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on 24/02/2021
1. My Mother at Sixty Six (Kamala Das)
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Who is the
poetess of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty Six’?
Ans. Kamala Das
2. Where is the
poetess going?
Ans. To Cochin
3. Who is
sitting in the car with the poetess in car?
Ans. Her mother
4. How does the
poetess’ mother look?
Ans. Pale and weak as a dead body
5. What did the
poetess notice about the trees?
Ans. Trees were running fast
6. What did the
poetess notice about the children?
Ans. Children were coming out from their houses
7. With whom
did the poetess compare her mother?
Ans. To the late winter moon
8. What did the
poetess say to her mother in last?
Ans. See you soon again
9. Why did the
poetess feel ache in her heart?
Ans. To see her sick and old mother
10.What did the
poetess feel?
Ans. She felt the old childhood fear
11.What fear
comes to the mind of the poetess?
Ans. That her mother would soon die
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2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum (Stephen Spender)
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1. Who is the
poet of the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’?
Ans. Stephen Spender
2. What is the
theme of the poem?
Ans. Social injustice and class inequality
3. How is the
face of the students in the class look?
Ans. Pale and lifeless
4. Why does the
poet call the boy ‘the paper-seeming boy’?
Ans. Because he is very thin
5. Who was
sitting at the back of the class?
Ans. A sweet little boy
6. How does the
poet describe the children’s hair?
Ans. Like rootless weeds
7. Whose
picture does the poet see on the wall?
Ans. Shakespeare
8. Where are
donations and Shakespeare’s head placed?
Ans. On the wall
9. Explain
‘sour cream walls’.
T Ans. he walls have not been painted for a long time
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How is the future of the children painted?
Ans. Their future is painted with a fog
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Why is the map a bad example for the children?
Ans. Because it does not show the children’s slums and
narrow lanes
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Towards whom do the governors, teachers and other
responsible citizens have a duty?
Ans. Towards slum children
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What does the map of the world become for the slum
children?
Ans. The only window
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What is the poet’s appeal to the upper class people?
Ans. To help the poor slum children
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Which people are the possessors of history?
Ans. The people whose language is strong
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3. Keeping Quiet (Pablo Neruda)
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Q. 1 Who is the poet of the poem
‘Keeping Quiet’?
Ans. Pablo Neruda
Q. 2 What is the theme of the poem?
Ans. Anti-war
Q. 3 According to the poet, what will
happen when there is complete quietness?
Ans. There will be no war
Q. 4 What is the law of nature,
according to the poet?
Ans. Activity is law of the nature
Q. 5 What would the fisherman do?
Ans. They would not harm the whales
Q. 6 What will be a historical moment,
according to the poet?
Ans. The moment of quietness
Q. 7 What does the poet think about war?
Ans. He thinks that war is meaningless
Q. 8 What are green wars associated
with?
Ans. War with gas and fire
Q. 9 What is action, according to the
poet?
Ans. Action is the hallmark of life
Q. 10 Why does the poet ask us to count
to twelve?
Ans. Because there is twelve hours in a clock and
twelve months in a year.
Q. 11 How will suspension of all
activity affect us?
Ans. It gives us energy to do the things in a better
way
Q. 12 How is life defined in the poem?
Ans. Life is what it is about
Q. 13 What might the silence do?
Ans. It interrupts the sadness
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4. A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
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1. Who is the
poet of the poem ‘A Thing of Beauty’?
Ans. John Keats
2. What has
been said to be a joy forever?
Ans. A thing of beauty
3. What will
never pass into nothingness?
Ans. Beauty
4. What does
the poet talk of?
Ans. Noble deeds
5. What removes
the pall from our spirit?
Ans. A thing of beauty
6. What
grandeur is the poet talking of?
Ans. Of death
7. Where do
daffodils live?
Ans. In the green world
8. What dearth
does the poet talk about?
Ans. Noble natures
9. What binds
us to earth?
Ans. A thing of beauty
10.What is the
forest brake rich with?
Ans. With white roses
11.What does
the poet feel about human life on this earth?
Ans. A tale of constant sorrow and gloom
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5. A Roadside Stand (Robert Frost)
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1. Who is the
poet of the poem, ‘A Roadside Stand’?
Ans. Robert Frost
2. Where was
the new shed?
Ans. On the edge of the road
3. What does
the stall owner expect?
Ans. People would stop and buy things
4. How do the
rich people feel when they see the shed?
Ans. Irritated
5. What does
the ‘artless paint’ do to the landscape?
Ans. Spoiled its beauty
6. What was
offered for sale there?
Ans. Wild berries
7. What is the
aim of the people who run the roadside stand?
Ans. Earning money
8. Who are ‘all
these pitiful kin’?
Ans. Poor peasants
9. What do the
selfish rich people do the poor?
Ans. They exploit the poor
10.What is
meant by ‘childish longing’?
Ans. The longing of
child to have some toys
11.What does
the speaker want someone to do?
Ans. To buy some things from his shop
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first, second and third car stop there?
Ans. First to turn back, second to ask the way and
third for gas
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6. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (Adrienne Rich)
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1. Who is the
poetess of the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers?
Ans. Adrienne Rich
2. Where has
Aunt Jennifer created tigers?
Ans. On a strip of woolen cloth/on the panel of a
screen
3. What are the
tigers not afraid of?
Ans. The men beneath the tree
4. How does
Aunt Jennifer seem to be?
Ans. Weak and old
5. What sits
heavy on Aunt Jennifer’s hand?
Ans. Uncle’ wedding band
6. How do the
tigers look?
Ans. Proud and fearless
7. How will her
hands appear after her death?
Ans. terrified.
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