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Where were the enemies?

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Where were the enemies?

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Of course yes. There were enemies.

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पाठ 1.2: The Castle - Exercise [पृष्ठ २०]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 1.2 The Castle
Exercise | Q 1. d) | पृष्ठ २०

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Have you ever visited a fort or a castle?


How long had the soldiers been in the castle?


Who had let the enemies in?


How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?


Our only enemy was gold


Can you call ‘The Castle’ an allegorical poem? Discuss.


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.


The casuarina tree will be remembered forever. Why?


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.”


Discuss with your partner the different stages in the growth of man from a new born to an adult


Which stage of man’s life is associated with the ‘shrunk shank’?


Why is the last stage called second childhood?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

  1. Whom does justice refer to?
  2. Describe his appearance.
  3. How does he behave with the people around him?
  4. What does he do to show his wisdom?

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

  1. How is every hour important to Ulysses?
  2. What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?

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?

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

How dull it is to pause, to make an end,

To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!


Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem.

Lines 1-25

The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a father’s worldly (1)______ in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2) ______.

Here the father motivates his son to be like a hard(3) ______and withstand life’s (4)______ and sudden betrayals. (5)______is like a fertile soil. We can make our life fruitful if we are gentle, and take life as it comes. At times(6)______ overtakes harshness. The growth of a (7)______can split a rock. One should have a (8) ______and strong will to achieve. Greed for(9)______has left men dead before they really die. Good men also have fallen prey in quest for (10) ______money. Time for (11)______is not a waste. When you seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a(12)______for not knowing, at the same time learn from your (13) ______and never (14)______it.

deep desire manhood gentleness mistakes easy
leisure fool life money repeat
tender-flower rock challenges wisdom  

Lines 26-44

Do (15)______often, and do not hesitate to accept your shortcomings, avoid(16) ______to protect self against other people. Solitude helps to be (17)______and(18) ______ are taken in silent rooms. Instead of being one among many, be (19)______, if that is your nature. The son may need lazy days to find his (20)______abilities, to seek what he is born for. He will then know how free imaginations bring (21)______to the world, which (22)______ change. During such resentment, let him know that it is time for him to be on his own, and (23)______to achieve like Shakespeare, the Wright brothers, Pasteur, Pavlov, and Michael Faraday.

changes introspect inherent work resents
white lies creative final decisions different  

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

“Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.”

  1. How should one face life?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

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

Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted.

Tell him to be a fool every so often

  1. Why does the poet suggest that time can be wasted?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Where was the narrator when the incident happened?


Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?


Who came galloping on a horse to Napoleon?


Why was the rider in a hurry?


What did the rider do when he reached Napoleon?


Napoleon was a great source of inspiration to his army. Justify.


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