Question

a) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The angel wrote and vanished
The next night
It came again with a great
Wakening light,
And showed the names whom
Love of God had blest,
And lo! Ben Adhem's name led
all the rest
i) Who is Abou Ben Adhem? Name the poet-
[1m]
ii) What did Ben Adhem see one night in his room, when he was awakened?
[2m]
iii) What does the poet mean when he says "May his tribe increase"?
iv) What did Adhem beg the angel to write about him? Did the anget appear again? Where
was Abou's name written among those who loved God had been blest?
[2m]
v) Mention two other words used by the poet to refer to the angel.
[2m]
[3m]
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Answer 1

Answer:

a)

(i) Abou Ben Adhem is a kind , holy and virtuous person.

The poet is Leigh Hunt.

(ii) When Abou Ben Adhem awoke from deep dream of peace he saw a angel writing something on a gold book and his room filled was with moonlight , it was like a rich lily in bloom.

(iii) The poet says "May his tribe increase" it means that people like him shall increase.

(iv)

• Abou asked the angel to write his name as the one who loves the God people.
• Yes , The angel appeared again on the next night .
• Abou was written in the top of the list whom the God of love has blest.

(v). The poet used the words The vision and The presence to describe the angel.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers from the extract given  are as under-

Explanation:

i) The answer to the question -"Who is Abou Ben Adhem? Name the poet" is-

Abou Ben Adhem was a Sufi saint Ibrahim bin Adham  who, encounters an angel, who is writing a record of those who love God.

The name of the poet is- Leigh Hunt.

ii)  The answer to the question -"What did Ben Adhem see one night in his room, when he was awakened?" is-

One night when   Ben Adhem was awakened from a deep dream , he saw  an angel writing something in a book of gold.  and he also saw that his room was filled with moonlight making it appear rich and bright like a lily in bloom.

iii) The answer to the question -" What does the poet mean when he says "May his tribe increase?" is-

By the phrase, 'may his tribe increase,' the poet  means that good people like Abou Ben Adhem should increase in number in this selfish and wicked world.

iv) The answer to the question -" What did Adhem beg the angel to write about him? Did the anget appear again? Where was Abou's name written among those who loved God had been blest? " is-

Adhem begged the angel to write his name as lover of the human beings. No, The angel does not come back immediately. Instead, it revisited Abou next night . Among those who loved God and had been blessed, Abou bin Adhem's name was at the top of the list.

v)  The answer to the question -"Mention two other words used by the poet to refer to the angel -"is-

The two other words used by the poet to refer to the angel are -

• 'the vision' and
• 'the presence'.