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प्रश्न
Who is the speaker in stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to the speaker in stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7?
उत्तर
Speaker of the stanzas 2, 4 and 6 is the child, Amanda. No, she is not paying any attention to the speaker of stanzas 1, 3 and 5 as she is lost in a world of her own. Her imagination provides her an escape from her sorry reality.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who do you think is speaking to her?
Why are stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis?
What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda?
Comment on the tone of the speaker when she says ‘Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda!’.
Mention any two issues over which Amanda was nagged and scolded?
Amanda did not agree with the restrictions put on her. Give two reasons to support the statement.
'I am an orphan, roaming the street'. Why does Amanda visualize this?
As a reader do you identify with Amanda? How?
Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid?
Amanda gets a list of instructions from her mother of dos and dont's.
What do these tell you about the relationship between Amanda and her mother?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Don't eat that chocolate Amanda! Remember your acne, Amanda! Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you Amanda! (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in tower is tranquil and rare, I'll certainly never let down my bright hair) |
- The speaker's tone is ______. (1)
- loving.
- hopeful.
- instructive.
- indifferent.
- Complete the analogy with a word from the extract: (1)
rare : uncommon :: peace : ______. - State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: (1)
Amanda did not want anyone to invade her privacy and silence. - Select the appropriate option: (1)
Amanda's mother is continuously ______ Amanda.
- encouraging
- reprimanding
- motivating
- disappointing
- Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'dull'? (1)
- dreary
- shady
- bright
- angry
Answer the following question in 40 – 50 words:
In the poem ‘Amanda’, why does the poet use the famous fairy tale character, Rapunzel? Explain. (Amanda)
