Balbharati solutions for इंग्लिश कुमारभारती [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ chapter 2.4 - The Pulley [Latest edition]

Go through the following images and try to link them with our lives. For example, Storm - Hardships that we face in our life.

	Sorrowful moments
	Determination
	Strength
	Life
	Honour
	Hope
	Wisdom
	Beauty

You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly.

For example,

• “Oh, dear! Why didn’t I get up sooner?”
• “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll be free”.
• “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”

Such expressions are called Dramatic Monologues.

Imagine and write Monologues suitable in the following situation.

It’s your birthday next week.

You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly.

For example,

• “Oh, dear! Why didn’t I get up sooner?”
• “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll be free”.
• “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”

Such expressions are called Dramatic Monologues.

Imagine and write Monologues suitable in the following situation.

You have been waiting long at the city bus stop.

You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly.

For example,

• “Oh, dear! Why didn’t I get up sooner?”
• “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll be free”.
• “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”

Such expressions are called Dramatic Monologues.

Imagine and write Monologues suitable in the following situation.

Your final exam results are to be declared tomorrow.

You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly.

For example,

• “Oh, dear! Why didn’t I get up sooner?”
• “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll be free”.
• “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”

Such expressions are called Dramatic Monologues.

Imagine and write Monologues suitable in the following situation.

Your mother has been chatting for very long on the telephone.

‘The Pulley’ is a mechanical device.

Try and write down places where it can be used, and for what purpose.

With the help of the clues, pick out words containing the letter ‘a’ from the poem and build a word-pyramid.

1. an article
2. a preposition
3. past tense of ‘lie’
4. maximum length of your open palm
5. make much of
6. loveliness
7. in place of
8. a collection of priceless valuables
9. restlessness and discontent

Herbert’s poem ‘The Pulley’ displays ______ as the two main themes.

The theme of the poem ‘The Pulley’ is ______.

(Find two correct statements from the given alternatives.)

In the poem, ‘The Pulley’ is considered ______.

______ is an example of Pun from the poem.

______ is an example of Paradox from the poem.

______ is an example of Synecdoche from the poem.

______ is an example of Alliteration from the poem.

______ is an example of Inversion from the poem.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ______.

The poet has used the word REST thrice in the poem. Write what the word implies in each of the three lines it occurs.

What does God want in return from man, for the gifts He has bestowed upon him?

Why did God withhold the gift of ‘Rest’ from man?

Besides those given in the poem, what other gifts has God blessed mankind with above his other creations? Enlist them.

When does man generally turn to God? Give one example to support your response.

Discuss with your group and justify the title of the poem ‘The Pulley’ in your own words.

Pick out 3 lines that contain Monologues of God.

Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.

Antithesis

Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.

Alliteration

Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.

Inversion

Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.

Rest in the bottom lay-PUN because.....

Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.

Bestow this jewel also on my creature-METAPHOR because.....

Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.

And rest in nature, not the God of Nature-REPETITION because.....

Write Critical Appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format.

Points:

• Title
• Poet
• Rhyme scheme
• Favourite line
• Theme/Central idea
• Figures of speech
• Special features - Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
• Why I like/dislike the poem.

‘Pun’ can be defined as a play on words based on their different meanings. Example: ‘Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.’ In this poem, there is an example of Pun. Find and make a sentence of your own. Share a joke with the class where the use of ‘Pun’ creates humour.

Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the four stanzas of the poem.

Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the four stanzas of the poem.

Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the four stanzas of the poem.

Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the four stanzas of the poem.