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प्रश्न
Choose the correct alternative.
Using the first person gives the feeling that it is told from ______________.
पर्याय
personal experience
public experience
private experience
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उत्तर
Using the first person gives the feeling that it is told from Personal experience.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
After reading the poem, complete the following. What happens? There are three main parts of the poem. Do you know what they are about? The first one is done for you.
| Lines | What is happening? |
| 1-7 | The scorpion comes into the home to escape the rain and stings the poet’s mother. |
| 8-33 | |
| 34-48 |
Choose the correct alternative.
The child is afraid but admires ____________.
Choose the correct alternative.
‘The scorpion picked on me. And spared my children’ depicts ____________.
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The poem does not have a rhyme scheme, which means the poem is a perfect example of a ___________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The poem is titled ‘Night of the Scorpion’, for, the major part of the poem _______________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The peasants chant the name of God to _______________.
From the poem provide evidence for the following:
| Stages | Evidence (lines from the poem) |
| (a) the attempts by the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain. | |
| (b) the action of these same peasants to kill the scorpion | |
| (c) the reaction of the rational father. | |
| (d) the various superstitions versus the ‘scientific’ | |
| (e) evil versus good. |
Read the poem and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidence from the poem.
| Qualities | |
| Father | Mother |
The poet has used various kinds of imagery to create an image that appeals to our senses. Pick out various kinds of imagery and complete the table.
| Visual imagery appealing to the eye | Tactile imagery (sense of touch) | Sound imagery | Internal sensations, feelings, and emotions |
| (1) Scorpion crawling beneath a sack of rice | (1) _________ ____________ ___________ |
(1) buzzed the name of God | (1) fear |
| (2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
(2) Father pouring paraffin on the toe | 2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
2) ___________ |
Prepare a Presentation (on paper or on a PC) as a piece of reference to other students. Make use of the following points.
