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1.Answer the following questions.
(a)How many stanzas are there in the poem?
Ans: There are three stanzas in
the poem.
(b)How many lines are there in the poem?
Ans: There are twelve lines in
the poem.
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(c)List the rhyming words in each stanza.
Ans:
First stanza : light -
night, free - sea
Second stanza : call - all, drives - lives
Third stanza : grove - love, glee – sea
3.What do the following expressions refer to? Write in a word or phrase.
(a)leaping wealth of the tide:
(b)kings of sea:
(c)at the fall of the sun:
(d)the edge of the verge:
Ans :
1) Leaping wealth of the tide: fish
2) Kings of sea : fishermen
3) At the fall of the sun : at the sunset
4) The edge of the verge : horizon
4.Match the following:
|
(a) the wind |
(a - ) |
(1) brother |
|
(b) dawn |
(b - ) |
(2) comrades |
|
(c) Sea |
(c -) |
(3) mother |
|
(d) cloud |
(d - ) |
(4) child |
|
(e) waves |
(e - ) |
(5)mother holding her child |
Ans.
|
(a) the wind |
(a) the wind - child |
(1) brother |
|
(b) dawn |
((b) dawn - mother holding her childb - ) |
(2) comrades |
|
(c) Sea |
(c) sea - mother |
(3) mother |
|
(d) cloud |
(d) cloud - brother |
(4) child |
|
(e) waves |
(e) waves - comrades |
(5) mother holding her child |
5. Find and write the lines in the poem that refer to -
(a) early morning (b) evening (c) full moon light
Ans.
(1) early morning : Rise, brother, rise; the wakening skies pray to the
morning light.
(2) evening : What though we toss at the fall of the sun where the
hand of the sea-god drives?
(3) full moon light : And sweet are the sands at the full o' the moon
with the sound of the voices we love;
6. Write the lines that show that the fishermen are
not afraid of the sea or of drowning.
Ans.
He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast our lives.
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7. In the last stanza, two lines refer to a
landscapes, and two lines refer to a 'seascape'. Which are they? Copy them from
the poem correctly.
|
landscape |
Seascape |
|
|
|
Ans:
|
landscape |
Seascape |
|
Sweet is the shade of the coconut glade, and the scent of the mango grove, And sweet are the sands at the
full o' the moon with the sound of the voices we love. |
But sweeter, brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild
foam's glee; Row, brothers, row to the edge of the verge, where the low sky mates with
the sea. |
(a) Write as many words as you can, related to the
following.
You should have at least twenty words each. You may refer
to your geography textbook or other sources for that purpose. Then try to find
English words/items for the ones you have written.
Ans :
(b) Prepare a bilingual glossary for each of these
topics.
Ans:
(c) Arrange the glossary in two ways:
(1) According to the alphabetical order of letters in your
mother tongue.
(2) According to the alphabetical order 'a-z'.
1)
As
the sea gull flies away calling it appears as though he is showing the way-
What does the way lead to?
Ans:
The way leads the fishermen to the sea where plenty of fish can be caught.
2) Who
holds the storm by the hair?
Ans: God holds the storm by the hair.
3) What
type of boat do the fishermen use?
Ans:
The fishermen use catamaran boats.
8. Using the internet, find photographs/pictures of
landscapes/seascapes to illustrate the images used in the poem.
Ans:
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9. Select a few lines from your favourite nature poem
in your mother tongue and translate them into English.
Ans:
Original
(Marathi)
श्रावणमासी हर्ष मानसी हिरवळ दाटे चोहीकडे; क्षणात येते सरसर शिरवे क्षणात फिरूनी ऊन पडे.
Translation:
In the
month of Shravan, the joy of the mind is directed towards the green hills; in
an instant the breeze comes, in an instant the heat turns and falls.
