1. The Road Not
Taken
1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he
face?
Ans. The traveller finds himself at a point where two
roads diverge. His problem is to decide on which road he should walk.
2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you.
A) a yellow wood
Ans. A forest in the autumn season.
b) it was grassy and wanted wear
Ans. The road was grassy because it was a less
travelled road. It wanted people to move on it.
c) leaves no step had trodden black
Ans. It means the leaves had not been crushed under
the feet of travellers.
3. What was the poet’s dilemma?
Ans. The poet was standing before the two roads. He
had to decide which one would lead him to success. It was not easy for him to
decide. So he stood there and introspected. Out the two options, he had to
choose the one. Of course, it was not an easy choice.
4. Why did the poet take the ‘other’ road? Why did the ‘other’
road have a better claim than the first road?
Ans. The poet had to choose one of the two roads. He
left the one which was a popular choice. He decided to take the ‘other’ road
which was less frequented and travelled by the people. The ‘other’ road had a
better claim as it was grassy. It invited the people to walk on it.
5. What was the poet’s opinion about both the roads?
Ans. The poet opinion was that both the roads were
same. They were equally travelled and there was no difference between them. So
he got confused. It was difficult to decide which road would be more
comfortable. He wanted to choose the one that would take him to his
destination.
6. What is the message of the poem?
Ans. The message of the poem is to make people aware
of their analytical skills. The poet wishes to say that choices should be made
carefully and thoughtfully. One should behave responsibly because life does not
offer multiple chances.
2. Wind
1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Ans. In the first stanza, the wind breaks the shutters
of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf,
tears the pages of books.
2. What should we do to make friends with the wind?
Ans. The poet asks us to make friends with the wind by
building strong homes, joining the doors firmly and also practice enough to
make our bodies and hearts stronger.
3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Ans. The poet says that the wind god winnows the weak
crumbling houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts, and crushes
them all.
4. Give in brief the central idea of the poem, ‘Wind’.
Ans. The central idea of the poem Wind is that
problems are part and parcel of life,. The problems always come and torture us.
Those who face them boldly succeed in life. And those who are weak and don't
have courage, fail in life. So we should always be ready to face problems as
well as challenges.
3. Rain on the Roof
(Coates Kinney)
1. What does the poet like to do when it rains?
Ans. When it rains the poet wants to lie on bed in a
cottage and listen to patter sound of the rain.
2. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet?
Ans. The single major memory that comes to the poet is
that of his mother. The “darling dreamers” are those 'kids' who remember their
mothers.
3. Who are the ‘darling dreamers’ he refers to?
Ans. Darling dreamers' are those 'kids' who remember
their mothers like the poet. They were loved by their mother and so, they were
her 'darlings'.
4. Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?
Ans. No, the poet is not a child. He is a grown-up.
The poet's mother is not alive.
Short Type
Q-Ans.
1. What kind of
place is Innisfree?
Ans. It is a
beautiful and lovely place. It is full of natural beauty. There is a beautiful
lake. It is peaceful place where poet wants to spend more and more time.
2. What three things does the poet want to do?
Ans. He wants
to build a small cabin with clay and woods. He wants to plant nine bean rows.
He wants to make a hive for the honey bee.
3. What does the poet hear and see when he visits that land what is its effect on him? Or
What sound does
the poet hear at innisfree?
Ans. The whole
island glimmers at midnight. The crickets sing at midnight. He hears the
pleasing noise of the bees. He sees the sky is filled with small singing birds.
All these give him a peace.
5. A Legend of the
Northland (Phoebe Cary)
1. What did Saint
Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady reaction?
Ans. Saint Peter asked the old lady for one of her
baked cakes. The lady tried to bake a small cake for the saint. But as the cake
was baking, she noticed that it seemed too big to give away, so she kneaded a smaller
dough.
2. How does the woodpecker get her food?
Ans. The woodpecker got her food by boring holes into
the trees.
3. What is the moral of the poem ‘A Legend of the Northland’?
Ans. A Legend of the Northland teaches us a strong
moral that we should never be selfish and think of others too. The poem teaches
us to be generous and to help the needy if we are capable. We should not be
greedy for any little thing like the lady.
*6.
No Men Are Foreign (James Kirkup)*
*1. Beneath all
uniforms…..’ What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?*
Ans. The poet suggests that all
people on earth are the same as they breathe, wake, sleep, hate, love and
labour. The importance of the sun and air and water is equal for everyone.
*2. How does the
poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?*
Ans. The poet suggests that all people on earth are the same as
all of us breathe and live in the same way. When we will die, we will be
buried under the same earth. All share the air, water and warmth of sun equally
to survive. Each one of us prospers at the time of peace and suffers when there
is war.
*3. How does the
poet show that no men are strange or foreign?*
Ans. The poet says that men from other countries have the
same requirements as we. They enjoy the same sunlight, breathe the same air and
drink the same water. People who live in a different country are just like
us. They are not strange.
*4. How does the
poet show that no countries are strange or foreign?*
Ans. The poet
proves it with the help of nature.
Everyone shares the same sun, earth and air. People who live in a different
country are just like us. They are not strange in any manner.
*5. What is the
central idea of the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’?*
Ans. The Poem ‘No Men are Foreign’
is about all human beings. The poet tells us that all human beings on earth
need of sun, air, water and clothes. All walk on the land. All are fed by the
harvest and after death; all are buried in the same land.