My Native Land
1.Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
(a) What does the old man ask the poet?
Ans:- The old man ask the poet to describe something about the native land.
(b) Why does the old man ask the question to the poet?
(c) How does the poet address the old man? What does that form of address mean?
Ans:- The poet address the old man 'Koka'. The meaning of 'Koka' in English is grandfather.
(d) Why does the poet ask the old man to breathe deep?
Ans:- The poet ask the old man to breathe deep to feel the warm air of his native land which
remainds him his childhood.
(e) With what does the poet compare the cool breeze on the old man's face?
Ans:- The poet compare the cool breeze on the old man's face with the peaceful breath of his native land.
(f) With what does the poet compare the contented gurgling of the little baby?
Ans:-The poet compare the contented gurgling of the little baby with the soul of the native land.
(g) What does the chorus of the cuckoo and the sparrows do?
Ans: The chorus of the cuckoo and the sparrows play around the treetops is the shapes of happiness your native land.
(h) What are the things that create the soul of the poet's beloved country?
Ans:- The distant roll of the bihu dhol, pepa and gogona, heady aroma of the pitha and laroo, chant of thee prayer in the namghor, masjid,church these make the soul of the poet’s belovedc
2. A brief summary of each of the stanzas of the poem has been given below.
Match the stanzes with the given summaries. Mention the stanza number
alongside the correct summary.
(a)My native land makes me feel as safe and safe and secure as a baby carried on a
mother's back.
Ans: Stanza No 4
(b) The spirit of my native land can be understood in terms of its unity in diversity. Like different family members who have similarities and differences, yet belong to the same family and have the same home, in our native land, our family membersp different religions and traditions.
Ans: Stanza No 6
(c) The lonely, blind old man in the street asked me to describe our native land.
Ans: Stanza No 1
(d) Our native land is rich in its gift of nature and is brought to life by the bird and
animals that playfully roam its rich green forestlan.
Ans: Stanza 5
(e) The touch of our native land is as peaceful as the cool, fresh breeze blowing after a night oft and rain.
Ans: Stanza 3
3. Note that the poem is a series of information to a blind man on what his land is like. The girl provides the information by making use of the senses that are very strong in blind persons. These sense are:
Ans:
(a) touch
(b) hearing
(c) smell
Ans:- The distant roll of the bihu dhol, pepa and gogona, heady aroma of the pitha and laroo, chant of thee prayer in the namghor, masjid,church these make the soul of the poet’s belovedc
2. A brief summary of each of the stanzas of the poem has been given below.
Match the stanzes with the given summaries. Mention the stanza number
alongside the correct summary.
(a)My native land makes me feel as safe and safe and secure as a baby carried on a
mother's back.
Ans: Stanza No 4
(b) The spirit of my native land can be understood in terms of its unity in diversity. Like different family members who have similarities and differences, yet belong to the same family and have the same home, in our native land, our family membersp different religions and traditions.
Ans: Stanza No 6
(c) The lonely, blind old man in the street asked me to describe our native land.
Ans: Stanza No 1
(d) Our native land is rich in its gift of nature and is brought to life by the bird and
animals that playfully roam its rich green forestlan.
Ans: Stanza 5
(e) The touch of our native land is as peaceful as the cool, fresh breeze blowing after a night oft and rain.
Ans: Stanza 3
3. Note that the poem is a series of information to a blind man on what his land is like. The girl provides the information by making use of the senses that are very strong in blind persons. These sense are:
Ans:
(a) touch
(b) hearing
(c) smell
Nice 👌
ReplyDelete