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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in your own words.
Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should be for.
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उत्तर
According to Tagore, ‘tireless striving’ should be for constantly working towards truth, freedom, and moral perfection, where individuals and society stretch their efforts to uplift themselves in thought and action without giving up.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
Tagore wishes for a nation where people are truthful.
Write in your notebook your own response and justify, where needed.
What should the words we speak reflect?
Write in your notebook your own response and justify, where needed.
What should people keep on widening? How can it be done?
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation.
Logical thinking and reasoning can put a stop to ______.
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation.
Tagore appeals to God to make his country a ______.
Students should keep themselves aloof from ______.
It is the social duty of every student of the modern world to uproot ______ from societies.
Poems in English are of different types.
- Sonnet
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Elegy
- Free verse
- Epic
- Lyric
- Humorous
- Idyll
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A long story-poem, often mythical ______.
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format:
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Where the Mind is Without Fear... Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
Points
- The title and the poet of the poem (01)
- Rhyme scheme (01)
- Figures of speech (01)
- Central Idea/Theme (02)
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Read the poem carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No. | Column A | No. | Column B |
| 1. | Mind is without fear | (a) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it. |
| 2. | Knowledge is free | (b) | Sincerity of heart. |
| 3. | The head is held high | (c) | A fearless person |
| 4. | Depth of Truth | (d) | Education is given to all. |
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Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
A2. Find out the example of "Metaphor" from the poem.
A3. Write two pairs of alliteration.
