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Complete the following. The poet wishes he could _____________. - English

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प्रश्न

Complete the following.

The poet wishes he could _____________.

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उत्तर

The poet wishes he could turn and live with animals.

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अध्याय 2.1: Animals - English Workshop [पृष्ठ ४७]

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बालभारती English - Kumarbharati 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 2.1 Animals
English Workshop | Q 2. (a) | पृष्ठ ४७

संबंधित प्रश्न

Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals…”. What is the poet turning from?


Do humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago? Discuss this in groups.


Get into pairs and attempt the following :

“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”- Mark Twain. - Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote. Write in your own words.

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________


Complete the following.

Animals do not complain about _________________.


State whether the following statement is true or false.

Humans have given up many good qualities.


State whether the following statement is true or false.

Animals suffer humiliation.


Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format with the help of given points.

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:

Animals

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are
     so placid and self-containe'd
I stand and look at them long and long.
  They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with
     the mania of owning things.
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that
lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.
So they show their relations to me and I accept them,
They bring me tokens of myself, they evince
them plainly in their possession
I wonder where they get those tokens,
Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop
them?
                                                             - Walt Whitman

You can use the following points while appreciating the given poem.

  1. The title and the poet of the poem   (01)
  2. Rhyme scheme   (01)
  3. Figures of speech   (01)
  4. Central Idea/Theme   (02)

Justify how ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a criticism of mankind and its ways.


Mention any two reasons why Walt Whitman appreciates animals more than humans.


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