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Chapters
▶ 1.2: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
1.3: The Envious Neighbour
2.1: I can’t Climb Trees Anymore
2.2: A Poison Tree
2.3: The Fun They Had
3.1: Old Man River
3.2: On Killing a Tree
3.3: Earthquake
4.1: Seventeen Oranges
4.2: The Spider and the Fly
4.3: The Cat and the Painkiller
5.1: Water – The Elixir of Life
5.2: The River
5.3: Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub
6.1: From Zero to Infinity
6.2: The Comet
6.3: Mother’s Voice
7.1: A Birthday Letter
7.2: The Stick-together Families
7.3: The Christmas Truce
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Solutions for Chapter 1.2: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 1.2 of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Samacheer Kalvi for English Class 9 TN Board.
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 9 TN Board 1.2 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Warm up [Page 18]
Have you ever travelled through a forest? How did you feel?
Did you have any time to stop and enjoy the beauty of the forest?
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 9 TN Board 1.2 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Exercise [Pages 19 - 21]
Memorise the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'.
Read the following lines and answer the following question.
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Whom does ‘he’ refer to?
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Identify the season in these lines.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near.
Who is the speaker?
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near.
Why should the horse think it queer?
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near.
Pick out the rhyming words.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
Whom does ‘he’ refer to in these lines?
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
Why does ‘he’ give his harness bells a shake?
He gives his harness bell a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
How does the horse communicate with the poet?
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep.
How are the woods?
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep.
Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep.
What are the promises the speaker is talking about?
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Why the poet has used the same line twice?
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep
Explain miles to go before I sleep.
Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks.
After a long travel the poet entered a___________. He wondered to whom the wood _______! He realized that the owner of the wood lived in a ________. He thought that the owner would not be able to ___________him stopping in his woods to watch _____________ fill the woods. The poet felt that the horse would think it very _________ to stop near the woods as he had never _____. He was actually standing between the woods and _______. The time was ________. The horse indicated that the poet has made a ________ by shaking its head. The poet felt that the woods are lovely, _______ and ______. He suddenly realized that he had worldly ______which would not allow him to _______ in the woods for a long time.
Answer the questions in two or three sentences.
What information does the poet highlight about the season and the time of the day in the poem?
In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it convey?
What are the sounds heard by the poet?
The poet is aware of two choices. What are they? What choice does he make ultimately?
Pick out words from the poem that bring to mind peace and quiet.
Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza. One example has been done for you.
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
Complete the table by identifying lines, against the poetic devices from the poem. One example is done for you.
| Poetic device | Lines from the poem |
| Alliteration | watch his woods |
| Personification | |
| Repetition | |
| Imagery |
Writing
Answer the following questions in a paragraph about 80 -100 words
It is said, “The choices made by one, shape one’s destiny”. Ponder on the thought and write a paragraph.
Work in pairs and discuss the factors that contribute towards making a choice and make a presentation to the class.
Solutions for 1.2: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
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