CBSE solutions for इंग्लिश लिटरेचर रीडर कक्षा १२ chapter 7 - A Walk by Moonlight [Latest edition]

What thoughts come to your mind when you think of a moonlit night?

What feelings would you experience when you are alone on the shore watching the sea at sunrise or sunset?

Based on your understanding of the poem complete the summary using appropriate words/phrases:

In the poem ‘A Walk by Moonlight’, Derozio recalls how a _______ walk with _______ friends proved to be a transforming experience. The _______ moon, the _______ leaves and the song of the wind created _______ around them. He feels such a night was a _______ for memory to rest. The natural world fills our hearts with _______ The poet’s _______ eye perceives _______ that seem to appear only in dreams. When the poet realizes that _______ is allied to the _______ of nature he experiences _______ on earth. In such a _______ state he can’t bear to crush the _______ beneath his feet because he can _______ its _______.

Why was ‘yesternight’ very special for the poet?

What is the universal law the poet refers to? How does the poet’s experience justify it?

How does the poet describe the physical beauty of the night? What was its immediate effect?

What are the ‘mysteries’ that bind man to the earth?

What benefits does man derive from the awakening of conscience?

When does man stand ‘proud’?

What thoughts ‘better’ the poet?

How does the last stanza bring out the poet’s heightened sensitivity?

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. Why does the poet feel ‘blest’?
2. Explain the phrase ‘a happy spot for memory to rest’.

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. What does the phrase “soft hours” convey?
2. Why are the soft hours at a distance?
3. Pick out words/phrases which convey the impact of  ‘soft hours’.