LAQ From "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's day" (HS): 2025

(Q.1): How does Shakespeare immortalize his friend's beauty in his" Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day "? Or

What idea of immortality do you get from sonnet No.18 of William Shakespeare? Or, (Substance of the poem/ sonnet 18)

Ans. William Shakespeare's "Shall I compare Thee to a Summer's day "is a lovely poem. The poet was actually aware of the destructive power of time. He believed that his friend might be immortalized through his verses. The poet asks whether he can compare his friend's beauty to a Summer's day. But soon he denies the association because the beauty of a Summer's day may be spoiled by rough winds, excessive heat or over cast condition. But the poet's friend's beauty is forever. As long as people read the verses, the beauty of the poet's friend will be praised. Thus, Shakespeare would be able to immortalize the beauty and youth of his friend.

(Q.2) "....... And this gives life to thee"-  What does 'this' refer to? Who is referred to ' thee'? How does 'this' give life? ******

Ans. Here 'this' refers to the sonnet "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day", which Shakespeare dedicates to his friend. 

The word 'thee' is referred to the poet's young friend.

This Sonnet gives life to the poet's young friend. The poet says that all beautiful objects of nature are subjected to change and decay. But his Love, his beloved's beauty and his Poetic creation are immortal. He is quite confident in saying that so long as man can see or breathe on this earth this verse will be read. His friend's summer, not fade because his verse will make it eternal. 

 (Q.3) 'But thy eternal summer shall not fade.' - Who is being referred to as 'thy'? What is meant by 'eternal summer'? Why shall not 'thy eternal summer' fade? [2019]

Ans. In sonnet 18, The friend of the poet William Shakespeare is referred to as 'thy'?

'Eternal summer' means the eternal youth and beauty of the poet's friend whose worthiness will be immortalized in the poet's verse.

Every beautiful object of nature is subjected to degeneration. But the poet is very much confident that the eternal summer of his friend is everlasting. Death will never grab his beloved or will fade his glory. The eternal lines composed by the poet will preserve his friend's beauty everlasting. The poet predicted that his sonnet would be acclaimed forever so long men would live on this earth. In this way, his poem would be read and his beloved would be alive.

(Q.4) " Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's day"- 

(i) Who is compared to a Summer's day?

(ii) What adjectives does the poet use for the person?

(iii) what are the blemishes of summer?

Ans. In William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, the poet compares his beloved to a summer's day.

The poet describes the person as "more lovely" and "more temperate" than a summer's day, suggesting they are gentler, more balanced, and more beautiful.

The poet lists a few imperfections of summer:

It is too short, as summer passes quickly ("summer's lease hath all too short a date").

It can be too hot ("Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines").

It can be unpredictable, with winds that shake the "darling buds of May."

It fades over time ("every fair from fair sometime declines").

Shakespeare contrasts these temporary flaws with the person’s beauty, which he claims will endure forever through the sonnet.

SAQ From "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's day" (HS): 2025

 SAQ From "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day"

(1) What will make the beauty of the poet's friend eternal? [H.S. = 2015]

Ans. The immortal lines of the sonnet will make the beauty of the poet's friend eternal.

(2)What shall death not brag about in Shakespeare's sonnet No. 18? [H.S. 2015, 2019 & 2022]

Ans. Death shall not brag to the poet's friend to wonder in his shade.

(3)How is the 'gold complexion' of the sun dimmed? [H.S. = 2016]

Ans. The 'gold complexion' of the sun is dimmed by the clouds.

(4) 'And Summer's lease hath all too short a date.' - what is meant by 'summer's lease'? [H.S. = 2016]

Ans. 'Summer's lease' means the duration of summer.

(5) "So long times this." - What is referred to by the word 'this'? [H.S. = 2017]

Ans. 'This' refers to the sonnet of Shakespeare.

(6)What does 'eye of heaven' refer to? [H.S. = 2017 & 2022]

Ans. 'Eye of heaven' refers to the sun.

(7)How long will the young man be remembered in Shakespeare's sonnet No. 18? [H.S. 2018 & 2022]

Ans. The young man will be remembered so long as men can breathe or eyes can see.

(8) What kind of poem is 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day'? [H.S. = 2019 & 2022]

Ans. 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day' is a sonnet.

(9)In which month can the 'darling buds' be seen? [H.S. = 2020]

Ans. The 'darling buds' can be seen in May.

(10)How does 'every fair from fair' decline?

Or. What does the line "And every fair from fair sometimes decline" mean? [H.S. = 2020]

Ans. 'Every fair from fair' declines by nature's changing course.

(11)What is the structure of the poem 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day'?

Ans. The sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day' consists of three quatrains with a concluding couplet.

(12)To whom is the sonnet addressed?

Ans. The sonnet is addressed to possibly William Herbert or Henry Wriothesley, both patrons of Shakespeare and prominent young noblemen of the time.

(13)With what does Shakespeare wish to compare his friend in the sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day'?

Ans. In the sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day', Shakespeare wishes to compare his friend to a summer's day.

(14)Why didn't the poet want to compare his friend to a summer's day?

Ans. The poet did not want to compare his friend to a summer's day because his friend is more lovely and more temperate than a summer's day.

(15)What do the rough winds do in summer?

Ans. Rough winds shake the darling buds of summer.

(16)What are the disadvantages of the summer's day mentioned in Sonnet No. 18?

Ans. Summer is short in duration and the winds destroy the darling buds.

(17)What do you mean by the phrase 'fair from fair'?

Ans. The phrase 'fair from fair' means the beautiful objects of nature.

(18)What do you mean by the phrase 'nature's changing course'?

Ans. The phrase, 'nature's changing course' means natural destruction and decay with the passage of time.

(19) "But thy eternal summer shall not fade." - What do you mean by the phrase 'thy eternal summer'?

Ans. The phrase, 'thy eternal summer' means the everlasting youthfulness and beauty of the poet's friend.

(20)What gives life to the poet's friend in sonnet No. 18?

Ans. The sonnet written by William Shakespeare gives life to his friend.

(21) "Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade." – What does the poet mean by the phrase 'his shade'?

Ans. By the phrase, 'his shade', the poet means the shadow of death.

(22) "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st." – What do you mean by the 'eternal lines'?

Ans. The 'eternal lines' are the eternal verses in the form of sonnet.

LAQ from " Asleep in the Valley" (HS) : 2025

 (Q.1) Justify the title of the poem, “Asleep In The Valley”? [ 2015 ]

Ans. Arthur Rimbaud’s “Asleep in The Valley” is a fine poem. When we go through the poem, we come to know about a young soldier. He is sleeping on the bed of soft green grass in the lap of loving nature. He has a child like smiling face and is undisturbed by the humming insects. But the real shock comes at the very ending line. There are two bullet wounds in the side of the soldier. He is dead. The title suggests that the soldier is asleep. But he will wake up no more. He is sleeping eternal sleep. So the title is ironical.

(Q:2) “The humming insects don’t disturb his rest”—who rests and where? What makes him to rest? Why can’t the insects disturb his rest?[2020]

Ans. A young soldier in “Asleep in The Valley” rests in the green valley on soft green grass with a pillow of fern.

>There are two red holes in the side of the soldier. Here two red holes suggest two bullet wounds which have caused his death. That makes him to rest.

>The soldier was sleeping on the soft green valley. There are fresh and beautiful flowers under his feet. But actually the soldier is not sleeping. He is brutally dead in the battlefield. He will never wake up again. So, the humming insects can not disturb his rest.

(Q.3) Write down the central idea /theme of the poem, “Asleep in The Valley”?

OR, Write critical analysis of the poem, “Asleep in The Valley”?

Ans. The poem, “Asleep in The Valley” by Arthur Rimbaud presents a lovely natural scene. The poem introduces thereafter, a young soldier who is lying dead in a green valley hit by two bloody bullet shots. He is poor victim of war. He looks all innocent and pure, gentle and without guile. The soldier, lying dead in the valley symbolizes for the thousands of young men who trapped and killed in the war. Thus, the theme of the poem is truck here which is all of the futility of war.

(Q: 4) 1)His smiles/ Is like an infant's............" - Whose 'smile' is referred to here? Why is his smile compared to the smile of an infant? (OR. Explain the comparison in the given line.) How does nature take care of him? [1+3+2 = 6] [H.S. - 2019, 2022]

Ans. The smile of the young soldier in Arthur Rimbaud's poem 'Asleep in the valley' is referred to here.

The smile of the soldier is compared to an infant because the smile was innocent, pure, gentle, and without guile. The soldier was very young. When he was sleeping, the smiling face of him made the poet very affectionate toward him and uttered such words. It shows the poet's pity for the young soldier.

Nature takes the utmost care of his rest. The pillow made of fern under his head gives him comfort. The green sun-soaked undergrowth serves as a soft bed. Sunrays from mountain tops keep him warm.

(Q:5) "In his side, there are two red holes" – Who is the person referred to here? What do the 'two red holes' signify? What attitude of the poet about war is referred to here? [ 2017, 2022]

Ans. The person referred to here is the dead soldier of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ written by Arthur Rimbaud.

The ‘two red holes’ are the marks of bullet wounds, in one side of the apparently sleeping soldier. It signifies that the soldier has been shot to death at war.

The poet here perceives war as something futile and brutal. Rimbaud, being a soldier himself, has witnessed the horrors of war, and in this line he expresses how pitiful a war is! War destroys the lives of youths with all their dreams unfulfilled and without letting them experience the joys of life. In warfare, they become the inevitable ناگزیر victims who are mercilessly killed in the war. This meaninglessness of war perturbsپریشان کرنا the poet immensely بے حد. The concluding line of the poem is an alert to mankind against the ravagesتباہی of war.

(Q:6) How does the poet express the futility of war through the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'? What message does he want to convey? [2018]*

Ans. Arthur Rimbaud's poem, "Asleep in the Valley" is a war poem. It deals with the futility of war.It is not pro- war but anti-war because a war only destroys beautiful things of nature .A soldier lying asleep in the valley is asleep forever. The young soldier lost his life in war. A soldier is an asset of a country. His young flesh is pierced by two bullets. War claims him. Which nation he belongs to is not important. He has no name. He has no identity. He is a cannon-fodder. This is what exactly war does.He saves the country by sacrificing his life. As war can't give life, it is futile. It has no value. Where there is no life, there is futility only. The poem brings in all the pity of war-the futility of war. So the poet Rimbaud says that there is no glory in war. An untimely death can never be a glory. 

The poem gives us a message. We should not be engaged in warfare since it creates hollowness of lives by causing death and destruction on a gigantic scale.

SAQ from " The Poetry of Earth" ( HS ): 2025

 (1) Who takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats' sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth'? [H.S. =2015]

Ans. The grasshopper takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats' sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth'.

(2) "...... a voice will run." – Whose voice is referred to here? [H.S. = 2015]

Ans. The voice of the grasshopper is referred to here.

(3)  Where do all the birds hide in summer? [H.S. = 2016]

Ans. All the birds hide in cooling shade of trees in Keats's " The poetry of Earth".

(4) Who has never done with his delights in Keats's sonnet? [H.S. = 2016]

Ans. The grasshopper has never done with his to delights in Keats's sonnet 'The Poetry of Earth'.

(5) What might one hear on a lone, cold, silent winter? [H.S. = 2017, 2019]

Ans. One might hear the cricket's shrill song on a lone, cold, silent winter.

(6) Where was the grasshopper seen in summer? [H.S. = 2017]

Ans. The grasshopper was seen in hedges and beneath the weeds in summer.

(7) Where does the grasshopper rest? [H.S. = 2018]

Ans. The grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.

(8) From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in 'The Poetry of Earth'? [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]

Ans. The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove in 'The poetry of Earth'.

(9) Where do the birds hide when they are 'faint with the hot sun'? [H.S. = 2019 & 2022]

Ans. The birds hide in cooling trees when they are faint with the hot Sun.

(10) What has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening in Keats's sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans. The frost has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening.

(11) What does Keats celebrate in the poem 'The Poetry of Earth'? [H.S. =2020]

Ans. In the sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth' Keats celebrates the music of the earth through the cycle of seasons.

( 12) Whose voice will run from hedge to hedge when all the birds retire to rest in cooling trees? [H.S. = 2020]

Ans. The voice of the Grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge when all the birds retire to rest in cooling trees.

(13) What type of poem is John Keats' 'The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans. John Keats' 'The Poetry of Earth' is a Petrarchan sonnet.

(14) What does the poet signify by 'the poetry of earth'?

Ans. By 'the poetry of earth' John Keats signifies the music of nature.

(15) Why did the birds faint in summer?

Ans. The birds fainted with the hot sun in summer.

(16)Where will the voice of the grasshopper run?

Ans. The voice of the grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the new-mown meadow.

(17) What do you mean by the phrase 'new-mown mead'?

Ans. The phrase, 'new-mown mead' means freshly chopped meadow.

SAQ From " Asleep in the Valley" (HS) 2025

 Poem: Asleep In The Valley (SAQ)

(Q.1) "In his side there are two red holes" – What do the 'two red holes' in the poem 'Asleep in the valley' signify? [H.S. – 2015]

Ans. In the poem "Asleep in the valley'' the 'Two red holes' signify two bullet wounds that leave a red blood spot.

(2) Why does the poet ask nature to keep the soldier warm so that the soldier may not catch a cold? [H.S. -2016] Or. 'He may catch cold' - Why does the poet fear so?

Ans. As the soldier is sleeping under the open sky, the poet feels affection and asks nature to keep him warm.

(3) How does the stream look like in the poem, 'Asleep in the Valley'? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. The stream looks like a long strand of silver in the poem, 'Asleep in the Valley'.

(4)Where does the stream leave long strands of silver? [H.S. - 2017, 2019 & 2022]

Ans. The stream leaves long strands of silver on the bright green grass of the valley.

(5)What is described as gentle without guile? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. The smile of the innocent soldier is described as gentle without guile?

(6)How does the poet bring out the innocence of the soldier in 'Asleep in the Valley'? [H.S. -2018]

Ans. The poet brings out the innocence of the soldier by describing the smile of the soldier as gentle without guile like an infant.

(7) Why is the soldier pale? [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]

Ans. The soldier is pale because he is lying dead under the warm sun.

(8)Where does the soldier lie stretched? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]

Ans. The soldier lies stretched in the heavy undergrowth in a small green valley.

(9)Where are the feet of the soldier placed? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. The feet of the soldier are placed among the flowers.

(10)What is the soldier's smile compared to? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. The soldier's smile is compared to the smile of an infant, gentle without guile.

(11)How does the stream flow in the poem, 'Asleep in the Valley'?

Ans. The stream flows slowly in the poem, 'Asleep in the Valley'.

(12)Where does the stream flow?

Ans. The stream flows through a small green valley.

(13)What does the word 'hollow' signify in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'?

Ans. The word 'Hollow' means a valley surrounded by mountains that seems a hollow from distance.

(14)From where do the sun rays fall on the valley?

Ans. The sun's rays fall on the valley from the mountain top.

(15)How are the sun rays compared with?

Ans. The sun's rays are compared with the flowing of the stream.

(16)How does the soldier lie?

Ans. The soldier lies open-mouthed with a pillow made of fern beneath his head and his feet are among the flowers.

(17)What is the pillow made of?

Ans. The pillow is made of fern.

(18)What do you mean by 'heavy undergrowth'?

Ans. Heavy undergrowth means the bushes and plants that grow in plenty.

(19) What does the poet ask nature to do?

Ans. The poet asks nature to keep him warm.

(20)What are the insects doing?

Ans. The insects are humming and trying to disturb the soldier's rest.

MCQ From " The Poetry of Earth" (HS): 2025

 1). 'The Poetry of Earth' is written by

a). Keats b)Blake c)Shelley d)Shakespeare

2 ) 'The Poetry of Earth' is a/an

a).Ballad B)elegy c)sonnet d)ode

3) Faint with the hot sun the birds hide themselves

a) in their nest b) in cooling trees

c) under a shade d) in water

4). The Grasshopper is associated with the season

a) winter b) spring c) autumn d) summer

5) The Grasshopper sings

a) from hedge to hedge b) in the forest

c) hiding in cooling trees d) in a hut

6) The hot sun makes all the birds

a). sing in joy b) fly away to a distant land

c) faint d) gay

7) The sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth' is also known as

a). Summer and Winter

b) On the Grasshopper and the Cricket

c) Nature d) songs of Nature

8) The Grasshopper takes the lead in

a). summer luxury b) winter luxury

c) autumn luxury d) spring luxury

9) Being tired, the Grasshopper rests beneath some

a). bare weed b) pleasant weed

c) bare tree d) pleasant tree

10) When birds stop singing on a hot summer day, we hear the song of a/an

a). Cricket b) Grasshopper c) frog d) owl

11) Expressions like ' hot sun' and 'cooling trees' suggest that the season is

@winter b) autumn c) spring d) summer

12) In the heat of summer, the Grasshopper moves about

a). joyfully b) sorrowfully

c) indifferently d) reluctantly

13) The poetry of earth is ceasing 

a). for ever b) never c) for sometime

d) for a moment

14) In the poem. The Poetry of Earth' the frost evokes the image of

@ summer b) winter c) autumn d) spring

15) The Cricket in the cold and silent winter

a). takes rest b) moves to a cooling shade

c) chirps in song d) dances in joy

16) The Cricket finds warmth

a). in the bush b) in cooling trees

c) in the new-mown mead d) near a stove

17) The songs of the Cricket is heard from

a). behind the fireplace b) the hedge

c) the new-mown mead d) the hiding place

18) The song of the Cricket seems to be a continuation of

a). the birds' song in Nature b) the Grasshopper's song c) summer d) spring

19) The poem 'The Poetry of Earth' contains

a). Twelve lines b) eleven lines

c) thirteen lines d) fourteen lines

20) The word that describes the winter evening in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth' is

a). new-mown b) luxury c) lone d) pleasant

21) The word that describes the meadow in the sonnet 'The Poetry of Earth' is

a). new-mown b) pleasant c) hot d) cooling

22) The epithet that has been used to describe the trees in 'The Poetry of Earth' is

a). fairit b) pleasant c) cooling d) hot

23) The sun in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth' is 

a). faint b) hot c) cooling d) pleasant

24) Which of the following words describes the condition of the bird in summer in the poem, "The Poetry of Earth'?

a). faint b) hot c) pleasant d) cooling

25) How is the weed where the Grasshopper rests in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth'?

a). faint b) pleasant c) hot d) new-mown

26) What wrought a silence on a lone winter evening in the sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth'?

a). the Grasshopper b) the Cricket

c) the frost d) the hot sun

27) How has Keats animated the grasshopper and the cricket in his poem, 'The Poetry of Earth'?

a). by giving them human voice

b) by using capital letter

c) by making them silent

d) by mentioning them in the poem

28) Which literary device does Keats use in 'The Poetry of Earth'?

a). contrast b) simile c) oxymoron d) irony

29) To a half-asleep man, the shrill chirping of the Cricket adds meaning to the lonely winter evening by-

a). reminding him of the music of the Grasshopper in the summer months

b) recalling the songs of the birds

c) reminding him of the music of the birds in winter

d) reminding him of the music of the insects in winter

30) "...he has never done with his delights..." What does the above extract mean?

a). He is never content b) He is never crying c) He is always singing

d) He is always on the move

Ans.

(1)→(a)

 (2) →(c)

 (3) →(b) 

(4)→ (d) 

(5)→(a) 

(6)→(c) 

(7)→(b) 

(8)→(a)

(9)→(b) 

(10)→(b)

 (11)→ (d)

(12)→(a)

 (13)→(b) 

(14)→(b)

(15)→(c) 

(16)→(d)

(17)→(a)

 (18) → (b)

(19) →(d)

(20)→(c)

(21)→(a)

(22)→(c)

(23)→(b)

(24)→(a)

(25)→(b)

(26)→(c)

(27)→(b)

(28)→(a)

(29)→(α)

(30)→(c)

LAQ from "On Killing a Tree" for 2025 (HS)

(Q.1) Justify the title of the poem, “On Killing A Tree”? [2016]

Ans. Gieve Patel’s On Killing A Tree” presents an ironic picture of man’s attitude towards tree. A tree is a generous helper of man but the man is too foolish to realize it. So, like a professional killer, man thinks of all possible ways to kill the tree. The tree consumes nutrients from the earth and absorbs sunlight, air and water for years. Thus the tree grows slowly. The tree is the greatest friend of man and a generous helper of man. But in return, it has to suffer much. It struggles hard for existence because of man’s cruelty. The poem focuses on the irony of killing a benefactor by its beneficiary. Thus the poem, from its beginning to ends, describes in detail the process and consequence of killing a tree. so, the title is appropriate.

(Q: 2) “And then it is done” – what is ‘it’ referred to here? When is ‘it’ done? How is it done? [2020]

Ans. Here ‘it’ refers to the process of destroying or killing the tree completely.

>When the root of a tree is pulled out of the earth after being tied with a rope, and passes it some processes in the sun to kill the tree completely.

>After uprooting entirely from the earth-cave, the tree passes through processes of scorching, choking, browning, twisting, and withering in the presence of sun and air. In this way, the killing of a tree is complete. This line highlights man’s satisfaction in destroying nature. Ironically, it shows how man glorifies his cruelty. 

(Q.3) " It takes much time to kill a tree"

(i)Why does it take much time to kill a tree?

(ii) According to the poet, how is the tree finally killed? [ 2015 & 18]

Ans. (i) It is not easy to kill a tree because it has deep roots. So, a stab of the knife or hacking and chopping the tree cannot kill it. To kill a tree the root has to be pulled out. It has to be scorched and choked in the sun and air so that it becomes brown, hard, twisted and dry. Only then does a tree die. So it takes much time and effort to kill a tree.

(ii) The tree is finally killed when the root is pulled out. The root is the main strength of the tree. It lies hidden under the earth. It is to be pulled out entirely from there. To do this the tree is to be roped, tied and then snapped out. Then the uprooted tree is scorched or choked in sun and air. Finally it is browned and hardened, twisted and withered. In this way the tree is completely killed.

(Q.4) How does the poet describe man's cruelty and violence in the poem, "On Killing a Tree"?

Ans.In the poem," On Killing a Tree ", the poet describes the whole process of Killing a Tree. The poem gives the description of man's cruelty towards nature. Man applies various methods to kill the tree for commercial purposes. Man is heartless and trees die.Ironically the Killing of a tree in a Violence manner gives out the lesson of non-violence. The poet shows man's cruelty towards the tree to arous our love and sympathy for all objects of nature, including trees.

(Q.5) " It has grown slowly....... Out of its leprous hide sprouting leaves"--

What does the expression" Leprous hide" refer to? What grows from it? What does the line signify? How does it look? Bring out the irony of the line? *****

Ans. In Gieve Patel's poem, 'On Killing a Tree', the expression ' Leprous hide' refers to the discoloured and rough bark of a tree.

From this 'leprous hide,' green leaves sprout, signifying new growth and life.

This line represents the resilience and vitality of the tree, which continues to grow and flourish over time.

In appearance, the tree's bark is rough, patchy, and textured, resembling the skin of a leprosy patient. This comparison makes the tree seem both vulnerable and strong at the same time.

The irony in the line lies in the fact that, despite its seemingly diseased and damaged exterior, the tree is full of life and continues to grow. While one might expect something unhealthy to wither away, the tree defies this expectation by continuously sprouting new leaves, reinforcing its power of survival.

On Killing A Tree : SAQ

SAQ From "On Killing A Tree"

(Q.1) What according to the poet is the most sensitive of the tree? [H.S. - 2015] Or, Which part of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet? [H.S. – 2018] 

Ans. The root of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet.

(Q.2) 'Not much pain will do it.' - What does the expression suggest? [H.S. - 2015]

Ans. The expression suggests that the tree can get pain from hacking and chopping but they cannot kill it completely.

(Q.3) What scorches and chokes the tree after it is pulled out? [H.S. -2016]

Ans. The sun and the air scorch and choke the tree after it is pulled out.

(Q.4) What does the phrase 'earth cave' refer to? [H.S. -2016]

Ans. The phrase 'earth cave' refers to the hollow made after uprooting the tree.

(Q.5)How does a tree grow?[H.S. - 2017]

Ans. A tree grows slowly by consuming the earth, feeding upon its crust, absorbing sunlight, air, water for years.

(Q.6)From where would curled green twigs rise? [HS - 2017]

Ans. Curled green miniature twigs would rise from stem close to the ground.

 (Q.7) What causes the bark of a tree to bleed? [H.S. – 2018 & 23]

Ans. The hacking and chopping causes the bark of tree to bleed.

(Q.8)Where does the tree's strength lie? [H.S. - 2019 & 23]

Ans. The tree's strength lies in the roots.

(Q.9) 'Slowly consuming the earth' - What does the expression 'consuming the earth' mean? [H.S.-2019]

Ans. 'Consuming the earth' means drawing vital nutrients from the earth.

(Q.10)In what form of verse is the poem 'On Killing a Tree' written? [H.S. - 2020]

Ans. The poem 'On Killing a Tree, is written in free verse.

(Q.11)What does the expression 'leprous hide' refer to? Or. What is meant by 'leprous hide'? [H.S.-2020]

Ans. The expression 'leprous hide' refers to the bark which is probably rough and has marks.

(Q.12) It takes much time to kill a tree.' - What does the poet Gieve Patel mean by the statement?

Ans. The poet Gieve Patel means that it is not easy to kill a tree.

(Q.13)What does the word 'crust' mean?

Ans. The word 'crust' means the top layer of the earth.

(Q.14)What has the tree absorbed for its growth?

Ans. The tree has absorbed sunlight, air and water for years for its growth.

(Q.15)What comes out from the leprous hide? Or. What sprouts out of the leprous hide?

Ans. Green leaves sprout out of the leprous hide.

(Q.16) 'But this alone won't do it.' - What do you mean by 'this'?

Ans. 'This' refers to the hacking and chopping.

(Q.17) 'Not much pain will do it.' - What does the word 'it' refers to?

Ans. 'It' refers to the task of killing a tree.

(Q.18)What does the expression 'bleeding bark' suggest?

Ans. The expression 'bleeding bark' suggests the flow of sap from the bark of the tree after hacking and chopping.

(Q.19)What will rise from close to the ground?

Ans. Curled green twigs will rise from close to the ground.

(Q.20) What are miniature boughs?

Ans. The curled green twigs are the miniature boughs.

(Q.21) What would happen if the growth of miniature boughs is unchecked.

Ans. If the growth of miniature boughs is unchecked, they will expand again to their former sizes.

(Q.22)What does the expression 'anchoring earth' suggest?

Ans. The expression 'anchoring earth' suggests that the roots are deep-rooted into the earth and they are holding the tree tightly.

(Q.23) Why is the root wet?

Ans. The root is wet because it sucks water from the earth and passes to the tree.

(Q.24) What remains hidden for years inside the earth?

Ans. The roots of the tree remain hidden for years inside the earth.

MCQ From: "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's day "

 (1). The eye of heaven' refers to(

a). the Sun (b) The Moon

© any star (d) a comet

(2)The season to which the poet thinks of comparing his friend is

(a). Winter (b) Autumn © Summer (d) Spring

(3) The phrase 'gold complexion' is applied to

(a) a flower (b) the poet's friend

 (c.) the buds (d) the sun

(4) The word 'lease' is a

(a). scientific term (b) Legal term (c)economic term (d) nine of these

(5) The word 'dimmed' suggests that the sun

(a). has set (b) has just risen (c) has been covered by clouds (d) has been eclipsed

(6) The phrase 'by chance' in the poem suggests

(a). Natural law (b) accident © deliberate (d) be dimmed

(7) The poet thinks that the summer season is

(a). perfect (b) long © transitory (d)very temperate

(8) The complexion of the sun getting dimmed is

(a). an image (b,) a personification

© antithesis (d) simile

(9) "Death shall brag thou wand'rst in his shade"-The figure of speech in this line is

(a). climax (b) antithesis © simile (d) personification

(10) "So long lives 'this'." Here 'this' means

(a). poet's love (b) poet's beauty

(C.) poet's verse (d) the friend's beauty

(11) "This gives 'life' to thee."-'Life' here suggests

(a). resurrection (b) immortality

(c) youth (d) friendly feelings

(12) Shakespeare begins his sonnet with a/an

(a). Statement (b) exclamation (c.) Invocation (d) interrogation

(13) The theme of the Shakespearean sonnet sequences is

(a). time vs love conflict (b) omnipotence of time (c.) death as an agent of time

(d). immortality of beauty and youth

(14). The sonnet of Shakespeare is structurally

(a). Spenserian sonnet (b) Keatsean sonnet (c.) Petrarchan sonnet (d) Miltonic sonnet

(15) The phrase 'eternal summer' suggests

(a). poet's death (b) youthfulness of poet's friend' (c.) talent of poet's friend' (d) death of poet's friend'

(16) Every mortal being is claimed ultimately by

(a). nature (b) winter (c.) death (d) none of these

(17) Rough winds in summer days destroy

(a). Flowers (b) trees (c.) Fruits (d) buds

(18). The sonnet is addressed to the poet's

(a). friend and patron (b) mistress

(c.) beloved (d) father

(19) Shakespeare will ultimately preserve the beauty of his friend through

(a). his novels (b) his drama

(c.) his verses (d) his magic

(20) The reference behind the line "Nor shall death brag" is

(a). Chaucer's poems (b) Bishop's Bible

(c.)Petrarch's sonnets (d) Dante's Inferno

(21) The word 'fair' in the line-"every fair from fair sometime declines"-is used as a/an

(a). adjective (b)adverb (c.) verb (d) noun

(22) The word 'possession' means

(a). ownership (b) conception

© prediction (d) convention

(23) The word 'eternal' means

(a). fading (b) transitory (c.) permanent

(d) temporary

(24) The word 'temperate' means

(a). serve (b) moderate (c.) evanescent

(d) perishable

(25) The word 'dimmed' means

(a). brightened (b) losing the brightness (c.) ordinary (d) steady

(26) The word 'untrimmed' means

(a). humanized (b) permanent

(c) ostentatious (d) deprived of adornments

(27) The word 'lease' means

(a). agreement (b) span (c) eternal

(d) conception

(28) The word 'brag' means

(a). contrast (b) exhorts © extol (d) boast

Answers

(1) a, (2) c, (3) d,(4) b, (5)  c, (6)  b, (7) c, (8) a,  (9) d,(10) c, (11) b, (12) d (13) a,(14) c, (15) b,  (16) c, (17) d , (18) a,(19) c,  (20) b, (21) d, (22) a, (23) c, (24) b,  (25) b,  (26) d, (27) a, (28) d,

SAQ & LAQ from Prose 'Of Studies' By Francis Bacon SAQ & LAQ

SAQ From ' Of Studies '

(Q.1) What is meant by the phrase ' Cymini Sectors' ?

Ans. "Cymini Sectors'" is a Latin phrase that means "hairsplitters" or someone who makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning, most famous quote from Bacon's 'Essays'

(Q.2)What does Bacon mean “Studies serve for ability” in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. According to Bacon “ability” means here, the ability to work, to counsel, to judge and to decide. So, studies serve to improve in trade knowledge, counseling, judgment and decision making.

(Q.3) What does Bacon mean “Studies serve for delight” in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. According to Francis Bacon “delight” means to get joy or pleasure. So, studies serve to get joy or to get pleasure. 

(Q.4)  What does Bacon mean “Studies serve for ornament” in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: According to Bacon “ornament” means to beautify. So, studies serve to beautify the use of language either spoken or written. Studies improve our use of language.

(Q.5) What is the chief use of studies for ability according to Francis Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: The chief use of “studies for ability” is to study for improvement our ability for judging the problem and decision making. It is also helpful to understand the business nature.

(Q.6) What is the chief use of studies for delight according to Francis Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: The chief use of “studies for delight” is to study in leisure time, in loneliness or solitude. It will give you pleasure and reduce the boredom.

(Q.7) What is the chief use of studies for ornament according to Francis Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans :The chief use of “studies for ornament” is in discourse. By studying we know new words and we learn that where we use which words and which not. It’s meant that studies beautify our speech.

(Q.8) What are the main benefits of study in the essay “Of Studies” by Francis Bacon?

Ans: According to The greatest essayist Francis Bacon the main benefits of study are delight, ornament and ability.

(Q.9) What is the attitude of a simple man about studies, according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. According to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies” the simple man admire (regard, respect) the studies.

(Q.10) What is the attitude of a crafty man about studies, according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. According to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies” the crafty man denounces (criticize, condemn) studies because the cunning and sneaky person used the tricks and crooked ways to accomplish the job.

(Q.11) What is the attitude of a wise man about studies, according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. According to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies” the wise man used the knowledge had gotten from studies.

(Q.12) What is Bacon’s view about “too much use of studies for ornament” in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. In the essay “Of Studies” according to Bacon the too much use of studies for ornament is affectation. Its mean that too much use of studies for ornament makes your discourse artificial or unnatural.

(Q.13) What reading, conference and writing made a man according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans.  According to Bacon in his essay “Of studies” the reading make a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.

(Q.14) According to Bacon the exercises of gentle walking and riding are good for which diseases as mentioned in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans. Bacon mentioned in his essay “Of Studies” that gentle walking is good for stomach and riding for the head.

(Q.15) What is Bacon’s view about to spend too much of time in studies?

Ans. Bacon wrote in his essay “Of Studies” that spend too much of time in studies is laziness or inactivity (sloth). Its mean that only study could not be fruitful without experience.

(Q.16): What does Bacon say about natural abilities of a man in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: Bacon says that the natural abilities of a man are like the plants that need pruning (trimming) and natural abilities of a man also need trimming by the studies. He says that the study only gives lots of directions, but experience also supplement the natural abilities.

(Q.17) What is bacon’s view about “Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others” in the essay “Of Studies”?

Ans :Bacon says about these books that these are guiding only of less important matters.

(Q.18) What a man needs to possess if a man writes little, conference little and read little according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: According to Bacon if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning.

(Q.19) According to Bacon what are the benefits of studying history, poetry, mathematics, natural philosophy, morality, logic and rhetoric in the essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: According to Bacon histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

(Q.20) According to Bacon the exercise of bowling is good for which disease as mentioned in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: According to Bacon bowling is good for the stone and reins.

(Q.21) Question: According to Bacon the exercise of shooting is good for which disease as mentioned in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: Bacon mentioned in his essay “Of Studies” that shooting is good for the lungs and breast.

(Q.22) If a man’s wit be wandering what Bacon suggest to do, in the essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: In the essay “Of Studies” Bacon says that if a man’s wit is wandering, let him/ her study the Mathematics.

(A.23) What is Bacon’s view about to make judgment wholly by their rules (learnt from study) in his essay “Of Studies“?

Ans: In the essay “Of Studies” Bacon tells us that to make judgment wholly by their rules (rules that learnt from the studies) is the humor of the scholar. Its mean that the judgments made without practical knowledge or experience are foolish.

(Q.24) What are the distilled books, according to the Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: Bacon says that distilled books are like common distilled waters (distilled water is purified water). So, Bacon here means the summarized books (containing only important information). He says that it is like flashy things. Flashy things are showy things that it only draws attention and of less importance.

(Q.25) What does Bacon mean of “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” in the essay “Of Studies”?

Ans: According to Bacon some books are tasted means not studied completely but in parts. Others to be swallowed means that books are read completely, but without curiosity and some few to be chewed and digested means that books studied with full interest and deeply to get maximum knowledge not only thematic but at the minute level also.

LAQ

(Q.1) Who is an expert? What can an expert do? How can we distinguish between an expert and a learned person?

Ans. An expert is a person who has special knowledge, skills or training in a particular field.

    An expert can perform a specific task and decide the details one by one. An expert is able to use specific knowledge and skills to perform a task.

A learned person differs from an expert in general knowledge and skills. The Learned gains or acquires a lot of knowledge from studying. While an expert may be skilled at a particular task, learners are generally good at consulting, planning action, monitoring, decision making, and problem solving.

(Q. 2)