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प्रश्न
Write a letter to your friend about the sight you saw and your impression of it. You may create necessary details.
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उत्तर
Dear Ravi
How are you? Today I want to share an exciting experience with you. Recently we went on a tour of Gujarat to attend Rann Utsav. While exploring through the desert, we came across a ruined statue — probably constructed by a ruler to glorify himself. The statue was badly dilapidated and symbolized the end of political tyranny. The broken statue instantly impressed upon us the impermanence of power. Nothing is long-lasting and is sure to get destroyed with the passage of time. The kings statue which once, must be grand and dignified, now lay in ruin without attention and is much neglected.
Nobody seems to case for the statue that shows its fall from grace and an emptiness around it. It is true that nobody can beat time and only good deeds of a person remain long after he has died. Yours lovingly Shobhit.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What feelings does the partially destroyed statue of Ozymandias convey?
Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
".................. its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed.
(a) What do "lifeless things" refer to?
(b) How do we know that he was a good sculptor?
(c) How did the heart feed the passions?
What quality of King Ozymandias does the poem reflect ?
What did the traveller see in the desert?
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The expression on the face of the statue is one of ____________________
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- This poem throws light on the _________________ nature of Ozymandias.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The sculptor was able to understand Ozymandias' ___________________
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The tone of the poem is _______________________________
Answer the following question briefly.
"The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed." Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?
Answer the following question briefly.
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:" Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as King of Kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement.
Answer the following question briefly.
"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .
Answer the following question briefly.
'Nothing beside remains.' What does the narrator mean when he says these words?
Answer the following question briefly.
What message is conveyed through this poem ?
Identify and rewrite the lines from the poem spoken by the narrator, the traveller and Ozymandias:
The Narrator: ________________________________________________________
The Traveller: ________________________________________________________
Ozymandias: ________________________________________________________
'Ozymandias' and 'Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments' are based on the theme of Time. Compare the two sonnets in terms of the manner in which Time is treated by the poets. Write your answer in about 150 words.
Did the sculpture of Ozymandias fulfil the purpose for which it had been built ? Give reasons.
