Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
(a) And they’ll be proud Of glorious war that shattered all their pride. Men who went out to battle, grim and glad; Children, with eyes that hate you, broken and mad.
(i) How can war shatter pride ?
(ii) Pick out the figure of speech used in these lines.
(iii) Why are they called children now while earlier they were referred to as men ?
(iv) Why are they broken and mad ?
(v) What are the two contrasting feelings depicted in the poem ?
(b) Goodbye.
There is no touch now. The wave has broken That for a moment changed the desolate sea.
(i) What does the word ―wave‖ symbolize ?
(ii) Which one word from the above lines describes the theme of the poem ?
(iii) How did the ―wave‖ change the desolate sea for a moment ?
(iv) Name the poem and the poet.
(v) What are the feelings of the people who are experiencing this separation ?
(a) (i) War shatters pride as it traumatises the soldiers, breaks the economy, and leads to heavy losses on both sides.
(ii) Irony is used in these lines.
(iii) After the war is over, the men return home with broken pride and hearts, having survived through many losses. Thus, they seem to have been reduced to the state of helpless children.
(iv) They have survived the war, but they have lost much, including friends and family. Their losses make them ‘broken and mad ‘
(v) The poem contrasts the feelings of pride at winning the way and the shattering of pride due to the war itself.
(b) (i) Wave symbolises the love of the ones who have been separated from one another.
(ii) The word ‘Goodbye’ describes the theme of the poem.
(iii) The wave of love has changed the sea by creating ripples of touch.
(iv) The poem is Curtain by Helen Spalding.
(v) The people who are experiencing this separation feel incredulous as it is unexpected. They also feel desolate and sad.
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