Oh! Defenders of borders
You are great sons of my land
When we are all asleep
You still hold on to your deed.
Windy season or snowy days
Or scorching sun's sweltering rays
You are there guarding all the time awake
Treading the lonely expanses as Yogis.
Climbing the heights or striding the valleys
Defending the deserts and guarding the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the nation!!
Wind chimes of my land vibrate your feat
We pray for you brave men!!
May the Lord bless you all!!
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
(1)The poem is dedicated to...................
(i) The children
(ii) The soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
(iii) The Mothers
(iv) The social servants
(2)What do they sacrifice for the nation?
(i) Their lives, their youth and everything.
(ii) Their wealth
(iii) Their life
(iv) Their parents
(3)Which figure of speech is used in the last line of the second stanza?
(i) Alliteration (ii) simile
(iii) Anaphora (iv) personification
(4) What does Dr.Kalam express through the last two lines?
(i) his tribute (ii) his knowledge
(iii) his wealth (iv) his education
(5) ‘Scorching’ in the poem means.....................
(i) removing (ii) burning
(iii) destroying (iv) developing
Answers
Oh! Defenders of borders
You are great sons of my land
When we are all asleep
You still hold on to your deed.
Windy season or snowy days
Or scorching sun's sweltering rays
You are there guarding all the time awake
Treading the lonely expanses as Yogis.
Climbing the heights or striding the valleys
Defending the deserts and guarding the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the nation!!
Wind chimes of my land vibrate your feat
We pray for you brave men!!
May the Lord bless you all!!
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
(1)The poem is dedicated to...................
(i) The children
(ii) The soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
(iii) The Mothers
(iv) The social servants
(2)What do they sacrifice for the nation?
(i) Their lives, their youth and everything.
(ii) Their wealth
(iii) Their life
(iv) Their parents
(3)Which figure of speech is used in the last line of the second stanza?
(i) Alliteration (ii) simile
(iii) Anaphora (iv) personification
(4) What does Dr.Kalam express through the last two lines?
(i) his tribute (ii) his knowledge
(iii) his wealth (iv) his education
(5) ‘Scorching’ in the poem means.....................
(i) removing (ii) burning
(iii) destroying (iv) developing
Answer:
iv deployment of a sudden death