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प्रश्न
You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly.
For example,
- “Oh, dear! Why didn't I get up sooner?”
- “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll be free”.
- “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”
Such expressions are called Dramatic Monologues.
Imagine and write Monologues suitable in the following situation.
Your final exam results are to be declared tomorrow.
उत्तर
I wish it were tomorrow!
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and do the activities.
When God at first made Man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by;
Let us (said He) “pour on him all we can:”
Let the worlds riches, which dispersed lie,
Contract into a span.
So strength first made a way;
Then beauty flow’d, then wisdom, honour, pleasure:
When almost all was out, God made a stay,
Perceiving that alone of all His treasures
Rest in the bottom lay.
For if I should (said He)
Bestow this jewel also on my creature,
He would adore my gifts instead of me,
And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature.
So both should losers be.
Yet let him keep the rest,
But keep them with repining restlessness:
Let him be rich and weary, that at last,
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to my breast.
(A1) Choose the correct alternative from the following. 02
(1) The first gift that God gave man is _________
a. Wisdom b. Strength c. Beauty d. Rest
(2) The poem displays ___________ as the main theme.
a. Origin of human species
b. Origin of universe and galaxy
c. Origin of spirituality
d. Origin of earth and space
(A2) Explain the reason why rest is withheld from man by God. 02
(A3) Write the rhyme scheme of the first stanza. 01
‘The Pulley’ is a mechanical device.
Try and write down places where it can be used, and for what purpose.
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Go through the following images and try to link them with our lives. For example, Storm - Hardships that we face in our life.
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Sorrowful moments |
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Determination |
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Strength |
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Life |
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Honour |
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Hope |
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Wisdom |
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Beauty |
With the help of the clues, pick out words containing the letter ‘a’ from the poem, and build a word-pyramid.
(a) an article
(b) a preposition
(c) the past tense of ‘lie’
(d) the maximum length of your open palm
(e) make much of
(f) loveliness
(g) in place of
(h) a collection of priceless valuables
(i) restlessness and discontent
Choose the correct alternative from the following.
Herbert’s poem ‘The Pulley’ displays ___________ as the two main themes.
Choose the correct alternative from the following.
_____________ is an example of Synecdoche from the poem.
Discuss and answer in your own words, and write in your notebook.
What does God want in return from man, for the gifts He has bestowed upon him?
Discuss with your group and justify the title of the poem ‘The Pulley’ in your own words.
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Pick out 3 lines that contain Monologues of God.
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Write Critical Appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format.
Points
- Title
- Poet
- Rhyme scheme
- Favourite line
- Theme/Central idea
- Figures of speech
- Special features - Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
- Why I like/ dislike the poem.
