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प्रश्न
The poet has mentioned some hurdles in the poem that keep us away from achieving our goal in our life. Discuss with your partner and make a list of all the hurdles mentioned in the poem.
- sickness
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उत्तर
- sickness
- cold or poverty
- famished or gaunt
- pain of body and brain
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Get into pairs, discuss and tick the most appropriate answer :
Success is always measured by :
Complete the following table.
Make a list of great personalities of present and past who have achieved success in different walks of life. You can take help from your school library or search on the internet.
| Politics | Social work | Sports | Music |
Do you think the line ‘Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it’ means that one should be ‘desperate’ or restless’ to achieve one’s goal? Explain your opinion, in your notebook.
Find the line from the poem which mean-
become crazy for the goal
Find the line from the poem which mean-
extremely poor condition
The poem explicitly describes some strengths and weaknesses with the help of some words and phrases. The poet wants us to possess all the strengths and keep away from all the weaknesses. Make a list of all the words and phrases showing Strengths in table A and Weaknesses in table B. One is done for you.
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Listen to the poem carefully and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
You should be afraid of your opposition.
Form pairs and complete the web with suitable responses. Tell the class what all things the poet wants us to do to win.
Every stanza begins with the word ‘if’. How does it add to the effectiveness of the poem?
Make a list of Berton Braley’s collection of selected poems. You can take the help of your teacher, library, or search on the internet. Recite Braley’s one poem in front of the class.
