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प्रश्न
What is the poetic technique used by the poet to convey the plaintive theme of the poem?
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उत्तर
Refugee Blues is a Blue Ballad. A form that defines his character. Ballads were popular in Ireland and Britain till the 18th century while Blues were popular in African-Americans that originated at the end of the 19th century. Auden, a British migrated to the USA, blends the two techniques to bring out this beauty that sings the sorrows and sufferings of Jewish Refugees. The metre used in the poem is the same he used in his poem 'Calypso', written around the same time, the 1930s. While Ballads were popular medieval forms of narrative verse while Blue is an African-American music genre that has a rigid pattern concerning the use of repetitions and a simple rhyme scheme. In the poem, the first two lines of every stanza rhyme with each other, a tercet, while the third line draws a repetitive pattern, with the phrase “my dear” being repeated in every third line giving a unique uniformity to the poem. It is interesting to note that the first word of every stanza is a verb. The poem is a first-person narrative, in a colloquial and informal language.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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What is the main theme of 'The Diary of a Young Girl'?
Tick the statement that is true.
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Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
Gangadharpant could not help comparing the country he knew with what he was witnessing around him.
Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?
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Explain the metaphor in the line: ‘Poets are the mirrors of gigantic shadows that futurity casts on the present’.
How do you respond to these lines?
Light, chill and yellow,
Bathes the serene
Foreheads of houses
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.
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Little things Little drops of water, Thus the little minutes, Little deeds of kindness, |
(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)
The kite - Bazar in Ahmedabad, is open day and night for a week.
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Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
Your very close friend has been using a fake social media account to play pranks on others and is not ready to stop in spite of several attempts by you.
Write about how your family supports you to go to school.
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Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
What did one of the fluttering creatures do?
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The fabric is woven by Thiruvalluvar
Enlist a few reasons for watching a drama live on the stage.
There were some reasons why Theseus was initially against but later gave consent for the marriage of Helena with Lysander. Explain.
Find what Hirabai tells the traveller by reading her words from right to left.
Find the meaning of ‘Charity begins at home’. Find other sayings which have a similar meaning.
What themes did the committee identify?
What themes would you like to add to the themes given in this passage?
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Write a short note on the following:
The message in the vision.
Start a collection of new and interesting words. Write the words in colored ink on cards of equal size and arrange them in alphabetical order. Try to use the words in your writing or conversation from time to time.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“You have nothing else?”
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
wind - breeze __________________.
Rewrite in your own words.
One of the Caesar’s traits that makes you laugh.
Rohan desperately wished for ______.
The poet uses a free, conversational style in his poem. It is also called Colloquial style.
Pick out and write down such lines or expressions that support the above statement.
- ______ you have not done what I asked.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The prince had rare, uncommon likes and dislikes.
How did the middle brother use rice?
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a book.
Which event in the story tells us that the scarecrow was intelligent?
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Have you ever been on an adventurous journey? If yes, share your experience.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ The one that spits deadly poison straight into its opponent’s eyes.’
What did the coach teach the child?
Read the poem aloud in groups.
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather's dream had come true because the______.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The whole earth smelled ______ and ______.
How did Santhosh spend his time in the river?
Be humble like a _____.
Where is Jaswantgarh located?
Vicky’s father decided to change his son’s character.
Choose the odd one out.
How does Raju help his mother?
Write the rhyming word.
one
Choose the best answer.
Suddenly there was a______.
The official's family visited the rehabilitation centre for ______ years.
The official was transferred.
Where is Keeraikuppam located?
Match the following rhyming words.
| 1. | earn | glow |
| 2. | fend | day |
| 3. | slow | learn |
| 4. | play | end |
Do we worry when the progress is slow?
Write the correct word.
| rooster, king, hen, tiger, queen, tigress. |
Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?
