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प्रश्न
The poet immortalizes the tree. Elucidate.
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उत्तर
The poet, Toru Dutt was conscious of the fact that her most endeared Casuarina tree was growing old. The fate that befalls aged humans and trees would ultimately grab the Casuarina tree too. Time, though slow, is ready with its sickle to harvest the lives of all living things. Being a well-read poet, she recalls how William Wordsworth had immortalized his favourite lonely tall yew tree in his poem, “Yew-trees”. Taking inspiration from him, she decides to prevent her favorite tree from dying and passing into the irreversible world of oblivion by writing a poem about the tree. True to her faith the tree lives on in our memories. As long as tongues can speak and eyes can see, the Casuarina tree will live in the hearts of millions of people till the end of the world.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the use of figurative language in the poem.
Why does the bride have preference for yellow coloured bangles for her wedding morning?
What is the encaged bird fearful of ?
In “Caged Bird,” what does the line “and his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” mean?
Don John: Come, let us to the banquet
[Exeunt all but Claudio]
Claudio: Thus answer 1 in name of Benedick,
But hear this ill news with the ears of Claudio. 'Tis certain so; the prince woos for himself. Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love. Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues. Let every eye negotiate for itself, And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch Against whose charms faith melteth into blood. This is an accident of hourly proof, Which I Mistrusted not. Farewell, therefore, Hero.
[Enter Benedick]
Benedick: Count Claudio?
Claudio: Yea, the same.
(i) Where are the speakers? Describe Claudio's state of mind?
(ii) What has Don John just revealed to Claudio?
(iii) Explain the lines:
"Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues.
Let every eye negotiate for itself,
And trust no agent;"
(iv) How does Don John succeed in conveying his thoughts to Claudio? What is his intention in doing so?
(v) Why is 'beauty' said to be a 'witch'? Which aspect of Claudio is seen here?
(vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: ill; save; office;
One day a millionaire went to a hotel in New York and________(ask) for the cheapest room they________(have)."What________(be) the price of the room?" he________(ask). The manager________(tell) him."Is that that the cheapest room you________(have)? I________(stay) by myself and only________(need) a small room." The manager said, "Why do you choose a poor room like that? Your son always_______(stay) in our most expensive room.""Yes," said the millionaire, "but his father________(be) a wealthy man; mine is not."
There has been heavy rain in your city/town. You went to school but found that it was closed because of the rain. Describe the sights and sounds near the school and narrate how you finally reached home and spent the rest of the day.
Give reasons for the following.
Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life ...”
Words which describe ‘sleek’, ‘alert’, and ‘abrupt’
Make posters to highlight the importance of the Green Movement.
How did the narrator learn to distinguish between 'a flask' and 'a thermos'?
In groups of four discuss some more ‘whatifs’ that you experience in your day to day life and list them out.
(i) ______________________________
(ii) ______________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) _____________________________
(vi) ____________________________
(vii) ___________________________
(viii) ___________________________
And now write a poem of five or six lines with the ‘whatifs’ that you have listed.
Write a summary of the sonnet. Refer to the earlier poems for the points to be covered for writing the summary.
- Title
- Introductory paragraph (about the poem, type, nature, tone)
- Main body (central idea, the gist of the poem)
- Conclusion (opinion, views, appeal).
Interpret the following lines in simple English.
Puck: I’ll follow you.
Bottom: The Finch, the sparrow.
Describe the climax scene in your own words. Write your comments on it.
Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.
Aslaksen declares that he would not print Dr. Stockmann's article.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Compare the Indian Monsoon season to a powerful king of a prosperous kingdom. Write down a few similarities. Use them to compose a poem of your own.
Archaic words are those that are no longer used in a language, but sometimes their usage adds a historical or old-times flavour to a piece of writing.
Examples:
- behold – look
- afeared – frightened
- forsooth – indeed
- hither – this place
Now find out some archaic words from your mother tongue or another language that you are proficient in and write down at least ten of them, and against each, their modern equivalent and meaning in English.
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There are many legends about the ‘nine gems’ in Akbar’s Court. These are popular tales and they may not have a historical basis. Can you name some of the nine gems and the stories associated with them?
Look at the picture given below and frame your own slogan.
You are waiting to board a train in a railway station. The train is delayed by an hour. Write a paragraph about the crowded scene in the railway station based on your observation.
| vendors | tea vendors | shops | families | piles of luggage |
| porters | trolley | scroll board | announcement | ticket counter queue |
Write a character sketch of any character from fiction that has made an impact on you.
- Introduce the person.
- Highlight his/her character as revealed in the story.
- Talk about what others say about the character.
- Write if the character appealed to you, with reasons.
- Support your views with evidence from text.
I got ______ to see his favourite heroine.
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
The flood became badder as the rain increased.
The red tea cups are filled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note the example given.
Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.
State whether the following statement are true or false
Bob wanted to stay for half an hour more than the appointed time.
The photographer told him to ______.
Why was Miss Meadows upset and dejected?
