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प्रश्न
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet dreams of a nation where knowledge should be free to all.
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उत्तर
2nd line - Where knowledge is free
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.
Where the Mind is Without Fear …
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by Thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should be for.
'Where words come out from the depth of truth.' Explain in your own words.
Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What should the words we speak reflect?
Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What should people keep on widening? How can it be done?
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
Constant effort and strife leads to _______
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A short story poem with a message ______.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A poem with no uniformity of rhyme, rhythm, etc. _______.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A poem set in picturesque, rustic background _______.
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.
