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प्रश्न
Explain the metaphor in the line: ‘Poets are the mirrors of gigantic shadows that futurity casts on the present’.
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उत्तर
Shelly in his ‘A Defense of Poetry’ praises the art of poetry. He says that poets are the hierophants of an apprehended inspiration, the mirrors of gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present and the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
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Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) After initial reluctance why did the lawyers tell Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him into jail?
(b) What is Mukesh's attitude towards the family business of making bangles?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) Jackson went through the contents of Rev. McLeery's suitcase. Which object therein puzzled him sorely? What was his comment on that?
(f) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
What do elephants do to prevent water from evaporating ?
Why do dolphins cover their long noses with sponges or shells ?
What do you understand of Einstein’s nature from his conversations with his history teacher, his mathematics teacher and the head teacher?
Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?
Identify instances in the story that show the business acumen of Ramanand.
The ending of the story is an instance of irony. Suppose Paul had not died at the end, how would you have reacted to the story?
Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.
Comment on the lines that make you visualise the colourful image of the peacock.
What is the central argument of the speaker?
'There is no sophistry in my body' – this statement expresses the brutal frankness of the Hawk. Does the poet suggest something through this statement?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a small group of close friends and have no wish to interact with anyone else.
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have cordial relationships with all but I cannot connect with anyone.
Pick out words from the poem to fill in the web diagram. They should be related to the theme in the web.
Find from the library or internet other poems composed on tiny living creatures. Try to understand the message in each of them.
Discuss with your partner and complete the web, highlighting the sad and gloomy aspects of life mentioned in the first part of the poem.
Read the lesson and name the following.
A sack around the heart ______
You will come across many blogs written by famous personalities on different topics and issues. Read and make a list of at least ten blogs available on the internet. Read and summarise a blog and present it before the class.
| Sr.No. | The topic of the Blog | Name of the Blogger |
| 1. | Don’t teach kids how to read, teach them why. (https://www.teachthought.com/literacy stop-teaching-kids-how-to-read-reading-practice/) | Terry Heick |
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Akbar wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache.
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Do you know any poem or song about the moon in your own language? Sing it in the class.
Enact the advertisement:
Seven children wait in different places, striking a suitable pose as shown in the ad. The character ‘Krispy Krunchy’ comes in dancing. He goes near every child, singing the words shown in the ad. He offers a Krispy Krunchy piece to every child.
The child eats it and begins to smile and clap. At the end, the character faces the class, shows a big pack of Krispy Krunchy, and presents the last few lines.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the title of the poem say?
Portia’s suitors chose the gold and silver caskets.
How was the committee formed?
We all follow a class time table made by the school. Imagine for a minute what will happen if there was no time table for your class.
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Write the following:
The sights seen through a railway carriage mentioned in the first stanza.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
Nobody knows for certain who ___________________.
Sayali’s mother did not want her to go on the trip.
Rewrite in your own words.
One of the Caesar’s traits that makes you laugh.
Present Mr. Wilson’s story as it would be shown in a comic strip. Write what picture you will show in each frame along with the dialogues. Write the dialogue with the help of the story. Examples:
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Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a fish.
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear
- Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
- What should one not mourn for?
Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the correct option.
It is better far to rule by ______, than ______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
The boy was so inspired by Mithali that he was happy for his sister to play cricket.
Why does the child clamber and scramble?
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The rains came and poured______.
When did the richest farmer get upset? Why?
How do we work?
Who will be the fortunate?
What will you do if someone ensnares birds?
Try your own.
Like whom did they want to do?
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
The lion fought _____.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for lost teeth ______.
Leafcutter ants grow fungus.
Who helped Tenzin in learning English words?
Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.
Write the word with same meaning.
eraser- ______.
Who wins the world at the end?
What is the main idea of the story?
What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?
The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but______.
