Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How does the nightingale's song plunge the poet into a state of ecstasy?
Advertisements
Solution
When Keats was sitting under a plum tree in the garden of his house, in Hampstead, he composed this poem. He was inspired by Nightingale's song and completed the poem within one day. The poet begins the poem in a melancholic mood and disparagingly expresses how his “heart aches” as if he is poisoned or is drugged. He felt as if he drank Lethe's water and was drowsy. Then it is revealed that actually it is the nearby bird, Nightingale's song which is the reason for the poet's happiness. The poet addresses the Nightingale that he is happy in the bird's happiness.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
What kind of life did Silas lead at Lantern Yard?
Why are animals considered as intelligent as humans ?
How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
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'
State the central issue in the poem.
Think and answer in your own words.
What is the difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper?
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Handicapped people should never be ______. (ignored and avoided)
Read other poems by Leigh Hunt, especially 'Abou Ben Adhem'.
Compare the messages in that poem with those in 'The Plate of Gold'. What do you observe?
Behrman did not know anything about the last leaf on the ivy.
Discuss in your class.
Do you like to study science?
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a deer
Explain the term plot.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Explain the following statement with reference to the context.
Because your father can't do without my help.
Visit a library:
Read other tales from Shakespeare, for example, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Tempest.
Read the passage and answer the following:
When was the book written?
Read the passage. Underline the new words. Guess their meaning from the context. Verify it from a good dictionary.
Discuss:
In the story, human settlements are mentioned but not cities or villages. Why is it so?
Note that most of the time well-known works are parodied, because people can enjoy the parody better when they know the original. Try to find more examples of parodies in English or other languages.
Which lines are repeated in the poem? What do they mean?
Find out how the following game is played.
Hockey
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with gentle-hearted.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
unfair
How was Gonzalo helpful to Prospero when he left Milan?
Does Chulong want to earn money honestly?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
Why were the other passengers in the flight gazing at the writer?
The narrator searched for three days to buy ceramic paint.
He woke up very late in the morning.
Read the poem aloud in groups.
Give an example for dazzling light.
Identify the speaker/character.
Wake up, child.
The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball.
Mithali Raj was not encouraged to play cricket by her family members.
Geetha madam couldn’t stop the children running out of the train because they ______.
Discuss in groups. Retell the story in your own words. Each one should say one sentence.
You can begin like this:
Gulliver was travelling in a ship. One stormy night, the ship was wrecked...
Which planet has red storm?
Did Santhosh enjoy his morning walk? How do you know?
________ was a young talented doctor.
What did Anitha eat in the expo?
What does Megalai do with elders?
Kaliyan worked in a ______.
How was the rich man's house?
Mother nature gives everything for all ______.
They would rest on the tree.
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Did Robinson’s ship sink?
Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.
Did they find a new country?
Meena studied in ______ standard.
Sparrow tied the elephant and the crocodile with a ______.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the advertisement about?
What did the leader see on the river?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
anthill- ______
Join the word with the correct prefix.
| paid | un |
| send | dis |
| able | re |
| continue | pre |
Write the word with same meaning.
eraser- ______.
What happen to a child who shuts his ears?
The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves ______.
Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it’s getting!”
Collect the outer coverings of fast food items. Discuss the following points in groups and then write your observations in your notebook.
- Ingredients
- Manufactured by
- Net weight
- Veg or Non-veg
- Recipe
- Nutrition facts
- MRP
- Mfg date
- Website
- Other instructions, if any
