Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
'Seems to touch the starry skies'. The poet has used word imagery. Describe the idea and pick out other similar examples from the poem.
Advertisements
Solution
The poet has created a mental picture of a farmer touching the sky filled with stars.
Similar examples of word imagery are as follows:
- Twilight hastens on to rule.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain how diction is important in the poem with the help of an example.
What are the five words used in the poem to describe the role of a middle-aged woman?
Research the Battle of Blenheim. Then write an essay defending Wilhelmine’s position that the battle was a “wicked thing” or Kaspar’s position that it was a | “great victory.”
What thought makes him feel safer?
There's nobody on the house-tops now...
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the Shambles' Gate-or, better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
How does the story “A Horse and Two Goats” develop the idea of the need to interact with people who have vastly different identities from your own?
Discuss the conflict in the story, An Angel In Disguise.
What makes Margot different from the other children? Why does this cause the other children dislike Margot?
(A) Some of the cakes had been eaten by the boys before the party began.
(B) The boys…………………………
(A) It is such a wonderful opportunity that we must not miss it.
(B) It is too…………………………..
Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
Arun gave Ramesh some excellent advice.
(Begin: Ramesh was……)
She battled her way ___________the crowd.
Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Scientific intervention is necessary to unearth buried mysteries.
Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.
stunning artefacts
There is a parallel drawn between rain and music. Which words indicate this? Explain the similarity between the two.
Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
What kind of relationship did Mrs. Croft share with her daughter Helen?
Multiple Choice Question:
The quarrel finally ended when ______
What happened to the crow in the end?
Complete the following web diagram.
The poet is prompted to call the sower an ‘august personality’ which means one who has reached the highest position in his workplace.
Explain this using the following point.
Hard work
'Narnia' (part 1,2,3 and 4) is a film about 4 children who find a path to Narnia. Discuss in your class, the special effects, and direction. Write a review with the help of the following points in about 100 to 150 words.
- Storyline
- Producer
- Director
- Music Director
- Characters/ casting (major and minor)
- Setting / location
- Conflict
- Message
- Significance of the title.
Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.
Dr. Thomas Stockmann wants an article exposing social evils to be printed in the newspaper.
Write at least 5 rhymes from the poem.
The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?
Write in your own words:
What does the listener do when the poet asks him to just listen? Give 3 points.
Prepare a set of questions to interview-
a person who has recently scaled Mt. Everest.
Here is a dialogue between a father and his daughter. Continue the dialogue with at least five utterances and use all the clues given above.
| Father: | Hi Mary, it has been a very long time since we went on a trip. Let’s plan one. |
| Mary: | Yes, dad. I am also longing to go. Why don’t we plan one for this weekend? |
| Father: | Sure. Tell me, where shall we go? |
| Mary: | Some place nearby but for at least two days. |
| Father: | Hmm… I think we should go to the reserved forest nearby. |
| Mary: | Yeah. I’ve never been to a forest. I have seen a forest only on the TV and movies. The forest is a good choice! |
| Father: | OK. If we are going to the forest, we must list out what we should carry with us for two days. |
| Mary: | I think we should carry suitable clothes like ________________________ |
| Father: | What about the food? Do you have any idea, Mary? |
| Mary: | Yeah. For food, I suggest ________________________ |
| Father | ________________________ |
| Mary: | ________________________ |
It is very late at night and your father hasn’t returned from the office. ______
Are the singers homeless travellers? Why do you think so?
Fill in the blanks with different words and write your own poem.
Your Title for the poem:______
My ______would say:
“Little boy/girl______
Go to ______
and get some ______, ______
______ and ______”
And so I go to the _______
_____ all the way
and when ______ asks me
what I want
I rattle off a list: “
______, ______
______ and ______”
And back home,
______ twists my ears
Ouch!
Write some sentences about the picture.
It, is, has, walks, elephant, legs, tusk, trunk, big, long, slowly, strong.
______ do you get up?
Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.
| play | stop | buy | learn | see | meet | learn |
| be | eat | go | travel | start | read | visit |
Write three new things you have done in the last three years.
- I have started ______
- ____________
- ____________
Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary
one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj
Which do you think would be more fun — travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.
Find one story of bravery about a child. You can search for the story by talking to older people or watching a TV programme or from a film.
- Write down the story. Also, mention its source.
- Narrate the story to the class.
- Which story did you like the best? Write down your reasons.
The ______of robbers escaped.
State whether the following statement are true or false
Bob wanted to stay for half an hour more than the appointed time.
To your shock, you find out that your close friend is indulging in some wrong activity. Will you avoid him/her or try to correct him/her? Give reasons for your answer.
One has to be cautious and not be carried away by stories. How did Sletherby exhibit caution?
Given below is a list of tools and equipment. Associate them with the appropriate profession and complete the table.
plough, hammer, oven, thermometer, voltmeter, wood, chisel, seed drill, voltage, detector, cutting boards, stone picker, spatula, cultivator, nail puller, wire strippers, framing square, fork, flashlight
| Farmer | Carpenter | Electrician | Chef |
| plough | hammer | ||
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on an exciting cricket match
He left the studio saying ______.
Why had Miss Meadows chosen 'A Lament' as the lesson that particular day?
List six gadgets that you want to purchase. Write them according to your priorities and state the reasons.
| S.No. | Gadgets | Reasons |
We may not have money to buy all our wants at the same time. In such a situation, what are the options available?
Why is there a double negative in the title: The Never – Never Nest? Elucidate with reasons from the play.
Why did one of the girls wail?
Write the contraction for the following phrase.
do not - ______
On returning home, Tishani Doshi writes her thoughts reflecting on how her decision to enrol for the Students on Ice programme has been the single most important decision of her life that has completely transformed her.
Imagine yourself to be Tishani and express these thoughts.
You may begin like this:
I can’t thank my stars enough for having cashed in on the opportunity of........
Write an original short story in which two children and their school teacher are the main characters.
The line 'The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway' in Browning's poem 'The Patriot' means ______.
Why does Portia ask Shylock if he had arranged for a surgeon to be present at Antonio's trial?
A college degree is needed to succeed in life. Argue for or against this statement.
Prepare a set of questions to interview -
A well-known social worker in your area.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on topic given below.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
Describe the event that led the narrator, Shankar, to suggest digging the ground under the Deodar tree in the short story, Fritz. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
