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Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. “The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.”

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Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.”

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अध्याय 2.2: Our Casuarina Tree - Exercise [पृष्ठ ५६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 2.2 Our Casuarina Tree
Exercise | Q 5. d) | पृष्ठ ५६

संबंधित प्रश्न

Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?


What was the ‘shameful act’?


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

A little wicked wicket gate.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Oh then our maze of tunneled stone


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Grew thin and treacherous as air.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Our only enemy was gold,


Does nature communicate with human beings?


To whom does Toru Dutt want to consecrate the tree’s memory?


The casuarina tree will be remembered forever. Why?


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those

Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,


Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound

No other tree could live. But gallantly

The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung......”


Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach?


Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree.


Discuss with your partner the different stages in the growth of man from a new born to an adult


What is the first stage of a human’s life?


Describe the second stage of life as depicted by Shakespeare.


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

  1. Whom does justice refer to?
  2. Describe his appearance.
  3. How does he behave with the people around him?
  4. What does he do to show his wisdom?

Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.


Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.

To follow knowledge like a sinking star.


Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

… I mete and dole

Unequal laws unto a savage race,

That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and

know not me.

  1. What does Ulysses do?
  2. Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons.

What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?


Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem.

Lines 1-25

The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a father’s worldly (1)______ in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2) ______.

Here the father motivates his son to be like a hard(3) ______and withstand life’s (4)______ and sudden betrayals. (5)______is like a fertile soil. We can make our life fruitful if we are gentle, and take life as it comes. At times(6)______ overtakes harshness. The growth of a (7)______can split a rock. One should have a (8) ______and strong will to achieve. Greed for(9)______has left men dead before they really die. Good men also have fallen prey in quest for (10) ______money. Time for (11)______is not a waste. When you seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a(12)______for not knowing, at the same time learn from your (13) ______and never (14)______it.

deep desire manhood gentleness mistakes easy
leisure fool life money repeat
tender-flower rock challenges wisdom  

Lines 26-44

Do (15)______often, and do not hesitate to accept your shortcomings, avoid(16) ______to protect self against other people. Solitude helps to be (17)______and(18) ______ are taken in silent rooms. Instead of being one among many, be (19)______, if that is your nature. The son may need lazy days to find his (20)______abilities, to seek what he is born for. He will then know how free imaginations bring (21)______to the world, which (22)______ change. During such resentment, let him know that it is time for him to be on his own, and (23)______to achieve like Shakespeare, the Wright brothers, Pasteur, Pavlov, and Michael Faraday.

changes introspect inherent work resents
white lies creative final decisions different  

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

“Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.”

  1. How should one face life?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and the final decisions are made in silent rooms.

  1. Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

Tell him to be a fool ever so often

and to have no shame over having been a fool

yet learning something out of every folly

hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies

  1. Is it a shame to be a fool at times?
  2. What does one learn from every folly?

How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that resents change?


Have you played chess or watched the game carefully?

Now identify the chess pieces and complete the table below. Discuss the role of each piece in the game.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Who do you think is the narrator of the poem?


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

A film the mother eagles eye When her bruised eaglet breathes

  1. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?
  2. Explain the comparison.

What is the role of the young soldier in the victory of the French at Ratisbon?


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