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Comment on the lines that make you visualise the colourful image of the peacock.

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Below are listed the lines that create a vivid image of the peacock in the mind of a reader.

The poet, when calls the peacock, “a flash of turquoise”, the mind of the reader is filled with colourful image of the peacock.
The phrase “the slender neck” portrays the sleek figure of the peacock and the grace with which it poses.
“A blue shadow” again casts a wonderful image of a peacock.
The poet talks about the beautiful eyes of the peacock, “Those dark glowing eyes violet fringed with golden amber”.

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अध्याय 2.01: The Peacock - Understanding the Poem [पृष्ठ १०८]

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अध्याय 2.01 The Peacock
Understanding the Poem | Q 1 | पृष्ठ १०८

संबंधित प्रश्न

India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!

(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.

How did the air raids disrupt the Dutch public life?

Attempt the following in 150-200 words.

Write a character sketch of Bishop Brooks as he appears in Helen Keller's − The Story of My Life.

How does a black kite spread wildfire ?

Read the passage and complete the activities given below :
B1 Pick out
The correct answers from the statements given below:

(i) All parts of the human body receive blood from the:

(a) lungs (b) heart (c) stomach (d) liver

(ii) The portion of the heart which doesn’t receive proper blood supply becomes:

(a) strong (b) dead (c) weak (d) diseased

(iii) Angina results from the weakening of the:

(a) heart (b) liver (c) stomach (d) lungs

(iv) The heart receives its own blood supply through the:

(a) veins (b) lumen (c) fat (d) coronary arteries

Coronary bypass surgery is undoubtedly a very significant achievement of modern medical science. But one ponders over certain pertinent questions such as the cost involved and the ultimate benefit.

The human heart is nothing but a four-chambered muscular pump that supplies blood to all parts of the body. Being an active pump, the heart itself requires a lot of energy and receives its own blood supply via certain vessels called coronary arteries. By a process called “atherosclerosis”, fat particles are deposited on the inner wall of the lumen of the coronary arteries which eventually reduce the size of the lumen and produce obstruction to the free flow of blood. The portion of the heart which suffers from lack of blood supply becomes weaker as a pump and gives rise to a typical chest pain called “angina”. When such blockage is total, the corresponding heart muscle dies and then one suffers a “heart attack”. In all these circumstances, heart surgeons perform a special type of operation known as “coronary bypass surgery”.

In this surgery, a blood vessel is taken (usually from the leg of the patient) and then grafted on the heart in such a way that when blood flows through, it bypasses the narrow segment of the diseased coronary artery. The concept is to divert the flow from the narrow artery, inside which there is already a ‘traffic congestion’ and in this respect, it is synonymous with road bypass.

B2 Fill in the gaps with the information given in the passage :

(i) The number of chambers of the human heart is _______.

(ii) Name the process by which fat particles are deposited within coronary arteries

_______.

(iii) When a heart muscle dies, due to total blockage one suffers from a _______.

(iv) To prevent heart attack Surgeons perform _______.

B3 Find meanings

Which words in the passage have the following meanings?

(i) think over

(ii) relevant

(iii) turn in another direction

(iv) a tube carrying fluid.

(i) Coronary bypass surgery is undoubtedly a very significant achievement of modern science. (Use ‘which’ and rewrite the sentence.)

(ii) The heart surgeons perform a special type of operation.

(Begin your sentence with ‘A special type of operation _______’)

B5 Personal Response

What do you do to keep your heart healthy?

Read the following passage carefully and complete the activities given below:
B.1) Order :
Rearrange the following sentences in proper order:
(i) Hanmant joined engineering.
(ii) Hanmant got his Diploma and secured a job in Philips.
(iii) Hanmant migrated to Pune when he was in class VI.
(iv) Hanmant took up a painting job to earn.

Hanmant Gaikwad was born in Koregaon in Satara district.
“My native place is Rahimatpur, around 10 km from Koregaon. My father was a clerk in the court and we lived in a small, rented house.”
Hanmant was a brilliant student especially good in mathematics. When he was in class six, the family shifted to Pune. They lived in Phugewadi near Dapodi in a tiny one-room house-10 by 10 feet. At this point, Hanmant realized the difference between himself and those who had money.
Hanmant was then studying at Modern High School. He needed one rupee to buy a bus ticket to and from the everyday. Even that was hard to come by.
Despite the hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in class 10. Hanmant completed his diploma and joined Philips as a trainee. But he wasn’t happy with the work he got there.
The natural choice for a diploma engineer is to go for a B.Tech. But engineering colleges charge hefty fees. At the time, the family’s only source of income was a teacher’s salary of Rs. 2,300 a month……….
And then I decided to also do some earning. “Khud Ka Kamana Chalu Kiya”.
Hanmant took up painting jobs and quickly discovered it was excellent business.
The young engineering student paid his own fees from the third year onwards. But his lifestyle remained frugal.
Life was getting better, but Hanmant had his sights set higher. In the final year of engineering, he was attracted to the writings of Swami Vivekananda.
“I felt Ki Kuch Alag Karna hai. What should I do, I did not know but in 1993 I formed an organization-Bharat Vikas Pratisthan.”

B.2) Complete :

Hardships faced by Hanmant Gaikwad
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•
•
•

B.3) Rewrite the following sentence choosing the appropriate word/s for the underlined word/s :
(i) His lifestyle remained frugal:
(a) simple
(b) meager
(c) extravagant

(ii) Despite hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in class X:
(a) In spite of
(b) Regarding
(c) Affected

(iii) Hanmant took up painting jobs:
(a) assumed
(b) to continue
(c) accepted

(iv) Hanmant had his sights set higher:
(a) looked ahead
(b) lofty ambitions
(c) looked above

B.4) Do as Directed
(i) Hanmant secured 88% in class X. ( Begin the sentence as-88%....................)
(ii) In the final year of engineering, he was attracted towards the writings of Swami Vivekananda. (Frame a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as the answer.)

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List the steps taken by the captain

(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.

(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.

Give reasons for the following statement.
The author’s experience at Hor was in stark contrast to earlier accounts of the place.

The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.

What kind of a person do you think the narrator is?

Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.

Explain the phrase.

his bending sickle's compass

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When a poet/writer attempts to describe something in words, so that it appeals to our five senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste) he/she has used a device called Imagery.

For example: ‘a host of golden daffodils’.
‘to a chasm, deep and vast and wide’.

Go through other poems in your textbook or other books and find outlines that contain Imagery. Write them down along with the name of the poem and line/stanza number.

Proverbs associated with the word season: for eg: Make hay while the sun shines.

_________________________
_________________________

Answer the following question in short.

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Loyalty in Irish Nationalism:

Maybe Sergeant you’ll be on the side of the country yet.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Read the given extract (Act III)

Match column A with column B.

Sr.No.	A	B
1.	Dr. Thomas Stockmann	Opportunist
2.	Katherine	Vulnerable
3.	Peter Stockmann	Honest and upright
4.	Petra	Coward
5.	Hovstad	timid but supportive
6.	Billing	Cuinng and corrupt
7.	Aslaksen	Courageous

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Use your own ideas and prepare their time table.

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It is believed that _________ Homer, who __________ and who ________ to all who __________________.

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“He dwells within a cave of Himalaya.”

Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.

This step is broken. Please be ______.

Find the meaning of the following word.

adorning

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Read the incident again and answer the following question.

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