Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'
Advertisements
Solution
Literature is usually thought of including those compositions like poetry and prose which are written. But going by this notion, one may miss the aesthetic beauty of the compositions as prevalent in many oral traditions. There is another stream of literature containing compositions which are rich both thematically and aesthetically. But as we have a rigid criteria of regarding compositions as literature only when these are written so these do not get the status of literature. This is the case with many Indian oral traditions. Unless we modify our notions of literature there is every possibility that we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions.
Another perspective
Oral literary tradition is not a unique phenomenon in India. Oral traditions have been in existence in all parts of the world. Oral traditions do not die out because of their very nature of being transmitted
orally. So it hardly matters whether we modify our notion about literature or not , the oral traditions will continue to exist. What needs to be done is promotion of oral literary tradition through patronage of the state.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
It was her determination that helped Helen Keller get admission to Radcliffe College. Comment.
Complete the call-outs:
A.1)
Our world is an institution
Of environmental pollution
We choose not to care
For our future generations
And I for one am guilty
For buying the hundreds of electronic gadgets
That attracts the industries to produce like maggots
environmental pollution is at the heart of our planet
The forests are dying
Wildlife is crying
Millions of fish are dying
Mother earth is sighing
Tell me is it right
That we sleep well at night
Replenishing ourselves
For tomorrow’s greedy fight
Overcrowded trains
Overloaded brains
Where is the light? What is our plight?
While the river break their banks
And greedy industries play their polluted pranks.
A.2) Find the examples that show that we do not care for our future generation
A.3) Match:
Match the lines in Column ‘A’ with the figures of speech in Column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (i) | Our world is an institution | (a) | Personification |
| (ii) | Mother earth is sighing | (b) | Simile |
| (c) | Metaphor |
Identify the phrases and lines that indicate distance between father and son.
This short story revolves around a single important event. Discuss how the narrative is woven around this central fact.
Is drama a good medium for conveying a social message? Discuss.
'Luck is necessary for success in life'.
What was Uncle Williams' comment on the 'tinkerers' of the world?
Discuss in pairs
Ruskin's insistence on looking intensely at words, and assuring oneself of meaning, syllable by syllable – nay, letter by letter.
Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words, occurring in the poem.
- clearmis ____________
- sowmid ____________
- gearuoc ____________
- rissupser ____________
- tabyue ____________
- madres ____________
- laveu ____________
- downre ____________
Answer in your own words.
Read and write down 5 points which prove that Tomba, (Lanthoi’s father) firmly believes in gender equality.
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Select a season of your choice and give the following details:
- Time of the year -
- Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
- Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
- Advantages/Disadvantages -
Say the following word aloud and put the stress mark on the stressed syllable.
crea-tures
Have you ever given up on something good? Share your story with your friend.
Discuss the question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What does the ad tell you?
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
How do the following avoid giving anything to the traveller?
Motiram
(Answer in one or two lines.)
Read aloud a paragraph of your choice from the passage.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from the content below:
Troy was filled with the sight of leaping flames and the sound of shouting and the noise of weapons and the cries of weeping women. The sleeping Trojans sprang out of their beds, but they were taken by surprise. Their enemies were right inside their walls, and many of the Trojans were killed before they could put on their armour and seize their weapons.
A bright light lit up the night sky as palaces and houses, temples and towers, went up in flames. The Trojans fought as well as they could, but it was all in vain. Old King Priam was killed with all his brave sons. Hector’s wife and his old mother and sister were carried off as slaves by the conquerors. Their fate was in contrast to Helen’s when King Menelaus rushed through the city, looking for her, and found her in her palace. She hung her head in shame and sorrow as she faced her former husband. Her voice was choked with emotion and she could not speak. But Menelaus forgave her and she went back with him, for it was only Aphrodite who had turned her heart away from her home and her husband and her child.
When morning came, nothing was left of the proud, rich city that had resisted attack for ten years.
In the last stanza, there are three four-letter words that refer to a beautiful valley.
They are: • ______ • ______ • ______
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
The minister ______ his personal body-guards.
Using the information given in the passage, write a short note on the following in your mother tongue.
Gond art
Pick out Archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
| Archaic Words | Modern Equivalents | |
| (a) | ||
| (b) | ||
| (c) | ||
| (d) | ||
| (e) |
Name the following.
Scored the first goal in the match.
What methods did Anshuman's parents use to warn Anshuman about his bad habits?
Read the following.
- Skipper: captain of a ship or boat.
- Dipper: This word has two meanings. Dipper means a container for taking out water. Also, there are two constellations called Little Dipper (Little Bear) and Big Dipper (Big Bear) in the sky.
- Milky Way: The band of light consisting of stars that spreads across the sky at night.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
magnificent
Identify the character or speaker.
He imprisoned the spirits in the bodies of large trees.
Identify the character or speaker.
He was the chief of all spirits.
Identify the character or speaker.
I will soon move you.
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
How does the ability to question help us?
Fill in the blank
______ is the festival which fills our hearts with delight.
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
Why did the author leave town?
Discuss in groups and share your views in three or four sentences with others in the class.
What is your favourite dish? Do you know the spices that go into it?
We do not really see the landscape from a normal train because the______.
What did Nilavan see through the window?
How did the aliens know the boys' language?
How did Santhosh record his diary?
Read the passage and colour one flag each time you read.
Our national emblem is taken from Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath. It is found on all government documents, coins, currency notes, postcards, and envelopes. It consists of four lions standing back to back but, we can see only three lions at a time. There is a Dharma chakra in the centre of the base plate, with the figure of a bull in the right and that of a horse in the left. The entire structure is sitting on a lotus. The words ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is written under it in Devanagari script. These words mean, ‘Truth alone Triumphs’.
Read the passage three times and colour a spacesuit for each time.
A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it.
What did they use as net?
Do you love to seek answers to the questions?
Find and write the clues.
Clue for blind eye ______
Why relationships are more important than wealth?
Imagine your world and write its qualities in the cloud.
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Fill in the blank
Rani thought of herself as a _______ engineer.
Recite the poem The Painter with correct intonation.
Why was Chris worried?
Why did everyone support Megala?
What sort of a boy is described in the poem?
Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
Which part of the plant should be watered?
What did he call his puppet?
How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?
According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?
Bertha was very good but very proud too.
