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प्रश्न
Choose the correct alternative.
The child is afraid but admires ____________.
पर्याय
the initiative of the peasants
his father trying every way to cure
the bravery of his mother.
उत्तर
The child is afraid but admires The bravery of his mother.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Brainstorm what you know about Scorpions. Use the points given below.
Complete the following table.
| Background/setting of the poem | |
| Type |
Evidence (Quote lines from the poem |
| Rural/Urban | ______________________ |
Choose the correct alternative.
Using the first person gives the feeling that it is told from ______________.
From the poem provide evidence for the following:
| Stages | Evidence (lines from the poem) |
| (a) the attempts by the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain. | |
| (b) the action of these same peasants to kill the scorpion | |
| (c) the reaction of the rational father. | |
| (d) the various superstitions versus the ‘scientific’ | |
| (e) evil versus good. |
Read the poem and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidence from the poem.
| Qualities | |
| Father | Mother |
Expand the flow-chart in writing a paragraph in your own words.
The poet has used various kinds of imagery to create an image that appeals to our senses. Pick out various kinds of imagery and complete the table.
| Visual imagery appealing to the eye | Tactile imagery (sense of touch) | Sound imagery | Internal sensations, feelings, and emotions |
| (1) Scorpion crawling beneath a sack of rice | (1) _________ ____________ ___________ |
(1) buzzed the name of God | (1) fear |
| (2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
(2) Father pouring paraffin on the toe | 2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
2) ___________ |
Prepare a Presentation (on paper or on a PC) as a piece of reference to other students. Make use of the following points.
Read the following extract and complete the given activities:
A1. From the following extract of the poem provide evidence that it set in a rural background:
Evidence:
- ______
- ______
|
With candles and with lanterns May he sit still, they said |
A2. How did the peasants console the poet’s mother? (02)
A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract: (01)
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Match the following:
| (1) Misfortunes | mud-baked |
| (2) Ambition | bad luck |
| (3) World | goal |
| (4) Wall | unreal |
|
With candles and with lanterns -Nissim Ezekiel |
A2. Write two words ending in "on".
A3. Give an example of "metaphor" from the extract.
