Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
Advertisements
Solution
The songs sung by the wandering singers are about the laughter and beauty of women who were dead long ago.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write words from the poem that describe the following.
- sky ____________
- heart ____________
- hand ____________
- beginning ____________
- surprises ____________
The cherry tree has inspired the poet to compose the poem. Such poems, describing Nature or aspects of Nature are called ‘Nature poems’. Find out some expressions from the poem that bring out the elements of the beauty of Nature.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
novel
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
What was the result of Tom’s self-examination?
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.
