Q.3 (A) Read the given extract and complete the activities given below: (10)
A1. Choose: (02)
Choose the appropriate option and complete the sentences.
a) The beauty of the lady is compared with ………………………………
i) Tree ii) Monalissa
iii) Cloudless starry night iv) Rose flower
Ans: iii) Cloudless starry night
b) Her face expresses ………………….
i) Thoughts serenely and sweetly ii) Anger and emotions violently
iii) Regret and repentance iv) Loneliness and sadness
Ans: i) Thoughts serenely and sweetly
c) The lady‟s hair ……………………………………
i) light in colour ii) wavy and black
iii) yellow / golden iv) grey and white
Ans : ii) wavy and black
d) The mind of the lady is ……………………………………
i) Cruel and selfish ii) dirty and prejudiced
iii) devilish and repulsive iv) at peace with all below a heart
Ans : iv) at peace with all below a heart
State whether the following statements are true or false.
i. The poem depicts not only external beauty but also inner beauty of the lady.
Ans : True
ii. The lady in the poem has a winning smile and a glowing skin.
Ans : True
iii. The phrase, ‟ dwelling place” here refers to the native place.
Ans : False
iv. Beauty is perfection achieved through harmony and this is the key element of this poem.
Ans: True
A2. Describe: (02)
Inner beauty v/s Outer beauty in context with the above extract.
Ans :
The poet creates this balance by starting out to praise the woman’s physical features and then moving on to appreciate her inner beauty. In the first stanza of the poem, the poet focuses on the physical attributes of the woman. In the last two lines of the second stanza, the poet shifts focus to the woman’s thoughts. This is the first time he describes something other than her outer beauty, her thoughts, which serenely express the purity of the woman’s mind. In the third stanza, the poet continues this thought by saying that the woman’s facial features, her winning smiles, and her glowing skin, express her inner goodness; they show how her mind is at peace with everything and her heart is full of innocent love. This gives us a glimpse of the woman’s untainted and righteous character.
A3. Personal Response:
Do you believe, “Beauty lies in the beholder‟s eye” justify your answer with suitable examples in about fifty words? (02)
ANS : It is rightly said that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is a subjective concept, therefore, what is beautiful for one person may not be beautiful for another. Different person has a different perspective towards a thing of beauty. It is often said ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, meaning one person may find something to be of no value, whereas for another it may turn out to be something priceless. The difference lies in perception.
A3. Personal Response:
“When you feel beautiful, you are beautiful,” do you think is it true? Explain with suitable examples.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
“Do not judge a book by its cover,” do you think this proverb justify this extract. Share your views in about fifty words.
Ans : This is a very common saying and probably has got its perception in almost every aspect of our life. outward appearance cannot be an indicator of someone or something’s value or worth. We cannot know what someone or something is like just by looking at the person or thing’s appearance. The quality or character of someone or something cannot be judged just by looking at them and this is the reason that while describing the outer beauty, the poet has successfully drawn the attention of readers towards the inner beauty of the lady.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
She walks in beauty like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies”
Name and explain the figure of speech used in the above line.
Simile: The beauty of the lady is compared with a cloudless starry night.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
“And all that‟s best of dark and bright” Identify the figure of speech used here.
Ans : Antithesis: Opposite ideas ‘dark and bright’ are put together.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Pick out an example of ALLITERATION from the given extract.
Ans : cloudless climes ; day denies.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
“Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place”
Name and explain the figure of speech used here
Ans : Alliteration: The sound ‘s’ is repeated here pleasingly.
Repetition: The word “How” is repeated here pleasingly.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Complete the table by writing down the lines from the poem before the row. No. Figures of Speech Lines from the Stanza
01. SIMILE – She walks in beauty, like the night
Explanation: Indirect comparison between walking beauty and night
02. METAPHOR – “Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face;”
Explanation: The darkness of the woman’s tress has been indirectly compared to that of a raven’s black and shiny feathers.
03 PERSONIFICATION
“Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”
Explanation : ‘Light’ has been given the animate quality of being ‘tender’ and ‘heaven’ has been given the animate quality of ‘being able to deny’.
04 ANTI-THESIS – One shade the more, one ray the less
Explanation : more- less , opposite words are used here for emphasis.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Note down the Rhyme scheme used in the poem and also note down the Rhyming pair of words and complete the activity.
| No | Stanza | Rhyme Scheme | Rhyming pair of words |
| 1 | 1 | ababab | night-bright-light, skies-eyes-denies |
| 2 | 2 | ababab | less-tress-express, grace-face-place |
| 3 | 3 | ababab | brow-glow-below, eloquent-spent-innocent |
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
The poet creates imagery of light and darkness to bring out the beauty of the lady. Find out the lines with such imageries and complete the table.
| Sr no | Lines with Imagery | Reason for using |
| 1 | And all that’s best of dark and bright | To express the beauty of the eyes |
| 2 | Thus mellowed to that tender light – heaven to gaudy day denies | To convey the dim soft light of evening not the harsh brightness of the day |
| 3 | One shade the more, one ray the less | To stress the perfect balance between darkness of night and the glare of day |
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02)
“She walks in beauty, like the night
……………………………………………………..
And all that‟s best of dark and bright ………………………………………………………..
Compose two lines [line2 and line 4] of your own to make a meaningful composition
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02)
Compose four lines of your own on the Theme,” The real beauty” You may begin with,” She walks……………………………………………
She smiles………………………………………….
Her heart…………………………………………….
She is ……………………………………………………
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02) Compose a poem of four lines on “Beauty of Nature”
Ans : Please refer here the last question on this page
A5. Poetic creativity: (02)
“And on that cheek, and “O‟ er that brow So soft, so calm, yet eloquent Replace the underlined words by another and compose a stanza.
A1. Complete the web by writing down the words describing the lady in the extract.
The words which are used to describe the lady in the poem are:
- cloudless and starry night
- all that’s best of dark and bright
- mellowed eyes
- wavy raven tress
A2. Give reason: (02)
The lady in the poem has a winning smile and a glowing skin. According to the poet she is blessed with these things because in the last stanza the poet says that lovely cheek, the calm brow, the delicate colouring, the glowing skin all are a result of her life spent without sin. She has a peaceful mind and an innocent heart. These come together to make her face glow with an inner beauty.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”. We all know this saying. Explain your views about it in about five to six sentences.
Ans : It is rightly said that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is a subjective concept, therefore, what is beautiful for one person may not be beautiful for another. Different person has a different perspective towards a thing of beauty. It is often said ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, meaning one person may find something to be of no value, whereas for another it may turn out to be something priceless. The difference lies in perception.
A4. Poetic device: (02)
i. Write down the rhyme scheme and rhyming pairs of the second stanza of the given extract.
Ans : Rhyme scheme of the second stanza is abababa. Rhyming words are less-tress-express, grace-face-place.
A5. Creativity: (02)
Compose FOUR lines on „Beauty of Nature‟.
Answer:
Still waters and running streams,
Tall trees and grasses green,
Towering peaks with valleys teem,
From flowers, nectar the bees glean,
O, Nature, how beautiful you seem!
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You’re just like a sublime dream.
The beauty of nature is everywhere to see,
In the towering mountains and the vast blue sea,
In the blooming flowers and the rustling trees,
It fills our hearts with wonder and sets our spirits free
