D Ans. !hai"a reads boo-s all the da". 3. Wh" as Munna not ha$$" ith the timetable that !hai"a made or himD Ans. Munna as not ha$$" ith the timetable that !hai"a made or him because there as no time to $la" or it. 4. 8o do "ou thin- Munna hen his brother as so strict ith himD Wh" as !hai"a so strict ith himD Ans. Munna became sad and began to cr". When his brother as strict ith him. !hai"a as strict ith him because it as his dut" to care that Munna ould not aste his time. 8e anted Munna to stud" hard. +. Whose character do "ou li-e more G Munna?s or !hai"a?sD Wh"D age 27 o 47
Ans. li-e !hai"a?s character more than Munna?s. t a$$ears !hai"a as a boo-orm. till he did not $ass his classes. !ut in act& !hai"a had more ualities than Munna. 8e elt that Munna as his res$onsibilit". 8e as strict ith Munna because he loved him. !ecause he as not good at studies& but he had more e7$erience. /. Ater the reading the letter& anser the olloing uestions. (a) Who has ritten the letterD Ans. rata$ has ritten the letter. (b) To hom has the letter been rittenD Ans. The letter has been ritten to his mother. (c) Where is the riter o the letterD Ans. The riter o the letter is Erishna !o"?s 8ostel in Eol-ata. (d) What is the name o his hostelD Ans. The letter as ritten on 15th :ul" 2555. *. Read the olloing $assage and anser the uestions that olloB 0liver as a nine="ear=old bo". 8e lived ith other homeless bo"s in an or$hanage. 8e as $ale and thin as ere the other bo"s living there. This as because the" had to or- hard but ere never given enough to eat. The oner o the or$hanage& Mr !umble& as a cruel man and he ill= treated the bo"s. The bo"s ere ala"s hungr" t as true that the" ere given three meals a da" but each meal consisted onl" o a bol o ater" sou$. The" ere almost starving. o it as decided b" them to as- the master or more sou$. !ut ho ould bell the catD Finall"& the tas- ell to 0liver. When all the bo"s had assembled in the cold stone hall or their evening meal& the sou$ as served. t soon disa$$eared. The bo"s his$ered to one another and one bo" $ushed 0liver a little. 0liver& ma-ing a brave eort& stood u$& al-ed u$ to the master ith his bol and s$oon in his hand& and said tremblingl"& ;lease sir& ant some more.< (a) Wh" did 0liver live in the or$hanageD Ans. 0liver lived in the or$hanage because he as a homeless bo". (b) Who as Mr. !umbleD Ans. Mr. !umble as the oner o the or$hanage. (c) What meal ere the bo"s givenD age 25 o 47
Ans. The bo"s ere onl" given o ater" sou$. (d) What did 0liver sa" to Mr. !umbleD Ans. 0liver said to Mr. !umble. ;lease ir& ant some more.< (e) The bo"s ere given three meals a da". Then h" ere the ala"s hungr"D (i) !ecause the sou$ the" ere given as never enough. (ii) !ecause the" or-ed ver" hard all da" long.? (iii) !ecause the older bo"s dran- u$ their sou$. Ans. (i) !ecause the sou$ the" ere given as never enough . Find the ords rom the $assage that mean the same as (i) ver" hungr" ($ara 2) Ans. starving. (ii) to vanish ($ara 3) Ans. disa$$eared. . All the bo"s assembled in the cold stone hall. 8ere the ord assembled means. (i) moved aa" (ii) collected (iii) or-ed together Ans. (ii) collected. 15. From the ord >assembled remove the last to letters. Add one letter to ma-e a ord hich means a time at the school hen the hole school gathers.
Ans. Assembl". 11. 'ive a suitable title to the $assage.
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Ans. TitleB 8ungr" !o". 12. %om$lete the olloing sentences using the correct orm o teach or l earn. (a) Will "ou me chessD Ans. Teach. (b) Mr. harma class J. Ans. Teaches. (c) The students have about >road saet"?. Ans. 9earned. (d) M" sister has me ho to ride a horse. Ans. Taught. (e) have some o the customs o ndia. Ans. 9earned. () ho to c"cle hen as @ust our "ears old. Ans. 9earned.
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The Rie of the n,ient Mariner b! ?auel Ta!lor Coleridge
age ,oB 111 1.1. 9oo- at the $icture careull" and anser the uestions given beloB
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What can "ou see in the $ictureD #oes the man loo- ha$$"D 'ive reasons or "our anser. Anser There is a distressed man standing in the com$an" o a e other men& ho seem to be on board a shi$. The man& deinitel"& doesnPt loo- ha$$". 8e seems to be dee$ in sorro& because his nec- is hung lo and his hand sla$$ed on his orehead. 1.2. Wh" does he have the bird hanging around his nec-D Anser The bird hanging around his nec- might s"mbolie the memor" o his committing a terrible error. 1.3. 8ave "ou heard o the e7$ression= Phaving an albatross around "our nec-PD What do "ou thin- it meansD #oes it meanB a. omething that "ou can ala"s be $roud o b. omething that "ou have to do because "ou have no choice c. omething that is ith "ou all the time as a reminder that "ou have done something rongD Anser c. omething that is ith "ou all the time as a reminder that "ou have done something rong. 1.4. What is an albatrossD Anser An albatross is a large sea=bird ith a ing s$an o about 4m. age ,oB 11+ 4. 8ere are some o the archaic ords used in the $oem can "ou match them ith the ords used in Modern 6nglish 9anguage that mean the sameD The irst one has been done or "ou as an e7am$leB
to$$eth= Th" Whereore
to$$ed entered h"
to$$Pst Thou Ma"Pst uoth
"ou lunatic at once ainting it
9oon 6tsoons #ro$t 8ath $a-e Eiraced Foe A"e Een ound 8ollo lague
has canPt "ou sto$$ing church enem" "es see call trouble loo-ing "our said dro$$ed
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9oo-Pst
s$o-e
Anser to$$eth= Th" Whereore
to$$ed "our h"
to$$Pst Thou Ma"Pst uoth 9oon 6tsoons #ro$t 8ath $a-e Eiraced Foe A"e Een ound
sto$$ing "ou canPt "ou said lunatic at once dro$$ed has s$o-e church entered enem" "es see ainting it
8ollo lague 9oo-Pst
call trouble loo-ing
+.Ising the ords given above rerite art 1 o the $oem in "our on ords. The irst stana has been done as an e7am$leB t is an ancient Mariner& And he sto$$eth one o three. P!" th" long gre" beard and glittering e"e& ,o hereore sto$$Pst thou meD An old sailor sto$$ed one o the three $eo$le $assing b"& ho as-edB S0ld man& ith "our long gre" beard and glittering e"e& h" are "ou sto$$ing meDS Anser An old sailor sto$$ed one o the three $eo$le $assing b"& ho as-edB S0ld man& ith "our long gre" beard and glittering e"e& h" are "ou sto$$ing meD The bridegroomPs doors are o$en and am one o the ne7t amil" members. The guests have arrived& the east is set. %anPt "ou hear the merrimentDS The sailor held him ith his s-inn" hand and saidB SThere as a shi$.S The edding guest& disgustingl" said& S9et go o me& "ou lunatic $erson&S and dro$$ed his hand. 8oever& the sailor ca$tivated his attention ith his glittering e"e the edding guest stood still. 8e as all ears to the old age 32 o 47
sailor& @ust li-e a three "ears old child& because no the C mariner had his ill. U The edding guest as let ith no choice but to listen to the ancient sailor. Thus began the narration o the ancient mariner. SThere as a loud cheer on board& and the harbor has clear& or the sun to rise above the church& the hill& the lighthouse. The sun came u$ u$on the let and shone bright all da"& and set on the right& going don the sea. The sun rose higher and higher ever"da" till it touched the mast on noon.S The Wedding 'uest beat his breast in im$atience because he could hear the loud musical instrument being $la"ed. The bride had started al-ing don the hall. he as as red as the rose. !eore her ent a merr" $rocession o singers and musicians.
The edding guest didnPt have a choice but to hear. Thus continued the marinerB SThen came t he storm& severe and strong. The storm overtoo- them& and chased the shi$ southards. The cruel torturous a"s o the storm is described here. The storm ble harsh& "elled and chased them toards south. The shi$Ps steer hung lo. The" itnessed both mist and sno. The eather became ondrous cold ith ice ever"here as bright and clear as emerald. The loating ice and stee$ sides o the ice=bergs ormed a disma"ed sheen& that is& a smooth bright surace o ice. There as ice all around them. The ice crac-ed& groled& roared and holed& li-e noises o a $erson in a ainting it. Then& the albatross arrived through the og. t as hailed in 'odPs name& as a %hristian soul. t ate the ood it had never eaten and le round the shi$. Then& a miracle occurred& hen the ice crac-ed and the helmsman could steer the shi$ through the ice. Throughout their @ourne" don south& the albatross olloed them& and ever"da"& came or ood or $la"& at the call o the mariners. The nights turned to become SglimmeredS li-e Sthe hite moonshine.S art 1 o the $oem concludes ith the ancient mariner $ossessing an ill omen about the albatross. This $art o the narration gave the ancient mariner a troubled loo-. When as-ed the reason or the same b" the edding guest& the mariner let it out and revealed the terrible truth that he shot the albatross. /. Anser the olloing b" choosing the right o$tion rom those given beloB (a) The Ancient Mariner sto$$ed one o the three edding guests because i. he anted to attend the edding ith him ii. he anted him to sit ith him iii. he anted him to listen to his stor" iv. he anted to sto$ him rom going to the edding Anser iii. he anted him to listen to his stor". (b) The edding guest remar-ed that he as Pne7t o -inP hich age 33 o 47
means that i. he as a close relation o the bridegroom ii. he as a close relation o the bride iii. he as ne7t in line to get married iv. he had to stand ne7t to the bridegroom during the edding Anser i. he as a close relation o the bridegroom (c) P8e cannot choose but hear1 means i. the mariner as orced to hear the stor" o the edding guest ii. the edding guest as orced to hear the stor" o the mariner iii. the mariner had the choice o not listening to the stor" o the edding guest iv. the edding guest had the choice o not listening to the stor" o the mariner Anser ii. the edding guest as orced to hear the stor" o the mariner (d) PThe sun came u$ u$on the let& K0ut o the sea came he PThis line tells us that the shi$ i. as moving in the northern direction ii. as moving eastards iii. as moving in the estern direction iv. as moving toards the south Anser iv. as moving toards the south (e) The Wedding='uest beat his breast because i. he could hear the sound o the bassoon ii. he as orced to listen to the MarinerPs tale hen he anted to attend the edding iii. the sound o the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the edding ceremon" as about to begin and he could not attend it. iv. the sound o the bassoon announced the arrival o the bride and the start o the edding ceremon" Anser iii. the sound o the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the edding ceremon" as about to begin and he could not attend it. () The storm blast has been described as being t"rannous because i. it as so ierce that it rightened the sailors age 34 o 47
ii. iii. iv.
it too- com$lete control o the shi$ the storm as ver" $oerul the sailors ere at its merc"
Anser iv. the sailors ere at its merc" (g) The sailors elt de$ressed on reaching the land o mist and sno because i. there as no sign o an" living creature ii. the" elt the" ould die in that cold eather iii. the" ere surrounded b" icebergs and there seemed to be no sign o lie iv. ever"thing as gre" in colour and the" elt ver" cold Anser iii. the" ere surrounded b" icebergs and there seemed to be no sign o lie (h) The sailors ere ha$$" to see the albatross because i. it as the irst sign o lie and thereore gave them ho$e that the" might survive ii. it s$lit the icebergs around the shi$ and hel$ed the shi$ move orard. iii. it as a messenger rom 'od and it lited the og and mist. iv. it gave them ho$e o survival b" s$litting the icebergs. Anser ii. it s$lit the icebergs around the shi$ and hel$ed the shi$ move orard. (i) The to things that ha$$ened ater the arrival o the albatross ere i. the icebergs s$lit and the albatross became riendl" ith the sailors ii. the icebergs s$lit and a strong breee started bloing iii. the shi$ as $ushed out o the land o mist and the ice melted. iv. the albatross started $la"ing ith the mariners and ate the ood the" oered. Anser ii. the icebergs s$lit and a strong breee started bloing (@) Pt $erched or ves$ers nineP means i. the shi$ sto$$ed sailing at nine oPcloc- ever" da" ii. the albatross ould a$$ear at a i7ed time ever"da". iii. the albatross ould sit on the sail or the mast ever"da" iv. the albatross as a hol" creature Anser age 3 o 47
ii. the albatross ould a$$ear at a i7ed time ever" da". (-) P'od save thee& ancient Mariner& KFrom the iends that $lague thee thusO= Wh" loo-Pst thou soDP means i. the mariner anted to -no h" the edding guest as loo-ing so tormented ii. the edding guest anted to -no h" the mariner as loo-ing so tormented iii. the edding guest anted to -no hether some creatures ere troubling the ancient mariner iv. the ancient mariner anted to -no hether something as troubling the edding guest Anser ii. the edding guest anted to -no h" the mariner as loo-ing so tormented age ,oB 11 *. Anser the olloing uestions briel" (a) 8o did the ancient mariner sto$ the edding guestD Anser The ancient mariner held the edding guest ith his s-inn" hand& and orced him into listening to him& ca$turing his attention ith his glittering e"es. 8is gae as so strong and intense& that even though the edding guest did not ant to listen to the stor"& he as orced to& much against his ill. (b) Was the edding guest ha$$" to be sto$$edD 'ive reasons or "our anser. Anser ,o& the edding guest as not ha$$" because he as orcibl" detained b" the ancient mariner hareas he being a close relative o the bridegroom& as e7$ected to reach there ell in time. The guests had alread" arrived there. The east as set. The loud sound o bassoon could be heard. (c) #escribe the ancient mariner. Anser The ancient mariner loo-s li- a lunatic ith his gre" long beard ith glittering e"es& 8is hands ere rough and s-inn" and he had a mesmerising gae. The mariner as badl" ridden ith a sense o guilt and remorse ater the anton act o -illing the Albatross.8e is cursed to be haunted indeinitel" b" his dead shi$mates& and to be com$elled to tell the tale o his donall at random times. (d) 8o does the mariner describe the movement o the shi$ as it sails aa" rom the landD Anser The mariner described the movement o the shi$ as it sailed age 3 o 47
aa" rom the land in a ver" animated and interesting a". 8is descri$tion as so realistic that the edding guest as mesmerised. As the shi$ moved southard& the eather as $leasant. !ut soon the eather started changing or the orst. First& a storm bro-e. t later turned to mist and sno& due to hich their shi$ as stuc- in ice. (e) What -ind o eather did the sailors en@o" at the beginning o their @ourne"D 8o has it been e7$ressed in the $oemD Anser The eather as $leasant and sunn" at the beginning o the @ourne". The sun came as i a$$earing rom the innards o the sea. The sun as bright da" ater da" during the initial $hase o the @ourne". () 8o did the sailors reach the land o mist and snoD Anser The sailor started their @ourne" ha$$il". !ut ater a ver" short s$ell o smooth @ourne" a ver" turbulent and violent sea=storm rose. The storm as so $oerul that it com$letel" overtoo- the shi$ and drove the shi$ to the e7treme outh. n this a"& the sailors reached the land o mist and sno. (g) 8o does the mariner e7$ress the act that the shi$ as com$letel" surrounded b" icebergsD Anser The ords Sthe ice as here& the ice as there& the ice as all around&S gives us the $icture o the shi$ surrounded& or rather& caught com$letel" b" the icebergs. (h) 8o do e -no that the albatross as not araid o the humansD Wh" did the sailors hail it in 'odPs nameD Anser Albatross didnPt ear humans because it olloed the mariners da" and night and ate and $la"ed ith them as ell. The sailors hailed it in 'odPs name because it as a messenger rom 'od hich lited the og and mist. (i) What as the terrible deed done b" the MarinerD Wh" do "ou thin- he did itD Anser The terrible deed done b" the Mariner as that he shot the albatross. thin- he did it because he considered its $resence to be a bad omen. . There are a number o literar" device used in the $oem. ome o them have been listed belo. %hoose the right ones and rite them don in the table as shon in the e7am$le. n each o the cases e7$lain hat the" mean.
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imile& meta$hor& alliteration& $ersoniication& h"$erbole& re$etition The Wedding='uest 1. stood still& And listens li-e a three "earsP childB !elo the -ir-& belo the 2. hill& !elo the lighthouse to$ The sun came u$ u$on 3. the let& 0ut o the sea came he The bride hath $aced into the hall& 4. Red as a rose is she And no the storm=blast came& +. and he as t"rannous and strongB With slo$ing masts and di$$ing $ro& As ho /. $ursued ith "ell and blo till treads the shado o his oe The ice as here& the ice as there& *. The ice as all around Anser The Wedding='uest stood still& And listens li-e a 1. three "earsP childB !elo the -ir-& belo the 2. hill& !elo the lighthouse to$ The sun came u$ u$on 3. the let& 0ut o the sea came he The bride hath $aced into the hall& 4. Red as a rose is she And no the storm=blast came& +. and he as t"rannous and strongB
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With slo$ing masts and di$$ing $ro& As ho $ursued ith "ell and blo till treads the shado o his oe The ice as here& the ice as there& The ice as all around
imile the edding guest as com$letel" under the control o the mariner
imile the edding guest as com$letel" under the control o the mariner Alliteration the al$habet PbP is re$eated several times ersoniication the sun is $ersoniied as someone imile the bride is com$ared to a red rose 8"$erbole the e7tremit" o brutalit" o the storm is $ortra"ed.
ersoniication Po his oeP im$lies reerence to the image as an individual Re$etition the ord PiceP is re$eated several times in the reerence.
age ,oB 121 11. Anser the olloing uestions briel" (a) n hich direction did the shi$ start movingD 8o can "ou sa"D Anser The shi$ started moving northards. This can be said because the line in the $oem sa"sB Sthe sun no rose u$on the right.S (b) Wh" does the mariner sa" that Pno seet bird did olloPD Anser The mariner sa"s that no seet bird did ollo ith reerence to the albatross hich olloed them a e da"s bac-& and no is dead. age 35 o 47
(c) 8o did the other mariners behave toards the Ancient Mariner at irstD 8o man" times did the" change their mind about the Ancient MarinerD What does this tell us about their characterD Anser The other mariners rebu-ed him at irst to have -illed the albatross. 8oever& the" changed their mind immediatel" ater that to $raise the ancient mariner ho -illed the bird hich brought in og and mist. This shos ho conused the mariners ere& to set u$ a i7ed notion about the ancient sailor. (d) 8o did the sailing conditions change ater the shi$ had moved out o the land o mist and snoD What or ho did the mariners blame or this changeD Anser The sailing condition changed or the orst ater the shi$ had moved out o the land o mist and sno. Their shi$ as stuc- in the silent sea. The breee dro$$ed don& ma-ing the sails dro$ don as ell. The shi$ came to a standstill. The mariners blamed the ancient mariner or this change because he had -illed the albatross hich brought the breee. (e) What is indicated b" the line PThe blood" sun& at noon&KRight u$ above the mast did stand&K,o bigger than the moonPD Anser This line indicates the e7cessive heat o the sun& hich shone above the mast at noon. The ord Pblood"P shos ho unelcome the sun as. () 8o does the mariner describe the act that the" ere com$letel" motionless in the middle o the seaD Anser The stana S#a" ater da"& da" ater da"&KWe stuc-& nor breath nor motionKAs idle as a $ainted shi$KI$on a $ainted ocean&S $ortra"s a still $icture o the sea and the shi$. (g) What is the iron" in the ninth stanaD 67$lain it in "our on ords. Anser The shi$ as surrounded b" the ater on all sides. The sailors ere i n the middle o so much ater but the" did not have single dro$ o ater to drin-. The ater o the ocean is salt"& thus ina$$ro$riate or the sailors to uench their thirst. (h) What is the narrator tr"ing to conve" through the descri$tion o the situation in the tenth and eleventh stanaD Anser n these stanas& the narrator tries to conve" the standstill descri$tion o the ocean and the shi$. 6ver"thing rot because o the motionless sea. Animals rom dee$ ithin the ocean had come out o their $laces and craled in the slim" sea. age 36 o 47
At night& the Pdeath=iresP seemed to dance near them. The narrator reers to the sea ater as the itchPs oil. :ust li-e a itchPs oil has man" shades and -ee$s boiling& the sea ater also had Pgreen& blue and hiteP colours. 8oever& this as due to the dierent coloured creatures craling in the sea. (i) What or ho did the mariners eel as res$onsible or their sueringD Anser The mariners eel the absence o the albatross is the reason or their suering. Thus& the" blame the ancient mariner or -illing the albatross. (@) #escribe the condition o the mariners as e7$ressed in the thirteenth stana. Anser The mariners ere eeling thirst" but the" didnPt have ater to uench their thirst. Their tongue had become com$letel" dr" at the root. The" couldnPt s$eabecause the" elt i their throats ere choc-ed ith soot. (-) Wh" did the mariners hang the albatross around the nec- o the Ancient MarinerD Anser The mariners hung the albatross around the nec- o the Ancient Mariner as a cursed reminder& so that the thought could $lague him or the rest o his lie. age ,oB 122 12. 9i-e $art one& the second $art also has a number o literar" devices. 9ist them out in the same a" as "ou had done in uestion number seven and e7$lain them. Anser 0ut o the sea came he&
ersoniication o the sun.
,or dim nor red& li-e 'odPs on head&
imile
The urro olloed ree& Water& ater& ever"here& And all the boards did shrin- Water& ater& ever"here& ,or an" dro$ to drin-.
alliteration re$etition
As idle as a $ainted shi$ I$on a $ainted ocean&
simile& h"$erbole
13. What is the rh"me scheme o the $oemD Anser n most o the stanas o our lines the rh"me scheme is abcb. n the stanas o si7 lines the rh"me scheme is ababcb. 14. Find e7am$les o the use o interesting sounds rom the $oem and e7$lain their eect on the reader. age 4; o 47
The ice Pcrac-ed and groled and roared and holedP
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The ice Pcrac-ed and groled& %oleridge uses onomato$oeic ords hich and roared and holedP The air breee ble& the hite oam le&
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%oleridge uses hich onomato$oeic ords and roared and holedP use harsh Pc-P sounds to ma-e the ice sound brutal. 8e also gives the ice animal sounds to give the im$ression it has come alive and is attac-ing the shi$ %nomato$oeic ords hich give a smooth $icture o the breee bloing. This ord e7claims the terror and the horror ith hich the miserable condition o the sailors is e7$ressed.
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ns$ector 9estrade is bac- "et again. 8e is chilling at !a-er treet and he is distracted. 9estrade has a case that seems reall" stu$id and eird& but it Ps bothering him. 8olmes tells him to s$ill it. 9estrade tells us that a gu" named Morse 8udson& ho ran the 15s version o ier 0ne& had someone smash a bust o ,a$oleon in his sho$ and run o. 9estrade at irst thought that this as Shooliganism.S !ut then a man named Mr. !arnicot had the same thing ha$$en to him. 8e used to be the $roud oner o to discount busts o ,a$oleon bought rom Morse 8udson. !ut some $erson recentl" bro-e in to !arnicotPs home and oice and bro-e his ,a$oleon busts. Tragic. All three ,a$oleon busts ere made rom the same mould. 9estrade is ondering i some cra" $erson has some sort o ,a$oleon obsession. #r. Watson hel$ull" notes that there are lots o mental disorders& so ho -nos. Than-s or that ti$& Watson. 8olmes inds this all shit"& and sa"s to -ee$ him u$dated since seemingl" dumb cases oten turn out to be ma@or ones. The ne7t morning 8olmes barges in on Watson and shos him a telegram rom 9estrade telling them to come to an address. The" do so and ind a dead bod". The dead bod" is outside the house o @ournalist 8orace 8ar-er& ho had his ,a$oleon bust stolen last night. 8olmes and Watson go to tal- to the u$set 8ar-er. 8ar-er is $artiall" u$set because he is too u$set to rite& and his nes$a$er ill miss out on his e"eitness inside scoo$. age 41 o 47
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8ar-er gives them a uic- run=don o events and notes that he bought his ,a$oleon bust rom the 8arding !rothers store and not Morse 8udson. ho$ rivalr". The d"namic duo goes bac- outside to chat ith 9estrade. TherePs no identiication on the bod"& but he as carr"ing a $icture o a man that Watson describes as Sa$e=li-e.S 8istorical %onte7t 9essonO This descri$tion o WatsonPs is im$ortant since it echoes a lot o eugenics rhetoric that as $rett" $o$ular in the 15s. 6ugenics is a t"$e o Srace scienceS that basicall" classed non=hite $eo$le as evolutionaril" SloerS than hite $eo$le. "ou ant to read u$ more on eugenics in this $eriod& "ou can chec- out !e$$oPs S%haracter Anal"sis&S as ell as the them SForeignness and Pthe 0ther.PS The co$s have also ound a smashed ,a$oleon bust nearb" under a street=lam$. 8olmes theories that this $erson is brea-ing these busts or a deliberate $ur$ose and not @ust to satis" a ,a$oleon vendetta or something. Watson and 8olmes leave to go tal- to the $eo$le at the 8arding !rothersP sho$ and at Morse 8udsonPs sho$. Morse is able to identi" the man in the $hotogra$h ound on the dead bod" as !e$$o& an talian or-man ho did stu li-e carving and raming at 'elder and %o. Then 8olmes and Watson head to 'elder and %o.& hich is here the ,a$oleon busts ere made originall". !e$$oPs ormer boss at 'elder and %o. tells about hat a $un- he as and ho he got arrested on the @ob ater leeing the co$s. !e$$o had -nied another talian in the street. 8e as a good or-er until that incident though. The e7=boss also gives 8olmes more ino on the ,a$oleon busts. There ere si7 total made rom the same mold. 9ater 8olmes and Watson see a hilarious account in the nes$a$er about a homicidal nut ith a ,a$oleon com$le7 running around 9ondon. The" go bac- to the 8arding !rothers sho$ and ind out ho ons the other to ,a$oleon busts. 8olmes contacts both men. 9estrade comes bac- and ills them in on his da"Ps or-. 9estrade ound out the identit" o the dead bod"B ietro Jenucci. 8ePs an talian ith maia connections. 9estrade ants to go hunt or !e$$o in the talian uarter but 8olmes sa"s the" can let !e$$o come to them. o 9estrade& 8olmes& and Watson go sta-e=out the house o :osiah !ron. 6ventuall" !e$$o shos u$ to steal :osiahPs ,a$oleon bust. !e$$o is caught and arrested. !e$$o smashes the bust beore hePs caught& de$riving :osiah o some nice decoration in his home. Then !e$o is hauled o to @ail& and 9estrade goes bac- to !a-er treet ith the d"namic duo. A Mr. andeord comes b" to sell 8olmes his ,a$oleon bust. 8e canPt igure h" 8olmes is illing to $a" so much or it& but 8olmes convinces him itPs cool and shoves him out the door. Then 8olmes brea-s the statue o$en and reveals a blac- $earl hidden inside. 8olmes e7$lains that this is a amous $earl that as stolen "ears ago. 8olmes couldnPt solve the case until no. ietro had a sister& 9ucretia& ho stole the $earl. 8e doesnPt -no i !e$$o as in on the scam or i he robbed ietro& but !e$$o hid the $earl in one o the ,a$oleon busts as the $laster as dr"ing. !ut then he as arrested and had to ait until he got out o @ail to ind the $earl. age 42 o 47
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ummar"B tP about this bo" thatPs a commentator and his name is #ann" Mar-e" he @ust does hat a normal commentator do. A commentator is li-e hen somebod" @ust sa"s hat $eo$le are doing in rugb" or e7am$le itPs a goal and he is going he $assed the ball& but #ann" commentator or soccer. •
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n ;The 'it o the Magi&< #ella is determined to give her husband a %hristmas git. n order to aord the ob or her husbandPs atch& she sells her long& beautiul hair& onl" to learn that he has sold his beloved atch to bu" her a set o combs. ;The 'it o the Magi< summar" -e" $ointsB •
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#ella Houng decides to sell her beautiul hair to bu" a atch ob or her husband?s beloved atch. When :im comes home& he is saddened and sur$rised to see #ella?s beautiul hair missing. 8e oers her his gitB be@eeled combs that she no longer needs. #ella oers her git to :im. 8e loo-s at her and admits that he has sold his atch to bu" her the combs. The to are overcome ith love as the" realie the" have sacriiced their most $ried $ossessions or one another.
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Anser the olloing uestions& each in about 45=+5 ordsB .1. 8o much did #ella save or %hristmasD What did it shoD AnsB #ella saved V 1.* (one dollar and eight" seven cents) or %hristmas. he had collected this amount cent b" cent. t shoed that she as a careul girl& ho did not s$end much. t should the strength o her character. he as $re$aring hersel or the uture. .2. Wh" did #ella ta-e $ride in the beaut" o her hairD(or) hat as #ella?s hair li-es and hat do "ou thin- she elt about itD AnsB #ella too- $ride in her hair because ;t ell about her li-e a stream o bron aterall. t reached belo her -nee.< t as li-e a dress or s-irt to her. t means that her hair as ver" long& thin-& sil-en& and shin". thin- she elt li-e a $rincess hen she stood beore others in her shin" hair. .3. Wh" and ho did #ella sell her hairD #id she do ellD AnsB #ella sold her beautiul bron hair at a sho$ or tent" dollars. he anted to bu" a gold chain or :im as a %hristmas git. he should have discussed the matter ith :im irst. !ut her action shoed that she could sacriice her dearest $ossessions or :imCeven his lie. age 43 o 47
.4. Wh" did :im sell this gold atchD #id he do ellD AnsB :im sold his atch to bu" s$ecial combs or #ella as a %hristmas git. 8e did this in a hurr". 8e should have consulted #ella beore doing this. !ut it also shoed that or #ella he could sacriice his best things his lie even. .+. Wh" did :im and #ella ant to $resent the gitsD AnsB The anted to $resent the %hristmas gits to ma-e each other s$eciall" ha$$".The" loved each other ver" dearl". o #ella bought the gold chain and :im bought the s$ecial combs. !ut the" never thought o giving less e7$ensive and commoner gits to ees eas" as ell. ./. Wh" did #ella eel sad on losing her hairD AnsB #ella elt sad on losing her hair because it as the most beautiul $art o her $erson (bod"). t as long& bron& thic- and sil-" that ever"one li-ed. !ut more than an"one& :im li-ed it most. #ella eared that ithout it he ma" not li-e her so much. .*. Wh" did :im not elcome #ella hen she ste$$ed inD AnsB :im did not elcome her hen she entered the house because he ound #ellaPshair missing. 8e as in the habit o loo-ing at #ellaPs hair ith great $leasure. !ut this time he could not en@o" the lovel" sight. 8e ound to his disa$$ointment that her beaut" as less than earlier. .. What did :im bring out rom his coatD #escribe the scene as ell as "ou can. AnsB :im brought out something tied in $a$er rom inside his coat. 8e thre it on the table. When #ella o$ened the $ac-et& she ound s$ecial combs or her ;hair.< This as the best s"mbol (sign) o his love or her. !ut it as also a reminder to her that she had lost the most beautiul $art o her $ersonalit"& at least or several "ears. .. 8o beautiul as the gold atch chainD Would "ou have li-ed to on itD AnsB The gold chain as sim$le& but made o $ure and rich material. t as e7tremel" lovel" as a love $resent. ould have li-ed to on it. !ut ith the gold chain should have been li-e loers ithout the $lant. .15. What as the isdom on :im?s $art to sell his most valuable thingD AnsB erha$s there as no isdom on :im?s $art to sell his most valuable thing& that is& his gold atch. 8e as almost made in his $assion o love or #ella. 8e did not tal- ith or consult #ella beore selling it. !ut love is almost ala"s blind. Jer" e $eo$le -ee$ their senses in order hen the" are in dee$ love. Anser the olloing uestions& each in about 45=+5 ordsB .1. 8o did the Magi ant to celebrate their %hristmas. (or ) Who ere the irst $eo$le to give %hristmas gitsD age 44 o 47
AnsB The Magi ere the three ise men rom the 6ast ho brought gits to :esus %hrist. This a" these ise men also celebrated %hristmas. The Magi ere ver" ise because the" made :esus ha$$" through the gits. The" ere the irst $eo$le ho gave %hristmas gits to the bab" :esus. .2. 8o much attached to each other ere #ella and :im in the stor"D AnsB #ella and :im did ever"thing in their $oer to $lease each other. #ella sold her hair or tent" dollars onl". he bought the gold chain or :im?s atch. :im sold his gold atch to bu" s$ecial combs or #ella. .3. Wh" did :im and #ella sell their beautiul and valuable thingsD AnsB The" sold their most beautiul things to $lease each other. The" anted to sho that the" could lose their all or each other?s @o" and satisaction. The" ere tr"ing to sho that the" could even die or love. .4. #escribe the stor" in our ords. AnsB #ella and :im ere lovers. #ella sold her hair to bu" a gold chain or :im?s atch. :im sold his atch to bu" s$ecial combs or #ella?s hair. #ella?s git o gold chain as useless or :im and :im?s git o the combs as useless or #ella& "et the" loved each other. .+. What is the moral o the stor"D AnsB The moral is that e should not become too emotional in love. We should act isel" in all matters o lie. n an" case& e should not overreach ourselves (do more than e are able to do). The acts o #ella in selling her hair and o :im in selling his gold atch ere highl" emotional. 9overs should use their minds more than their hearts.
1) 8o essential is the setting o the stor"D %ould the stor" have ta-en $lace at another timeD li-e the setting and thin- it is im$ortant. The amount o mone" #ella had and ho she sold her hair ouldnPt or- in 455 !.% or in modern times. 2) 8o do the sacriices o :im and #ella com$are to each otherD Iltimatel"& #ellaPs hair ill gro bac-. :im& hoever& sold a amil" heirloom hich can not e7actl" be re$laced. believe that :im has more entitlement to cr"ing over his loss than #ella does& es$eciall" since :im doesnPt actuall" care i #ellaPs hair is short& and #ella rarel" leaves the house. 3) #o "ou thin- that :im and #ella a$$reciated their gitsD :im and #ella clearl" a$$reciated their gits& although neither ere usable. t as the thought that counted& because both o them had to get rid o their most $ried $ossessions in order to give the other $erson a git. 4) Would the $ersonalities o :im and #ella change i the" ere better o inanciall"D "ou thin- about the stereot"$es o rich $eo$le& "es. 8aving ever"thing "ou ant at "our ingerti$s can deinitel" im$act their $ersonalities. :im and #ella are -e$t humbled b" being $oor and having onl" each other. +) Wh" do "ou thin- the stor" com$ares :im and #ella to the MagiD
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The true value o a git lies in the sacriice involved in it. The Magi gave their most valuable $ossessions to :esus& ho as a sacriicial git himsel. !oth the characters in this stor" and the biblical Magi gave their most $recious belongings or the beneit o somebod" else. /) 8o im$ortant do "ou thin- a$$earances areD :udgements& in general& are based mostl" on a$$earance. First im$ressions es$eciall". As such& hold a$$earances to be o relative im$ortance. *) What is "our most $ried $ossessionD M" stued girae& 9ove" that m" dad bought me ater he came home rom eight months de$lo"ment in the nav". ) 8o ould "ou react to losing "our $ried $ossessionD t de$ends on the circumstance. giving m" most $ried $ossession to someone meant ma-ing them ha$$"& ould eel ar better than i the $ossession as stolen or destro"ed. ) "ou ere :im or #ella& ho ould "ou eel about the git "ou receivedD ould eel a little u$set& because m" husband had sold the ob@ect bought the git or. still ould eel grateul& because ould -no he cared. 15)Would "ou $reer to be inanciall" secure& or emotionall" contentD ould $reer to be emotionall" content because mone" canPt bu" ha$$iness.
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The Aast Wolf b! Mar! TallMountain
The title o the $oem ;The 9ast Wol< ma-es me thin- that the $oem might be about a erol that is the last one alive or is the onl" one around in the countr" or the state. The meaning o the $oem might be ho $eo$le used to believe that olves or ear olves used to e7ist. The" might be thin-ing that ho olves are reall" dangerous and ho the" -ill. Ma"be the humans o the ton -illed all the olves but one got aa" and he as angr" about it and anted revenge. n the line here it sa"s ;assing the lic-ing red and green o traic signals< made me thin- that the ol has -illed all the $eo$le in the ton and no is ater the last $erson& he goes $ast the em$t" road here the lights turn red and green. ,o one is $robabl" alive as the ol ma" had -illed them all. The -ind o ords the" use is strange and a lot o the ords are hat e use in our dail" lie. some o them starting ith alliteration such as ;stee$ smashed< gave me the idea o ever"thing is ruined and the ol is running don the stee$ ruined hill. ,ot a lot o alliteration as there. ,ot much simile as used in this $oem. some ords rh"med such as >lo$ing gait? and >deadl" night?
The $oem as interesting a little but not much. got conused in some $laces and some ords didn?t understand. thought a lot about hat the $oem as about and hat as the stor" about it. thin- as ver" dierent com$ared to the other 15 $oems on the ebsite. This $oem as a bit eird in its on a"s and on its on a"s. t as strange the a" ho the" used ords to sho and e7$ress hat ha$$ened then. The" told me ho $eo$le ere scared in the orm o $oems. t age 4 o 47
