English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Communicative

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What kind of weather did the sailors enjoy at the beginning of their journey? How has it been depicted in the poem?

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How did the sailors reach the land of mist and snow?

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How does the mariner express the fact that the ship was completely surrounded by icebergs?

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How do we know that the albatross was not afraid of the humans? Why did the sailors hail it in God's name?

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What was the terrible deed done by the Mariner? Why do you think he did it ?

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In which direction did the ship start moving? How can you say?

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Why does the mariner say that 'no sweet bird did follow'?

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How did the other mariners behave towards the Ancient Mariner at first? How many times did they change their mind about the Ancient Mariner? What does this tell us about their character?

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How did the sailing conditions change after the ship had moved out of the land of mist and snow? What or who did the mariners blame for this change?

What is indicated by the line ‘The bloody sun, at noon,/Right up above the mast did stand,/No bigger than the moon’?

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How does the mariner describe the fact that they were completely motionless in the middle of the sea?

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What is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.

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What is the narrator trying to convey through the description of the situation in the tenth and eleventh stanza ?

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What or who did the mariners feel was responsible for their suffering?

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Describe the condition of the mariners as expressed in the thirteenth stanza.

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Why did the mariners hang the albatross around the neck of the Ancient Mariner?

The poem is full of strange, uncanny or supernatural elements. Discuss how these elements appear in the poem. You should consider:

- the strange weather;
- the albatross as a bird of "good omen"
- the spirit from "the land of mist and snow''
- the strange slimy creatures seen in the sea
- the ocean appearing to rot
- the death fires and sea water being referred to as witch's oil
Now write a paragraph about the supernatural elements in the poem and how they add
to the events that take place in the poem.

This is a very dramatic poem, excellent for reading aloud or even dramatising. The class should be divided into groups and given the different dramatic moments from the poem to be performed as follows. Some of them are given below:
- the first storm that they encounter
- the time spent in the land of mist and snow
- the coming of the albatross and the subsequent events till they move out
- the killing of the albatross till they reach the silent seas
- the suffering of the sailors in the hot region till they hang the albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck.

After you have read the poem, discuss the following questions in your groups:
i. Why did the Ancient Mariner stop the particular wedding guest to listen to his tale?
ii. Why did he have to tell his tale to someone?
iii. What is the poet trying to convey through this poem?

Snakes generate both horror and fascination. Do you agree? Why/Why not?