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Question
What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them?
Solution
The “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear” refers to the beautiful yellow coloured hair that falls at the woman’s ear and cover it like a wall around a fort. He says that the young men are “thrown into despair” by them because they look so beautiful on the woman that her beauty gets thoroughly enhanced. The young men fall in love with her and feel despair. He says that it is not possible that someone would love her alone and not her yellow hair.
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Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:
The poet in the poem, 'For Anne Gregory' conveys that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not to the physical appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.
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But I can get a hair-dye (For Anne Gregory) |
i. What is the poet’s tone in the extract? (1)
- thoughtful
- authoritative
- agitated
- insulting
- argumentative
Select the appropriate option.
- 1, 4
- 3, 5
- 2, 4
- 1, 5
ii. What causes the young men to ‘despair’, according to the extract? (1)
iii. Identify the reason for the speaker’s need to colour her hair, as per the extract. (1)
- Her control over what makes her look beautiful.
- Her desire to be loved for inner beauty
- Her need to change people’s perception about beauty
- Her conviction that she is beautiful inside
iv. Complete the analogy about the speaker’s hair. (1)
yellow : blonde : : ______ : carrot
v. Select the sentence in which the word ‘set’ is used in a similar manner as line 2 of the extract. (1)
- I want to set him up and get my work done this time.
- Do you have another set of books that I can read?
- The dessert needs to set for two hours before being served.
- The set for the school play looked quite grand.
