Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
Advertisements
उत्तर
As Larkin is absorbed in the resonant humming of the thrush, he transcends present to his boring childhood, which he feels is best forgotten. The poet is transformed into a child. He feels happy like a child who feels happy just by watching elders reconciling with each other. The child comprehends nothing yet smiles just because the adults are happy. This might appear surprising, however, if one may look more closely, the scene reflects the innocence of a child. Probably the poet has tried to make a point that our happiness lies in other's happiness. The whole thought makes Larkin happy and he wonders about the mystiques of the universe and human life.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
(a) crushing/destructive (pars 1)
(b) used to (pare 2)
(c) searching (pare 4)
Read the extract and do the following activities:
A1 Complete :
| Night |
Morning |
| (i) | (i) |
| (ii) | (ii) |
There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But now the sun is rising calm and bright,
The birds are singing in the distant woods;
Over his own sweet voice the Stock-dove broods;
The Jay makes answer as the Magpie chatters;
And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters
All things that love the sun are out of doors;
The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth;
The grass is bright with raindrops-on the moors
The hare is running races in her mirth;
And with her feet she from the plashy earth
Raises a mist; that, glittering in the sun,
Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run.
A2 What do the different birds do? Discuss.
A3 The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth. (Name and explain the figure of speech)
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
-
the thought was almost revolting
-
an expanse of pure white serenity
-
a turning-point
-
accepted her seclusion with resignation
-
a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
-
frivolous rebukes
-
the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum
The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
Give reasons for the following statement.
The author thought that his positive thinking strategy worked well after all.
Poetry and science are incompatible.
Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
The text is an excerpt from Sesame and Lilies which consists of two essays, primarily, written for delivery as public lectures in 1864. Identify the features that fit the speech mode. Notice the sentence patterns.
'Now I hold Creation in my foot' – explain the centrality of this assertion in the poem. What makes the hawk's assertion of its invincibility so categorical?
Read the story and complete the following.
When Revathi played her favourite raga, the plants began to move because, ____________.
Trees are revered because:
- They give us joy.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why was the Prince sad?
Stories can be told even in the form of poetry. Such poems are called Narrative poems. Narrative poems do not always follow rhythmic patterns of a fixed rhyme scheme. Such poems are written in a style called ‘Free Verse.’
Recall and name some narrative poems you have done/read earlier.
Correct the following statement.
Behrman was a very heartless person.
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners deliberately find drawbacks in the old city planning.
Select a season of your choice and give the following details:
- Time of the year -
- Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
- Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
- Advantages/Disadvantages -
Birbal thought Akbar was greater than God.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Think of the people you like. Do you like them because they have a fair (white) skin or because of some other qualities? List those qualities.
Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers and the villagers.
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Gather information about your favourite great historical personality. You may use the internet. You may also gather photographs, pictures, etc. Prepare a collage using the pictures, inspirational quotes, and a brief description of the person’s importance. Hold an exhibition of your collages in the classroom.
Write the meaning of doth.
Find one example of the following given below from the poem: Simile.
Note that most of the time well-known works are parodied, because people can enjoy the parody better when they know the original. Try to find more examples of parodies in English or other languages.
We find the following in the script of a skit or play. Rearrange these steps in the proper order and write them down in the form of a flow chart.
Fill in the table.
| Period | Way of Addressing a Mother | Boy’s Costume | Lady’s Costume | Daily Chores | Games |
| The 1950s | silk saree | ||||
| 1910 | Kurta pajama and cap | ||||
| The 1800s | |||||
| The 1500s | |||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 100 AD | feed poultry tend sheep keep away birds plaster the yard | ||||
| 3000 BC | Chaupar |
List 5 of the sounds that you like.
Find the meaning of the following word.
adorning
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Springtime
Imagine you are one of the three brothers. Write in short what you did with the rice.
Can a courageous man be defeated? Why?
Identify the speaker/character.
Don't worry, Madam, it's only a warning.
Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
What made the trip a memorable one?
Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
What did Nilavan see through the window?
Be humble like a _____.
The villagers, built a _______ on his memory.
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Country - ______.
What are the three parts of a robot
Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.
Write the rhyming word.
Nature - ______.
Fruits and shadows are free under the _______.
Who was Akilan’s inspiration?
Identify the character/speaker.
He bought a new fish tank.
Fill in the blank
Do you like apple______ orange?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tree- ______
Jana and her family moved to the village _______ ago.
Jana saw a _______ behind her.
What was Farhan's father's advice to his son?
Where did the naughty boy go?
Why did the animals think that the jackal was a king?
Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?
How should teenagers guard against cyber crimes?
Look up the following entries in the Language Study pages given at the end.
- stress
- intonation
- sound
- consonant
- vowel
