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प्रश्न
'It is not an accident that the most discrimination literary criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist, Desmond King-Hele.' How does this statement bring out the meeting point of poetry and science?
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उत्तर
A Desmond King-Hele, a British physicist, is the author of Shelley: His Thought and Work. He said that Shelley's attitude to science emphasises the surprising modern climate of thoughts in which he chose to live. Shelley describes the mechanisms of nature with a precision and wealth of detail. It is a perfect fusion of poetry and science. A scientist critically reviewing a poet's work on science. S. Chandrasekhar points out two examples from Shelley's poetry in support of what is said about him. He points out that in his poem Cloud, a creative myth, a scientific monograph, and a gay picaresque tale of cloud adventure are fused together. Then he cites an example from Prometheus Unbound, which has been described by Herbert Read as the greatest expression ever given to humanity's desire for intellectual light and spiritual liberty.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
manoeuvres
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The story is called ‘The Adventure’. Compare it with the adventure described in ‘We’re Not Afraid to Die...’
Explain the line:
She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve!
The peacock is a colourful bird. How does the poem capture the various colours that its plumage displays?
Study the Note to Aspects of the Novel given at the end. Discuss the features that mark the piece as a talk as distinguished from a critical essay.
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
Why did Ajamil refuse to meet the sheepdog's eyes?
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
How do stories/biographies of such famous people help youngsters?
Behrman was a hard-hearted person.
Discuss in groups and share with one another.
Do you spend time admiring and thinking over the beauties of nature? Elaborate on your response.
Human beings can learn from honey bees ______.
Answer the following question in short.
What do you learn about Pundits of Vijaynagar?
Write a short note on Emperor Akbar.
Make a list of the channels available on your TV under the following categories: News, entertainment, sports, movies, music, etc. Which are the channels on which you can watch programs on animals, wildlife, conservation of the environment, etc.?
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Can you name different types of fabrics? Which is the most expensive fabric you know? Talk to your parents or to a textile shop assistant. Collect samples of as many types as you can and paste them into your scrapbook. Name each type.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Who do you think benefits most from commercial advertisements?
Write a recipe for the stone soup.
Write a conversation between a donkey and a horse.
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
Portia saved Antonio in the court of law.
What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Arthur agreed to bring Sir Kay a sword at once.
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
Write a character sketch of each of the animals. Write about their actions and thoughts and the qualities that emerge through them. You may present the sketch in the form of a graphic.
This story takes an unexpected turn when the lion decides to spare the camel’s life. Choose any fable, a story that you like, and rewrite it giving it an unexpected turn.
Often the brook speaks of itself as if it is human.
For example, 'I bicker down a valley.'
Find two other examples of the human activities of the brook.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Tengumai Bopsulai
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Taffimai Metallumai
Write in your own words.
What message does the poem convey?
Read the poem aloud using proper intonation.
How did the middle brother use rice?
The poem has rhyming words at the end of the lines. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words in each stanza.
Write what the lark does.
How did Helen Keller help other blind people?
What did Aravind confess?
Which of these statements do you find in the speech?
- Inclusion is essential for us to do well in life.
- We should neglect others.
- Communicate politely with the less privileged.
- Teachers teach us to communicate well.
- Effective Communication is inessential to excel in life.
What makes us happy and free, according to the poet?
Why did Alice follow the rabbit?
Role play
Put students in pairs to role-play a conversation between:
- Alice and her sister.
- Alice and White Rabbit.
Which mode of transport did Fogg choose?
Give an example for dazzling light.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
Which planet has red storm?
| Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house. |
Name the actions of Murugan.
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He got _________ the disease.
Vicky pleaded his father to buy a robot.
What kind of a boy was Vicky?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Do cannibals eat people?
What does the man have?
Fill in the blank
He is rich ______ he looks simple.
Pick and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
A jackal cheated the crow ______.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the advertisement about?
Moles bite and ______ the earth worms.
The monster tree was protecting the ______.
What does she paint?
Why should a fisher wait?
Why did everyone support Megala?
