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Question
Compose a short prayer in English asking God to guide you in your teenage years. Later, you can even try to make the lines rhyme to give it a poetic form.
Solution
Prayer
Dear God, I am now soon going to be an adult. Help me make the correct choices. Help me to choose the good rather than the evil and love instead of hate. When people are unkind to me, help me respond to them with kindness. Keep me from being bitter in any way. Help me do my best at all times and be thoughtful to everyone around me. Help me to be a good person who helps others and spreads joy.
Poem
It’s a humble request Dear almighty,
Let me choose good over wicked,
And love over hatred.
Give me the strength to be kind to the unkind,
And to do better each day with a sharp mind.
Help me be compassionate,
And loyal and devoted in any state
Dear God, hear my appeal, let your young child,
Spread joy and happiness worldwide.
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RELATED QUESTIONS
Form groups of 5 to 6 and discuss. Give a rating of 1 to 5, to each of the following.
When you have to take important decisions what do you generally do?
| (a) | Consult parents/elders | ______ |
| (b) | Contact friends for advice | ______ |
| (c) | Pray to God for guidance | ______ |
| (d) | Think deeply in silence | ______ |
| (e) | Ask your teacher for help | ______ |
| (f) | Toss a coin to decide | ______ |
According to the poet, ______ are brought by each new day.
We must decide to take the road which leads to ______.
The poet prays to the Lord to help him stand for what is ______.
The poet wants to see that his teenage years have been the ______ years of his life.
Match the lines in Column A with the Figures of Speech in Column B.
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (i) Decisions, I must make | (a) Apostrophe |
| (ii) Please open up my eyes, dear Lord | (b) Inversion |
| (iii) Travel down the darkened road | (c) Metaphor |
| (iv) I can choose to take the road of life | (d) Alliteration |
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points given below:
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A Teenager’s Prayer Each day brings new beginnings, - J. Morse |
- Title (½)
- Name of the poet (½)
- Rhyme scheme (1)
- Figure of speech (any one) (1)
- Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines) (2)
