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Complete the following table. Background/setting of the poem Type Evidence (Quote lines from the poem Rural/Urban ______________________ - English

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प्रश्न

Complete the following table.

Background/setting of the poem
Type

Evidence

(Quote lines from the poem

Rural/Urban ______________________
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उत्तर

Background/setting of the poem.

type

Evidence (quote lines from the extract)

Rural/Urban

1) "The peasants came like swarms of flies'
(2) 'and buzzed the name of God a hundred times'.
(3) To paralyse the evil one'.
(4) With candles and with lanterns'
(5) on the mud-baked walls'
(6) His poison moved in Mother's blood, they said.
(7) "They sat around on the floor with my mother in the center.
(8) 'More candles, more lanterns'.
(9) groaning on a mat
(10) trying every curse and blessing powder. the mixture, herb, and hybrid.
(11) I watched the holy man perform his rites

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Night of the Scorpion
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पाठ 3.1: Night of the Scorpion - English Workshop [पृष्ठ १०३]

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बालभारती English Kumarbharati [English] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 3.1 Night of the Scorpion
English Workshop | Q 2. (a) | पृष्ठ १०३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Brainstorm what you know about Scorpions. Use the points given below.


Choose the correct alternative.

The child is afraid but admires ____________.


Choose the correct alternative.

His father and the villagers panic and hastily suggest _____________.


Choose the correct alternative.

This is a _____________ poem as it tells a story.


Choose the correct alternative.

Using the first person gives the feeling that it is told from ______________.


Choose the correct alternative.

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 click of tongues reflects their __________ to the predicament.


Read the following extract and complete the given activities:

A1. From the following extract of the poem provide evidence that it set in a rural background:

Evidence: 

  1. ______
  2. ______

With candles and with lanterns
throwing giant scorpion shadows
on the mud-baked walls
they searched for him; he was not found.
they clicked their tongues.
With every movement that the scorpion made his poison
moved in Mother’s blood, they said.

May he sit still, they said
May the sins of your previous birth
be burned away tonight, they said.
May your suffering decrease
the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil
balanced in this unreal world
against the sum of good
become diminished by your pain.

A2. How did the peasants console the poet’s mother? (02)

A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract: (01)


Read the following extract and do the given activities.

A1. Match the following:

(1) Misfortunes mud-baked
(2) Ambition bad luck
(3) World goal
(4) Wall unreal

 

With candles and with lanterns
throwing giant scorpion shadows
on the mud-baked walls
they searched for him : he was not found.
They clicked their tongues.
With every movement that the scorpion made his poison
moved in Mother's blood, they said.
May he sit still, they said
May the sins of your previous birth
be burned away tonight, they said.
May your suffering decrease
the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil
balanced in this unreal world
against the sum of good
become diminished by your pain.
May the poison purify your flesh
of desire, and your spirit of ambition
they said, and they sat around
on the floor with my mother in the centre,
the peace of understanding on each face.

-Nissim Ezekiel

A2. Write two words ending in "on".

A3. Give an example of "metaphor" from the extract.


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