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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

b Yes; there are in the backward past


Soft hours to which we turn –


Hours which, at distance, mildly shine,


Shine on, but never burn.


(i) Name the poet and the poem from where the above extract has been taken.


(ii) What does the poet mean by “Soft hours”?


(iii) Explain briefly the impact of such moments.


(iv) What is the learning poet gets from his experience of his walk in the moonlit night?


(v) Identify and name the poetic device used in the above lines.

i. This extract is taken from the poem ‘A Walk by Moonlight’ written by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.

ii. By “soft hours” the poet means pleasant moments of the past. A walk by moonlight is poetry to awaken our conscience. In this poem Derozio not only recounts an experience but also vividly describes the effect of such an experience on his mind and heart.


iii. The hours spent in nature are calm, peaceful and inspirational. Through this poem Derozio illustrates how a casual walk and the observations thus made, compel him to question life and introspect.


iv. The walk in the moonlit night makes him realize that to understand the universe we must first understand ourselves. He discovers immense joy as his senses are awakened and he establishes oneness and interconnectedness with nature. Derozio concludes by realizing that he cannot crush the grass beneath his feet as it is pulsating with life. It is a moment of great spiritual insight and heightened sensitivity.


v. Metaphor is the poetic device used in the words ‘soft hours’. Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.


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The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer book against the correct blank number.

Along with air or water pollution, (a) or and


our cities are often under an (b) __ __


attack with noise pollution. (c) _____


Marriage procession, loud music from (d) _____


neighbourhood are all not good on the ailing and students. (e) ____

 8

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

a. Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?


Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find


Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,


Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;


Or on a half-reap’d furrow sound asleep,


Drows’d with the fume of poppies, while thy hook


Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers:


i. Name the poet and the poem from where the above extract has been taken.


ii. Whom has the poet compared Autumn within the above lines?


iii. Identify the phrase which reveals the comparison.


iv. Name two places where Autumn can be found according to the stanza.


v. Identify and name the poetic device used in the fourth line of the above extract.

 9

Answer any one of the following questions in 50-60 words:

(i) How does Lord Weston equip himself to fight against the danger that he sees a threat to his life?


(ii) Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. The Monkey's Paw is a tale of warning. The short story is a warning to us all about what is really important in life. Elucidate from the play.


(iii) What apprehensions might Sergeant Morris have had in handing over the paw to anyone else? What was the basis of his apprehension?

 10

Answer any two of the following in 80-100 words each:

(i) How does the rhythm of waves, birds and insects become the million fold chorus of life?


(ii) Explain: “If you don’t expect too much too quickly, you’ll find your freedom, a room of your own.”


(iii) Rakesh was deeply aware of the sacrifices made by his parents to give him an education. How did he show his gratitude and devotion to them? Give examples from the text to justify your answer.


(iv) “Therefore the school and the teacher must guard against employing the easy method of creating individual ambition in order to induce the pupils to diligent work.” Elaborate this view of Einstein on Education with reference to the text.