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Question
Poems in English are of different types.
- Sonnet
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Elegy
- Free verse
- Epic
- Lyric
- Humorous
- Idyll
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A sad poem, lamenting death of a loved one ______.
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Solution
A sad poem, lamenting death of a loved one elegy.
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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 |
Answer the following question in your own words.
Who is ‘Thee’ in the poem? What does the poet appeal to ‘Thee’ to do?
Write in your notebook your own response and justify, where needed.
Is the poem a prayer for India alone?
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation.
When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom.
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation.
We can prevent ______ injustice when we pull down discriminatory walls of caste, class, religion, etc.
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation.
Tagore appeals to God to make his country a ______.
It is the social duty of every student of the modern world to uproot ______ from societies.
Read the poem. Write an Appreciation of the poem in about 12 to 15 sentences with the help of the following points. Use a paragraph format.
Points
- Title
- Poet
- Rhyme scheme
- Favourite line
- Theme/Central idea
- Figures of speech
- Special features - Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
- Why I like/dislike the 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)
