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Question
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet wishes that everyone in his country holds his head high in dignity.
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Solution
1st line - Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
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In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poem is a 'prayer'
Read the columns carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (a) | A fearless person |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (c) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (d) | Narrow mindedness |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (f) | Dried up, infertile land of sands |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
Who is 'Thee' in the poem? What does the poet appeal to 'Thee' to do?
Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
From what darkness of night should our nation awaken?
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom.
Fill in the blank:
When _______ everyone will be literate.
Fill in the blank:
Students must develop ________outlook and attitudes.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A long story-poem, often mythical ________.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A song-like poem ________.
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format:
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Where the Mind is Without Fear... Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
Points
- The title and the poet of the poem (01)
- Rhyme scheme (01)
- Figures of speech (01)
- Central Idea/Theme (02)
