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PRESENTED BY DR. SHUBRA ROY.

Lord Byron was a famous English Romantic poet and also a satirist. His composition ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ made him immensely popular in England.           The poem ‘She Walks in Beauty’ is a short lyrical poem.  It celebrates the female beauty. The poet describes an unnamed woman who is exceptionally striking. Byron compares her to the night sky describing her serene and perfect beauty. The poem is generally thought to be a love poem. But the poet never actually declares his love for this lady.           The poem is divided in three stanzas of six lines each. The poem is full of soft sounds and rhythm. The poem is abundant with poetic devices. Simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration and antithesis are striking figures of speech in the poem. Imagery has made the poem effective.           The poet describes not only her external appearance but also her inner goodness. The real beauty is not the appearance of the person but lies at heart. It is said that "

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The cop and the Anthem 02 Prose section The Cop and the Anthem Extract No 02 Activities with Expected answers Page No.  29/30   [Lines, “where’s the man……down the streets”] Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow: A1. Who said to whom.             (02) Write down who said to whom and rewrite the sentences. a) “Where’s the man that done that?” ………The police officer said to the nearby people. b) “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” Soapy said to the police officer. c) “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting,” ……soapy said to the waiters d) “No cop for you,”………………The waiters said to soapy. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer agitatedly. “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do it?” said Soapy, with a friendly tone, as one greets good fortune. The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with police. They ta

Poetic Appreciation: 2.6 Money   About the poem / poet and the title. ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem The poem ‘Money’ is written by William H. Davies, a Welsh poet. After several years of a wandering life, he published his volume of poems. The poem ‘Money’ tells us about the rich man who wants to be a poor man to find real happiness. It is when we do not have money or have lost our money, we realize how important the money is. There are five stanzas of four lines each. The poet has maintained the particular rhyming pattern in the first four stanzas. The second line rhymes with the fourth line. He has made use of repetition skilfully. Poetic devices like inversion, simile, onomatopoeia and antithesis made the effective. The poem is closely associated with the modern world. The underlying message in the poem is money ca

Prose Section On Saying Please Activities with Expected answers Extract No. 06 Page no. 18 & 19   [ Lines,” I have missed……………to the mind”] Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow: A1. Summarise :                 Select two most appropriate sentences that summarises the extract. a) Civility cannot be enforced by law. b) Polite behaviour can be a better revenge in day to day life . c) The extract deals with the humorous incidents in public. d) Post war situations are mentioned in the extract. I have missed him from my bus route of late; but I hope that only means that he has carried his Sunshine on to another road. It cannot be too widely diffused in a rather drab world. And I make no apologies for writing a panegyric on an unknown bus conductor. If Wordsworth could gather  Lessons of wisdom from the poor leech gatherer ‘on the lonely moor,’ I see no reason why lesser  people should not take lessons in conduct from

Write a poetic appreciation of the poem 2.5 ‘Father Returning Home’ with the help of the following points. ·       About the poem / poet and the title.  ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem               Dilip Chitre was a celebrated bilingual poet. He was a translator with a remarkable work in Marathi and English. The poem ’Father Returning Home’ is taken from ‘Traveling in a cage’- by Dilip Chitre. It draws a portrait of a suburban father as commuter. The poem depicts dull and monotonous routine of father. The father is alienated in his home. His children refuse to share their joys and sorrows with the hardworking father. This painful loneliness is a symbol of man’s isolation from the materialistic man-made world. The poem has no regular rhyming words and rhyme scheme. The poem is divided into two stanzas. In the first s

Write a poetic appreciation of the poem 2.4 ‘Have You Earned Your Tomorrow’ with the help of the following points. ·       About the poem / poet and the title ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem Edgar Guest is known as ‘people’s poet’ for his simple style and optimistic tone of writing. The poem ‘Have You Earned Your Tomorrow’ is an inspirational poem.           The poet is concerned about the readers. He asks them if they have done anything to improve the life of the other people. We are responsible for our good days and bad days.           The poem is divided into four stanzas of quatrains. The first line rhymes with the second line and the third with the fourth in each stanza. He has used the consistent rhyme scheme throughout the poem.  The first two lines of the first stanza are rhymed with last two lines of the second a

Write a poetic appreciation of the poem 2.3 ‘The  Inchcape Rock’ with the help of the following points. ·       About the poem / poet and the title ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem                                 ‘The Inchcape Rock’ a ballad is written by Robert Southey. He was a poet Laureate of England. ‘The Inchcape Rock’ is a very popular poem with the school children. It is about attempt by the Abbot of Aberbrothok to install a warning on Inchcape and removal by a pirate, Ralph. The pirate met with an accident on the same rock in his return journey. The poem is in the form of ballad. It tells a story. The poem is dramatic and narrative. There are seventeen stanzas of four lines each. The poem follows the rhyme scheme aabb. The poet Robert Southey has used vivid words. It creates mental pictures. The poem seems to be

Prose Section On Saying Please  Extract No. 05 Activities with expected answers Page no 16/17   [ Lines,” A few days……………sound investment”] Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow: A1. True or False :                   i) The writer’s toe was crushed under the feet of a traveller in train.  (F) ii) The polite manner of the traveller made the writer feel comfortable. (T) iii) The writer always used to follow him due to his courteous behaviour. (T) iv) The writer believed that the journey with the person was a lesson of discourtesy. (F) A few days after, my most sensitive toe was trampled on rather heavily as I sat reading on the top of a bus. I looked up with some anger and more agony, and saw my friend of the cheerful countenance. ‘Sorry, sir’, he said. ‘I know these are heavy boots. Got’em because  my own feet get trod on so much, and now I’m treading on other people’s. Hope I didn’t hurt you, sir,’ He had hurt me but h

Write a poetic appreciation of the poem ‘Indian Weavers’ with the help of the following points. ·       About the poem / poet and the title ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem Sarojini Naidu is known as the Nightingale of India because of her poetry. ‘Indian Weavers’ is a short poem written by Sarojini Naidu. The poem depicts the three types of garment. The weavers weave at three particulars times of a day. The first stanza of the poem represents the birth, the second stanza represents youth and the last stanza death. These are the three important events in human life.           The poem is divided in three stanzas of 4 lines each. The first line rhymes with the second, and the third line with the fourth line in each stanza. The poem is in a sing song tone. The poem is in a question answer format.           The language of the poem

Poetic Appreciation : Song Of The Open Road Poetic Appreciation Write a poetic appreciation of the poem ‘Song of the Open Road’ with the help of the following points. ·       About the poem / poet and the title ·       The theme ·       Poetic Style ·       Language /Poetic devices ·       Special features ·       Message, values, morals in the poem ·       Your opinions about the poem The poem ‘Song of the Open Road’ is taken from ‘Leaves of Grass’ by Walt Whitman. It is a beautiful blend of human feelings. It enlightens us with the poet’s self-realizations about the journey of life. Walt Whitman, an American poet, is often called as ‘The Father of free verse’. The title of the poem is significant and apt. The road signifies mobility. The poem is about self-awareness, free will and tenderness of heart. Staying in one place for too long stagnates the life. The poem is free verse. It has no regular rhyme and rhythm. It has unique arrangements of words and lines. Three t

Poetry 2.4 Activity 1 Extract No1 :         [Lines,"Is anybody...................you did today"]                           (10 marks) Read the extract and do the activities that follow:                        Is anybody happier because you passed his way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today? This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through; Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you? Did you give a cheerful greeting to the friend who came along? Or a churlish sort of “Howdy” and then vanish in the throng? Were you selfish pure and simple as you rushed along the way, Or is someone mighty grateful for a deed you did today? Can you say tonight, in parting with the days that’s slipping fast, That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed? Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said; Does a man whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead? Did you waste the day, or lose it, was it well or sorely

What is Big Data Big Data - Big Insights is an important prose for teachers and students of 21st  century . In the age of information technology, everyone should be aware of the importance of information shared, stored, monitored and analysed. The data is such a huge that the adjective big to Data seems to be small. Reading of the prose gives  the teacher as well as students the big insights. We are aware of the words like kb (kilo byte), mb (mega byte), gb (giga byte) and tb( tera byte) . These are the measures of information( data.).  Through this lesson we understand what exactly data means and how huge it is. Our sharing on whats-app , face book , twitter and other social media , our online transactions over amazon, snap-deal, flip-cart are recorded and analysed.  The data is used by different organisations . Uses of Big Data  We get calls, emails and messages from unknown for selling goods and services. When our child is in9th or 10th std,  we get messages from coaching clas

1.4 Big Data – Big Insights Ice Breakers A) Give business suggestions to the respective industry / company for the following situation. You have received data that - a) Many Passengers prefer fights between 7 am and 9 am from Mumbai to Delhi. Suggestion: Increase the number of flights between 7 am and 9 am. b) Many students are opting for UPSC/MC Exams. Suggestion: Increase the number of examination centres and add more jobs in it.    c) Many people go for morning walk to Kamla Nehru Park. Suggestion: Increase the facilities in the park. Start more such parks in the city in different areas. Charge meagre facility charges to maintain the quality of the garden.          d) Many people buy clothes from miracle.com an online shopping site. Suggestion: Increase new brands and give discounts to attract more persons. Keep good quality products and give good customer care service.  e) The viewership on television is more between 8 pm and 10 pm. Suggestion: Incr