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प्रश्न
Pick out from the poem, two lines each that reflect an optimistic (positive) attitude and pessimistic (negative) attitude.
Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
उत्तर
Optimism :
- Oft a little morning rain, Foretells a pleasant day.
- If the shower will make the roses bloom, Oh, why lament its fall?
Pessimism:
- Sometimes there are clouds of gloom.
- What though Sorrow seems to win, O'er hopes a heavy sway?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write a summary of the above passage in about 100 words.
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below :
A1 Find out :
Find from the passage the related words to the sea and write them.
ON FIERCE monsoon nights, about one and a quarter-mile off the Mumbai harbor, there have been occasions when 52-year-old Bikaji Ramchandra Dhuri is the only man on the sea. From the watchtower of the Prongs Reef Lighthouse, which is surrounded on all sides by the Arabian Sea, he has heard the sea rage like a possessed spirit – the darkness dispelled only by the beam of light flung across the waters from the tower he mans.
Dhuri is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast, as a majority of the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned. Built-in 1871, the Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse and is located at a strategic spot on the western coast, marking the entrance to the busy Mumbai Harbour. It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks off the harbor, which the lone Colaba lighthouse could not illumine on its own. “Even now, during nights, for fishing vessels without any gadgets, it’s the soft light from this tower which directs us to Mumbai,” says Vinayak Koli, a boatsman who helps ferry people and also goes on fishing expeditions.
Throughout the year, Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch, when he is relieved by another keeper. In the monsoon, it becomes his home for three months. “We call it the Kalapana as we are alone in the middle of the sea for days, with basic supplies – and the revolving light that keeps the sea awake,” he says.
A2 Fill in the following information using words from the passage :
(i) The Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on _______.
(ii) Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for _______ at a stretch.
(iii) _______ is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast.
(iv) The majority of the _______ lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
| Violent | Scattered | Place of shelter for ships | Shine light |
A4
A5 Personal Response
Imagine you have to spend a night in a lighthouse. Narrate your experience.
The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Does the poem urge us to protect only worms? What is the general message conveyed through this poem?
Talk about your favourite season. (A one-minute activity.)
Does Marouckla get any of the things she brings?
The robot that sat on her shoulder was a______.
Why did the old man disguise himself as a beggar?
