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प्रश्न
Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:
The poet in the poem, 'For Anne Gregory' conveys that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not to the physical appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.
उत्तर
The poem talks about the poet and his beloved Anne. The lady has yellow hair and she wants to dye them in order to impress her lover because she believes that he likes it that way. She wants to look good and beautiful in her lover's eye. However, after a point in time, she understands that it is only God who can love her unconditionally and that she must not worry about the poet’s love. She realizes that it is the inner beauty that matters and not the physical appearance and she need not change her outer self for someone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them?
What colour is the young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it to? Why would she want to do so?
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But I can get a hair-dye (For Anne Gregory) |
i. What is the poet’s tone in the extract? (1)
- thoughtful
- authoritative
- agitated
- insulting
- argumentative
Select the appropriate option.
- 1, 4
- 3, 5
- 2, 4
- 1, 5
ii. What causes the young men to ‘despair’, according to the extract? (1)
iii. Identify the reason for the speaker’s need to colour her hair, as per the extract. (1)
- Her control over what makes her look beautiful.
- Her desire to be loved for inner beauty
- Her need to change people’s perception about beauty
- Her conviction that she is beautiful inside
iv. Complete the analogy about the speaker’s hair. (1)
yellow : blonde : : ______ : carrot
v. Select the sentence in which the word ‘set’ is used in a similar manner as line 2 of the extract. (1)
- I want to set him up and get my work done this time.
- Do you have another set of books that I can read?
- The dessert needs to set for two hours before being served.
- The set for the school play looked quite grand.
