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प्रश्न
What has twisted good men into thwarted worms?
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उत्तर
Questing for easy money in a dishonorable way has twisted goodmen into thwarted (frustrated) worms.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Did the soldiers fight with the enemies face to face?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a line or two.
| Oh then our maze of tunneled stone Grew thin and treacherous as air. The castle was lost without a groan, The famous citadel overthrown, |
- Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
- What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanza?
How can this shameful tale be told?
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
A little wicked wicket gate.
Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.
A little wicked wicket gate.
You visit your school after several years. As you cross the banyan tree at the entrance, cheerful memories fi ll your mind. Fill the bubbles with your memories.
How does the creeper appear on the tree?
Why is the casuarina tree dear to poet’s heart?
What has Wordsworth sanctified in his poem?
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
“Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton,
And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse
That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
May Love defend thee from oblivion’s curse.
- What does the poet mean by the expression ‘May love defend thee from oblivion’s curse?’
- What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?
- What does the poet convey through the expression ‘Fear, trembling Hope’?
Pick out the word in ‘alliteration’ in the following line.
“And one man in his time plays many parts”
Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
To follow knowledge like a sinking star.
Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Little remains: but every hour is saved
From that eternal silence, something more,
A bringer of new things; and vile it were
- How is every hour important to Ulysses?
- What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
He works his work, I mine.
Every parent is anxious about the welfare of his/her children. Parents express their anxiety by advising them almost all the time. What kind of advice do you frequently receive from your parents? Fill in the bubbles. Tick the ones you like to follow implicitly and give reasons for the ones you don’t like to follow.
What happened to the people who wanted too much money?
The poet says
‘Without rich wanting nothing arrives’ but he condemns ‘the quest of lucre beyond a few easy needs.’ Analyse the difference and write.
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
“Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.” And this too might serve him.
- Why does the poet suggest to take life easy?
- Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
He will be lonely enough
to have time for the work
Explain how the poet guides his son who is at the threshold of manhood, to face the challenges of life.
Who do you think is the narrator of the poem?
Where was the narrator when the incident happened?
Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?
What does the phrase ‘full galloping’ suggest?
What was Napoleon’s reaction on hearing the news of victory?
How did the young soldier face his end?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.
