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Question
Read the short story written by Rabindranath Tagore ‘The Kabuliwala’ or ‘The Home Coming.’
Solution
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Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.
Where the Mind is Without Fear …
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by Thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poem is a 'prayer'
Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should be for.
'Where words come out from the depth of truth.' Explain in your own words.
Answer the following question in your own words.
What qualities does the poet wish to inculcate in his countrymen?
Read the poem carefully and complete the table after the discussion in pairs. One is done for you.
|
Concepts in the poem |
Present situation |
Expected/ideal situation |
| (1) mind | mind is full of fear | fearless mind |
| (2) head | ||
| (3) knowledge | ||
| (4) words | ||
| (5) habit | ||
| (6) thought and action |
Fill in the blank:
It is the social duty of every student of the modern world to uproot _______ from societies.
Fill in the blank:
In the world of sycophancy, students must ______
Read the poem. Write an appreciation of the poem in about 12-15 lines with the help of the given 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
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Read the poem carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No. | Column A | No. | Column B |
| 1. | Mind is without fear | (a) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it. |
| 2. | Knowledge is free | (b) | Sincerity of heart. |
| 3. | The head is held high | (c) | A fearless person |
| 4. | Depth of Truth | (d) | Education is given to all. |
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Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
A2. Find out the example of "Metaphor" from the poem.
A3. Write two pairs of alliteration.
