HSC Commerce Class 12 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Who took the city of Ratisbon by storm?

Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?

Describe the posture of Napoleon.

Who came galloping on a horse to Napoleon?

What does the phrase ‘full galloping’ suggest?

Why was the rider in a hurry?

What did the rider do when he reached Napoleon?

Why did the rider keep his lips compressed?

Where did the rider plant the French flag after Ratisbon was captured?

What was Napoleon’s reaction on hearing the news of victory?

When did the narrator find that the boy was badly wounded?

Why did Napoleon’s eyes become soft as a mother eagle’s eyes?

How did the young soldier face his end?

Literary Devices

Mark the rhyme scheme of the poem. The rhyme scheme for the first stanza is as follows.

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

Legs wide, arms locked behind As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind.

1. Whose action is described here?
2. What is meant by prone brow?
3. What is his state of mind?

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

‘You’re wounded!’ ‘Nay’, his soldier’s pride Touched to the quick, he said:

1. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?
2. Why was his pride touched?

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

A film the mother eagles eye When her bruised eaglet breathes

1. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?
2. Explain the comparison.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart’s desire, Perched him!’