Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
But I know no better spectacle,
Than a comet in full flight.
Who does 'I’ refer to?
Advertisements
Solution
‘I’ refers to the poet, Norman Little ford.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Pick out words from the poem that bring to mind peace and quiet.
Recall a recent situation when you became angry. What were the consequences of your anger? After listening to the guidelines on anger management, find out how well you could have handled the situation. Write your findings.
Identify five to six qualities which make an ordinary person, loved and respected by all. Work in groups of five or six. Each group has to take up one quality and discuss the methods for imbibing that quality and identify the challenges that need to be faced.
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
Can a ‘simple jab of the knife’ kill a tree?
It has grown Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding Upon its crust, absorbing.
What does the tree feed from the crust?
"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue"
What was ‘she’ thinking of?
O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing.
What is meant by ‘foliage’?
Describe how the poem clearly describes about the features, functions, and destructive power of the river.
Narrate how the poet describes the comet.
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
Who are the gladdest people?
