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Question
What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda?
Solution
A girl like Amanda yearns for freedom and space for herself. She is incapable to fulfil the expectations of her parents. Amanda is no less than a symbol for all the children who face similar fate irrespective of class, colour or nationality. Traditional societies demand a certain type of behaviour from the individuals and the training to produce such begins at a very young age. Parents ignore the innocence and understanding level of their children and thereby the young ends up killing their imagination and thoughts.
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How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?
Who do you think is speaking to her?
Why are stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis?
Who is the speaker in stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to the speaker in stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7?
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Don't eat that chocolate Amanda! Remember your acne, Amanda! Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you Amanda! (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in tower is tranquil and rare, I'll certainly never let down my bright hair) |
- The speaker's tone is ______. (1)
- loving.
- hopeful.
- instructive.
- indifferent.
- Complete the analogy with a word from the extract: (1)
rare : uncommon :: peace : ______. - State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: (1)
Amanda did not want anyone to invade her privacy and silence. - Select the appropriate option: (1)
Amanda's mother is continuously ______ Amanda.
- encouraging
- reprimanding
- motivating
- disappointing
- Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'dull'? (1)
- dreary
- shady
- bright
- angry
Answer the following question in 40 – 50 words:
In the poem ‘Amanda’, why does the poet use the famous fairy tale character, Rapunzel? Explain. (Amanda)
