Science (Hindi Medium) Class 12 [कक्षा १२] - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Write short descriptions of five other rare musical instruments that are used by folk cultures.

The poem is a product of the subconscious fusion of dream images and ideas from Coleridge’s wide reading. Which of the details in the poem do you think are factual, and which imaginary? Surf the internet to get interesting details.

What imagery does the poet use to delineate Summer’s day more picturesquely than any painter could?

What do you understand by ‘Psalteries of Summer’?

In which lines are creatures attributed with human qualities? How does this add to the beauty of Summer’s day?

How would you explain the image of the ‘Hindered Flags’?

Why are the pronouns referring to the Sun capitalized?

Give examples from the poem to show that great poetry is a result of close observation of natural phenomena.

You came across ‘dulcimer’ in the poem ‘Kubla Khan’. Did you note down ‘Psaltery’ as another musical instrument? They are very similar. Look up the illustrations for the two in an illustrated dictionary. Find out in what ways they are different from one another.

How do the ‘trees in their autumn beauty, ‘dry woodland paths’, ‘October twilight’, ‘still sky’ connect to the poet’s own life?

What does ‘the light tread’ and ‘the sore heart’ refer to?

What is the contrast between the liveliness of the swans and human life?

What contributes to the beauty and mystery of the swans’ lives?

What did you think the poem was about when you read the first few lines?

From which line does the import of the title strike the reader?

What makes for the differences between the timekeeping of the various clocks? What is the implicit comparison?

Why is the act of nature described as ‘precise’?

Which of the following reflects the poet’s attitude towards communal disharmony

(i) Critical condemnation

(ii) Helpless acceptance

(iii) Wistful lament

Is the poet’s attitude a representation of how the average Indian feels both towards human violence and nature’s fury?

What makes the depiction of a crumbling village house so authentic in the poem? Is this a common feature of most village houses in the context of rapid urbanization? Is the poet speaking from actual experience?