ADVENTURES IN A BANYAN TREE

1. The boy was very much thrilled of his acquaintance with the squirrel. He wrote a
letter to his friend telling him about his new friend. Help him to complete the letter.

28 Apr 1997

Dehra.

Dear Arun;

Hope you are enjoying your vacation there. I am doing the same here, at grandpa’s

house. I got a new friend here. Do you know who the new friend is? A little, cute squirrel

grey in colour! In the beginning he was a little resentful towards me. But now, finding that I

am not harmful, he is very friendly and familiar with me even to take food from my hands.

You know in our garden there is a magnificent banyan tree, which is older than my grandpa,

it old as the town of Dehra. I often spend my free time on the tree, and the squirrel will also

be there with me. There I have built a small platform on the halfway up the tree. I could read

from there. I had witnessed for a fight between mongoose and cobra, in that mongoose was

vanquished. A few days ago, my grandpa brought a white rat to home, which he had bought

from the bazaar for four Annas. I often take it with me to the root or platform in the tree.

Soon it made a friendship with one of the squirrels in the banyan tree. There a strange thing

happened. The squirrel started building a nest in a hole in the tree. When we investigated it,

we found three little white squirrels! My grandpa said that he hadn’t seen white squirrels

before in his life. He also explained that the white rat should be the father of white baby

squirrels.

I wanted your presence with me in this vacation. We can spend the time in the garden

and on the banyan tree. You will be happy to see the beautiful land in Dehra, and live in it.

Convey my regards to all. I hope to see you soon.

                                                                                                           Yours lovingly,
                                                                                                                   Name
                                                                                                                      Sd/

2. The boy was thrilled with the fight between the cobra and the mongoose. You may
also have the same feeling. Narrate the fight scene in your own words.

Battle of Champions

The boy was sitting on the platform halfway up the tree. He used to read books and

enjoy sights down in the garden sitting there. One April afternoon, when everyone was

indoors due to the warm breezes of the approaching summer, he was sitting up on the tree as

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usual. Suddenly he saw a huge, black cobra gliding into the garden beneath him out from a

cactus plant. At the same time, a mongoose also emerged from the bush nearby and went

straight for the cobra. Both of them came face to face in a clearing beneath the tree on which

the boy was sitting. The cobra defiantly darted his forked tongue in and out and raised three

of his six feet off the ground.

The mongoose bushed its tail, and the long hair on its spine stood up. They were

ready to fight each other. Two other spectators a myna and a jungle crow also came to the

scene. The cobra tried to mesmerize his opponent into making a false move. But the

mongoose knew the trick and did not fall into the trap. The mongoose moving forward, made

a feint to one side. The cobra struck but missed the aim. Immediately the mongoose darted on

the snake and bit on its back. At the same moment, the myna and the crow also dived at the

cobra but collided themselves. The cobra started getting weaker and weaker as the mongoose

attacked him vigorously and repeatedly. In that fight, the cobra whipped his head back and

his snout thudded forcefully against the crow’s body killing it. Then, the myna wisely

refrained from anymore interference.

Finally, the mongoose with a lightning snap had the cobra by his snout. He writhed

for a while and gradually stopped struggling. The winning mongoose, gripping its enemy’s

hood, dragged it into the bushes. The myna, with a shrill cry of congratulation, flew away!

3. And among est the wool were the three baby squirrels – all of them white!’ The boy
couldn’t stop wondering about the white squirrels. If he scribbled down this
unforgettable sight in his diary, how would be?

10:00 pm                                                                                                          10 April 2019

Tuesday

What a wonderful sight! Our white rat has become father of three little white squirrel

babies. I have never seen or heard of white squirrels before. Even grandpa doesn’t know

about white squirrels. Grandpa is really a nice person. He loves trees, birds, animals and

everything in nature. I know he loves me too very much. Actually he might have bought the

white rat for me. He said the rats and squirrels were related each other. It is right, as grandpa

said, the father of the white baby squirrels is my white rat. How many varieties of creatures

are there in nature! We should do everything to protect the nature and its creatures. I am

proud of my grey squirrel, white rat and the white baby squirrels. I will bring all my school

friends here to show them these wonderful sights.

4. A single banyan tree creates such beauty and harmony. How will it be if we have such
beauty everywhere? What should we do for the conservation of nature? Discuss.

Plant Trees and Preserve Nature

When we read the story, we understand how much a tree can contribute in preserving

nature, its beauty, harmony and life. The single banyan tree is a dwelling place for many

creatures, a resting place for the boy and a location of sustenance for birds, especially when

the fig season comes. As the Malayalam literary legend, Vaikom Mohammed Basheer said,

all the creatures in this world are the ‘rightful inheritors of the earth’. So, we the humans do

not have a particular right to overuse or exploit the resources of the earth. We should consider

our fellow creatures living in this world. When we cut and fell a tree, we are actually

violating others’ rights as well as damaging our own existence.

Nowadays, the large scale deforestation is a threat to nature. We cut trees in the name

of infrastructural development to construct roads and buildings. With the increasing demand

for wood fuels and building materials, the deforestation process has also increased. And, the

result is hazardous. The depletion of trees decreased the rain water catchment and increased

the global warming. In order to keep the natural eco-system intact and help life existence

possible on the planet earth, it is necessitous for us to promote afforestation. We students

should be motivated from stories of this kind, and take an oath to preserve and protect our

nature by planting plenty of trees.

5. Slogans on Nature Conservation

• Plant trees, Protect Nature.

• Root of our existence is on top of trees!

• Pollution everywhere, solution nowhere.

• Avoid plastic, save our planet.

• Say NO to pollutants to make life pleasant.

• Global warming is a warning:

  Carbon emission is a killing poison!

• Don’t harm nature; let every creature be calm in future.

• Let rivers flow pure; make lives grow sure.

Summary and Analysis of 'Lines Written in Early spring'

Lines written in early spring

Theme

The major theme of this poem is nature, in all senses of the word. The poem touches on visually stimulating descriptions of a natural environment and the nature of mankind. It also underlines the natural connection between everything on Earth, both the tangible and intangible. Nature, as she is named in the poem, is not an entity man can see or touch in and of itself. However, through the theme of connection, we do see and touch Nature in all we consume, destroy, make, and love.

SUMMARY OF LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING

The speaker tells that while sitting reclined on a woodland grove, his mind was filled with several thoughts. While he finds solace in the nature’s beauty, the same beauty also reminds him of bad thoughts. The speaker appreciates the nature for her god like abilities of linking a human soul to her but he also feels grief while thinking about how cruelly man has separated himself from Mother Nature. The speaker is highly appreciative of the nature’s beauty, he finds delight in the green bowers and has faith that the beautiful flowers enjoy every ounce of the air they breathe, they are thankful for living besides the nature. The speaker observes the birds which sing and hop around him; he is in awe of these creatures. Though the speaker does not understand their language and ways, he does recognize that the birds’ are creating all these movements out of sheer pleasure and joy. The breeze flowing is sweet and light, the twigs are spreading out as if to catch the sweet air and all the speaker can do is gather pleasure in their existence. The speaker questions that if this is heaven and this is the holy plan of nature then what has man made of man that is himself and his kind, by separating from such joy.

Short Summary “Written in Early Spring”

It was a day in early spring. The poet sardines in a grove. It was then that he heard some sweet music. It was a happy blending of a large many musical notes like the song of birds, the whispering of the breeze, the rustling of leaves and the murmur of the streams etc. the poet’s mind was at rest. He was in pleasant and meditative mood. When one is on such a state one experiences pleasant thoughts.

The pleasant thoughts brought about by the joys in nature induce sad thoughts as one thinks of man and his world. Nature linked the human soul in the poet to her fair works. The more joy he saw in Nature the more it grieved his heart to think what man had made of man.

Occupying himself with the drudgery of earning and spending only man has shut himself to the pleasures the universe offers to him and, as a result, has brought misery and sorrow for himself.

The poet looked around. He saw the primrose tufts. He watched the periwinkle trailing its wreaths in that sweet bower. The flowers were pleasant, joyful. The poet strongly believed that every flower enjoyed the air it breathed. The birds around him hopped and played. The poet could not measure their thoughts. He could not know what made them playful, joyous. He could only see that they were ecstatic.

Every motion they made seemed “a thrill of pleasure.” The joyful sight of the flowers, the birds and the twigs along with the “thousand blended notes” made the poet think there was pleasure there.

The poet’s mind is caught between; his mood fluctuates between nature and the human world. Nature is all joy, all pleasure. The human world is full of sorrows. Man is a part of Nature. He ought to have been a part of Nature’s holy plan. The poet laments how man, by severing himself from Nature’s holy plan, has brought about miseries and disaster upon himself.

PROJECT THE TIGER

  

1. Conversation between Ray and Manager

Satyajith Ray: Good morning sir,
Manager: Good morning, what help can I do for you?
Satyajith Ray: I am a film director and I need some help from this circus company
Manager: Oh! you are from cinema, aren„t you? What help can I do for you?
Satyajith Ray: we would like to know whether you can provide a tiger for our film shooting.
Manager: A tiger! My goodness! What are you going to do with a tiger in cinema?
Satyajith Ray: Nothing to worry, we need him for only couple of hours.
Manager: Till now I have never lent my circus animals for any other purpose.
Satyajith Ray: If you could spare one it would be a great help for us.
Manager: Being an ardent supporter of cinema, how can I reject your request?
Satyajith Ray: will it attack the strangers if it is taken out of the cage.
Manager: I doubt, I havn„t done it.
Satyajith Ray: Let„s hope for the best, we will come tomorrow to take it.
Manager: You may please meet the ring master and make all arrangements.
Satyajith Ray: Thank you very much.
Manager: Welcome.

2. Advertisement on news paper

                                         Trained Birds Wanted

Trained birds are required for our new film titled Birds. What we required in large numbers of ravens. Those who have trained birds with them may contact us within two days. The owners must possess the permission from the Animal Welfare Board.

Type of birds needed :  Ravens
Number                     : 100
Production Company : Alfred J. Hitchcock productions

3. Letter to Animal Welfare Board, for asking permission to use trained animals in film.

From                                                                                                                                      Date:
Satyajith ray
…………….
To
The chairman
Animal Welfare Board
New Delhi
Sir;
Subject: Permission required for using animals in my new film.
We are planning to make a new film titled „Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne‟ under the banner of SR film company. It contains a scene which includes a tiger. The shooting of this film is scheduled to start by the last week of November in Birbhoom near Shiuri. We decided to hire a trained tiger from Bharath circus and it will be carried to the shooting location in a lorry. As the director of this film, I hereby ensure you that we will use the animal according to the norms suggested in the prevention of cruelty to animal act. I humbly request you to grant us permission to use the tiger in our film.
                                                                                                                            Yours faithfully
                                                                                                                              Satyajith Ray
                                                                                                                                     S/d

4. News Report

                                                         Actor Tiger

Noutan Gram: A tiger presented its fabulous performance here in the shooting location of eminent film maker Satyajith Ray. Ray was on his new work an adventures movie Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne. When the tiger was brought to the set in truck along with it„s trainer Thorat. Trainer expected that the tiger will act in front of camera, but when turn came for tiger started prancing, jumping and leaping to the crowd. The trainer became mere spectator for the performance of the tiger. Tiger was from Bharat circus. The shooting had finished and the troop had return to Calcutta soon.

5. Notice of a film festival

                                             FILM FESTIVAL

                                                       A.B.C school New Delhi

Dear students;
The film club of our school has decided to conduct a film festival on 15th of august to 18th august 2017. Screening will be start on sharp 10 AM in each day, in our school film theatre. Eminent film personality Adoor Gopalakrishnan will inaugurate the function.
The films are short listed for screening :-

“The children of heaven” (Iranian) – Directed by Majid Majidi
“The birds” (English) – Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
“Elippathayam” (Malayalam) – Directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

         Venue: Film theatre Time: 10 AM
         All are invited to be a part of the festival on time.
                                                                                                                 Co-ordinator / Secretary
                                                                                                                             Film club

6. Thorat's diary entry on the day in which the shooting was held in Notun Gram.

                                                                        DIARY

10 PM                                                                                                                                    Date:
                                                                                                                                               Monday
Shocked! It was an unforgettable day in my life, because I was busy with my new film project „Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne‟. We have to take a scene with tiger, hired one tiger from Bharath circus along with its trainer named Thorat. But tiger unexpectedly behaved, it pranced, leaped and jumped towards audience and my co-workers. The trainer became mere spectator for the performance of the tiger. Finally it calm downs and we finished our shooting. Thank God.

MOTHER TO SON

   

    1. Comprehension Questions

1. Who is the speaker in the poem? (Mother)

2. Whom does she address? (Son)

3. What is life compared to? (Stair case)

4. What is the figure of speech used in the line " life for me ain't been no crystal stair? (Metaphor)

5. What does crystal stair suggest? (Smooth and easy life)

6. What do "tacks,splinters, and boards torn up" suggest? (Difficulties in life)

7. What does" places with no carpet" refer to?

Life without luxuries.

8. What does “bare” suggest? (Poverty in life)

9. What does "reaching landing" suggest? (Achievements in life)

10. What does "turning corners" suggest?

Unexpected turning points in life.

11. What does "going in the dark" suggest ?

Hopeless and dark times in life.

13. What is the message given to the son?

Don't set down on the steps.

14. What is the message of the poem? What does " Don't set down on the step" imply?

Don't give up climbing up the stair case of life.

15. Phrase which means "has not" (Ain't)

16. Why Afro American dialect is used in the poem ?

To show the illiteracy of the mother

17. What does the mother tell her son?

Don't stop the journey of life though it is full of difficulties.

18. What example does the mother give to her son to persuade him?

Mother shows her own life as an example.

19. Pick out the lines that show the mother could continue her journey overcoming the hurdles in life?

For I, still going

I still climbing.

    2.     ANALYSIS OF THE POEM‘MOTHER TO SON’ BY LANGSTON HUGHES

Background:

Langston Hughes is an African American poet who is also well known for his work in fiction, plays, essays and biographies. This poem was written in the early 20th century when the African Americans faced some serious oppression and racism issues. The poem is a conversation between a mother and a son. It is a monologue by the mother where she tells her son that life has never been easy for her. She says she has faced a lot of troubles in the journey of her life but continues to move ahead. Despite all the challenges that came her way, she never turned away and chose not to give up. The mother tells her son that life will not always be a smooth ride but in spite of all the hardships and miseries, one must learn to move forward. She encourages her son to face life’s challenges head-on and tries to inculcate strength and courage in him.

Structure:

The poem is a monologue by a mother. It has been written in free verse and has no rhymes or rhythmic pattern. The poet uses imagery as he refers to the journey of life as climbing a staircase and says that it has never been a beautiful crystal stair. It is indicative of the kind of poor and miserable lives the African Americans had in the early 20th century.The poet has also used metaphor. He uses symbols like tacks, splinters, no carpet on the floor and darkness to describe the difficulties that one faces in life. The staircase is also a metaphor for the struggles people face in their upward journey of life. The upward journey refers to the journey to heaven or to a better place where one is free of all the pain and suffering.

Analysis:

“Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”

The poem opens with the mother speaking to her son or like she is answering a question that he might have asked. She explains to the son that life has never been easy for her. Here ‘crystal stair’ symbolizes smoothness or beauty. The mother says her life has not been a smooth ride.

“It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.”

The words and phrases used in this stanza, like ‘tacks’, ‘splinters’, ‘boards torn up’ and ‘no carpet on the floor’ represent the difficulties and struggles that one has to face in life. Tacks are nails and splinters are small, sharp pieces that have broken off from wood or glass and can cause difficulty or hindrance for one’s movement. The mother says she has faced a lot of troubles in her life as one may face these troubles when climbing up a staircase. This stanza also indicates the kind of poor houses and miserable lives the African American had in the early 20th century. ‘Bare’ may also refer to the poor living conditions and lack of necessities.

“But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light.”

In this stanza the mother tells her son that despite all the difficulties, she has been climbing up the metaphorical staircase of life. Here ‘turnin’ corners’ and ‘going in the dark’ represents the fear and doubts that one has during times of uncertainty. There will be moments of indecisiveness and confusion but one must continue to move forward and not give up hope.

“So, boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps.

‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.”

The mother urges her son not to turn back and continue facing the challenges in life. She tells him not to be disappointed when he faces difficulties and not to settle down with it. He must rather face them and keep pushing forward. The mother tells him that the adversities that come his way should not dampen his spirit and he must continue to strive for a better life.

“Don’t you fall now

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,            

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”

The mother tells her son that despite all the difficulties he faces in life he should not feel disappointed or lose hope. Falling off the staircase may also indicate being misled. The mother advises her son to not be misled and choose the wrong path during difficulties. The mother sets her own example by saying that she is still walking on that path and climbing that metaphorical staircase of life. She has not given up and continues to strive for a better life, free of all suffering and miseries. Here, the second line of the poem has been repeated where the mother says that life has not been a smooth and easy journey for her.

Summary:

The poem is a monologue by a mother where she is speaking to her son. The mother tells her son that life has never been easy or free of difficulties. It has never been a smooth ride. She compares the journey of life to the upward climb on a staircase and says it has not been smooth like crystal. She talks about the various difficulties that one has to face in life like the broken parts and uncarpeted floors that make climbing a staircase difficult. Despite all the challenges the mother kept moving forward and also faced times of confusion and uncertainty. She tells the boy to do the same and have the courage to move forward without ever turning back. The mother also tells her son to not be misled or lose hope. She inspires her son by saying that she has always strived for a better life and even he must continue to do so.

Theme:

The poem has been written in the early 20th century when the African Americans were under oppression and racial injustice. In the poem, the mother teaches her son about strength and courage. She tells him that one must possess the courage to move forward in life in spite of all the difficulties that might come his way. So, the main theme of the poem is that of perseverance. The poet passes the message that one must persevere to make his life better and not be discouraged by the adversities that one may have to face.

GIRL'S GARDEN

   1.    Summary

A girl’s garden was written by Robert frost, in 1916. He wrote it as part of his mountain interval series. He was writing it to people who are eager to work, but when they have the opportunity, they give up. The subject of the story is this girl‘s garden, and how she fails to take care of it.

In this poem Robert lee frost uses a lot of imagery. He shows us how we lack discipline to finish project that we started out eager to finish. He uses example like these she wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow along a stretch of road; but she always ran away and left her not nice load Also uses herbegging for seed showing how she starts out dedicated, and she loses interest by not planting the seeds. To shows us how we lack the discipline to finish. He also uses imagery to help thus understandof walled of ground where a shop had stood he also uses imagery to help us understand the characters. For instanceon your slim Jim helps us understand she was weak andit’s as when I was a farmer help us see that she was proud and boastful when she clearly was a sad excuse or being a farmer.

The poem has a mixed tone, because she has the initiative, but then lacks the discipline to finish. So it‘s positive negative, but coming away from this poem I feel sad. It could have been a beautiful garden, but it became a weed patch. The poem is written in a chronological order, which makes it nice, smooth and easy to understand. It uses rhyming scheme of ABCB, which is a little unusual, but it was not a distracting. The title doesn‘t symbolize anything, but it just states the plot of the poem. The theme Robert frost was trying to show us was that, having good ideas isn‘t enough. We need to go out and do them, and finish them. The diction he uses really helps us get point of his poem, because it really supports it. It is a good poem that teaches a valuable lesson.

    2.    Questions & Answers

A neighbour of mine in the village…………………………………………A childlike thing

    1.      Who is the speaker of the poem?

The poet himself is the speaker of the poem.

    2.      Who is the poet’s neighbor?

A young lady

   3.      What did the girl tell the poet?

She tells the poet about a childlike thing.

   4.      What does she like to tell the poet?

She tells the poet about a childlike thing.

   5.      Where did the girl live in her childhood?

She lived in a village.

   6.      When did the girl do the childlike thing?

Once in a spring season

   7.      What does the expression ‘A childlike thing’ suggest?

It suggests her innocent deed.

   8.      Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.

ABCB

   9.      Pick out a set of rhyming words from the above given stanza.

Spring- thing

One day she asked her father………………………………………And he said, ‘Why not?’

   10.  What did the girl ask her father?

The girl asked her father to give her a garden plot.

   11.  How did the father respond?

The father readily agreed to give her a garden plot.

   12.   Why did she want to get the garden plot?

To plant and tend and reap herself

   13.  What did the girl ask the garden plot for?

Refer question no.10

   14.  What do the words ‘Why not’ imply?

It implies father’s readiness to do it.

   15.  ‘And he said, ‘Why not?’. Who is ‘he’ referred to here?

Father

In casting about for a corner………………………………………… And he said ‘Just it’.

   16.  What do you mean by the expression ‘casting about’?

It means ‘to look for’ or ‘search’ or ‘try to find out’.

   17.  Which part of the plot was given to her?

A corner of the plot

   18.  What sort of plot was given to her?

An idle bit of walled-off ground where a shop had stood

   19.  How did the father respond when he found the apt place?

Just it

   20.  What does the expression ‘Just it’ suggest?

It suggests her father’s confirmation regarding the plot that he thought.

   21.  Which plot did he find for his daughter’s farming?

Refer question no.16

   22.  What was the father searching for?

The father was searching for an ideal plot.

And he said……………………………....on your slim-jim arm

   23.  Did the father help the girl in making the farm? Why?

No. He wanted to make the farm all by herself.

   24.  Pick out a line from poem which indicates her father didn’t help her in making the farm?

An ideal one girl farm

   25.  ‘That ought to make you an ideal one girl farm’. What is ‘that’ referred to here?

The garden plot given by her father / working on the farm.

   26.  Pick out an example for alliteration.

Some strength

   27.  Pick out an example for assonance.

Slim Jim

   28.  What did her father tell after giving her the plot?

He said that he wished to make her a good farmer.

   29.  What is meant by ‘one girl farm’?

It means that she has to work on her own.

   30.  What do the words ‘slim Jim’ mean?

Very lean

   31.  What does the poet try to convey through the line ‘an ideal one girl farm’?

The father leads his daughter into the path of self-discovery.

   32.  What role does the father play in the poem? 

The father plays the role of a mentor.

   33.  ‘…And give you a chance to put some strength/ on your slim Jim arm. What does the girl’s father mean by this?

The father knew that working on the farm would make his daughter physically strong

It was not enough of a garden…………………………………….But she don’t mind now

    34.  ‘It was not enough of a garden’. What is ‘it’ referred to here?

It refers to the garden plot given to her.

    35.  Father said ‘it was not enough of a garden to plow’. Why?

The plot was not big enough to be ploughed with a tractor. So she had to plough it with a spade, all by hand.

    36.  Why did the father want his daughter’s garden to be plowed by hand?

The plot was not big enough to work with machines. So the father told her to plough it by hand to make body strong.

    37.  Did the girl mind plowing with her hand?

No

She wheeled …………………………………………………………………..Her not-nice load.

    38.  What did the girl wheel in a Wheelbarrow?

The dung

    39.  What did the girl need the dung for?

To make the land fertile

    40.  Pick out an example for alliteration.

Wheeled wheelbarrow

    41.  How did the girl carry the dung to her plot?

In a Wheelbarrow

    42.  Where did the girl carry the dung through?

Along a stretch of road

    43.  She always ran away and left her not nice load. Why?

Either because of the bad smell of the dung or felt ashamed when someone saw her carrying the load.

    44.  What does the expression ‘not nice load’ suggest?

It suggests the dung in a Wheelbarrow

    45.  Why did she always run and hide while she was carrying the load?

Refer question no. 42

And hid from anyone passing……………………………………….of all things but weed

    46.  What did the girl do with the dung?

She wheeled the dung in wheelbarrow along the road to her farm. Whenever she saw anyone she left her not nice load and somewhere else.

    47.  What did the girl do with the seed?

She begged the seeds to grow.

    48.  What did the girls think?

She thought she planted one of all things but weed.

    49.  Pick out examples that show her childish thing while farming.

Hid from anyone passing, she begged the seed

A hill each of potatoes…………………………………………………And even fruit trees

    50.  What else did the girl plant?

She planted potatoes, radishes, lettuce, peas, tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn and fruit trees.

    51.  Pick out an example for assonance.

Beets beans

    52.  Pick out an example for hyperbole.

A hill each of potatoes

And yes, she has long mistrusted………………………………………a great deal of none.

    53.   What mistrust did she have about the cider apple?

She believed that the cider apple that grows there even today is the one she planted

    54.  How did the poet describe her plot?

Her crop was a miscellany.

     55.  What does the phrase ‘a little bit of everything’ mean?

Her crop consisted of various fruits and vegetables in small quantities.

    56.  Her garden was a hodge-podge; a mixture of many things. Do you agree? Pick out a line which indicates this.

Yes. Her crop was a miscellany.

    57.  In what ways do you think the girl’s method of farming is different from that of adults?

She did a little bit of everything and didn’t mind to do a great deal of none.

Now when sees in the village…………………………………………..To the same person twice.

    58.  Did the girl like to repeat the story on farming? Pick out lines to suggest this.

No. She never sins by telling the tale to the same person twice.

   59.  Does the girl want to give advice on farming by telling her own experience? Quote relevant lines to indicate this.

No. Oh never by way of advice.

   60.  ‘It’s as when I was a farmer’. What is ‘it’ referred to here?

It refers to the village life

   61.  Does she like to tell about farming in her childhood? Pick out relevant lines from the above given stanza.

Yes. It is as when I was a farmer.

   62.  What is the theme of the poem?

The theme of the poem is the learning experience and the pleasure the woman feels even as an adult.

   63.  What did the girl feel when she visited the village later?

She felt everything would go well.

    64.  What message does the poem convey?

The poem reminds us that initial enthusiasm rarely leads to success. The poem stresses the need of constant hard work and lasting enthusiasm to achieve success in life.

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