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What does Ulysses yearn for?

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What does Ulysses yearn for?

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Ulysses yearns for following knowledge like a sinking star beyond the utmost bound of human thought.

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पाठ 4.2: Ulysses - Exercise [पृष्ठ १३१]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 4.2 Ulysses
Exercise | Q 2. f) | पृष्ठ १३१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Have you ever visited a fort or a castle?


Did the soldiers fight with the enemies face to face?


Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.


Our captain was brave and we were true


How can this shameful tale be told?


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

With our arms and provender, load on load.


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

The wizened warder let them through.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Oh then our maze of tunneled stone


How does the creeper appear on the tree?


How does the poet spend her winter?


To whom does Toru Dutt want to consecrate the tree’s memory?


Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.”


Bring out the features of the fourth stage of a man as described by the poet.


Explain the following line briefly with reference to the context.

“Is second childishness and mere oblivion;

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”


Complete the summary of the poem, choosing words from the list given below. Lines 1 to 32

Ulysses is (1) ______to discharge his duties as a (2) ______, as he longs for (3) ______. He is filled with an (4) ______thirst for (5) ______and wishes to live life to the (6) ______. He has travelled far and wide gaining (7) _______ of various places, cultures, men and (8) ______. He recalls with delight his experience at the battle of Troy. Enriched by his (9) ______he longs for more and his quest seems endless. Like metal which would (10) ______if unused, life without adventure is meaningless. According to him living is not merely (11) ______to stay alive. Though old but zestful, Ulysses looks at every hour as a bringer of new things and yearns to follow knowledge even if it is (12)______.

fullest, unquenchable, unattainable, experience, knowledge, king, matters, rust, adventure, unwilling, travel, breathing

What does he think of the people of his kingdom?


‘He works his work, I mine’ – How is the work distinguished?


Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.

.....the deep Moans round with many voices.


Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

……for my purpose holds

To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths

Of all the western stars, until I die.

  1. What was Ulysses’ purpose in life?
  2. How long would his venture last?

What has twisted good men into thwarted worms?


Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.

Antithesis- It is a literary device that emphasises the idea of contrast.


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.


Explain how the poet guides his son who is at the threshold of manhood, to face the challenges of life.


Have you played chess or watched the game carefully?

Now identify the chess pieces and complete the table below. Discuss the role of each piece in the game.

 
 
 
 
 
 

What was Napoleon’s reaction on hearing the news of victory?


When did the narrator find that the boy was badly wounded?


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

‘You’re wounded!’ ‘Nay’, his soldier’s pride Touched to the quick, he said:

  1. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?
  2. Why was his pride touched?

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