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प्रश्न
Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:
The wedding guest remarked that he was 'next of kin' It meant that ……..
विकल्प
he was a close relation of the bridegroom
he was a close relation of the bride
he was next in line to get married
he had to stand next to the bridegroom during the wedding
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उत्तर
he was a close relation of the bridegroom
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Using the words given above rewrite PART I of the poem in your own words. The first stanza has been done as an example:
It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
An old sailor stopped one of the three people passing by, who asked: "Old man, with your long grey beard and glittering eye, why are you stopping me?"
Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:
The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because…………
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'The sun came up upon the left, /Out of the sea came he;'This line tells us that the ship………………….
Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because…………
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'It perched for vespers nine' means………
Answer the following question briefly.
How did the ancient mariner stop the wedding guest?
Answer the following question briefly.
Was the wedding guest happy to be stopped? Give reasons for your answer.
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How does the mariner express the fact that the ship was completely surrounded by icebergs?
Answer the following question briefly.
How do we know that the albatross was not afraid of the humans? Why did the sailors hail it in God's name?
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In which direction did the ship start moving? How can you say?
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Why does the mariner say that 'no sweet bird did follow'?
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How does the mariner describe the fact that they were completely motionless in the middle of the sea?
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What is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.
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What or who did the mariners feel was responsible for their suffering?
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Describe the condition of the mariners as expressed in the thirteenth stanza.
This is a very dramatic poem, excellent for reading aloud or even dramatising. The class should be divided into groups and given the different dramatic moments from the poem to be performed as follows. Some of them are given below:
- the first storm that they encounter
- the time spent in the land of mist and snow
- the coming of the albatross and the subsequent events till they move out
- the killing of the albatross till they reach the silent seas
- the suffering of the sailors in the hot region till they hang the albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck.
What were the blessings the albatross brought with itself in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ?
Imagine that the mariner hears of Mrs Packletide’s hunt and decides to share some advice with her about the impact of wilfully killing creatures. As the mariner, write this letter, in about 150 words, to Mrs Packletide, based on the consequences following your own experience of having killed a creature intentionally.
