Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.”
1. Name the poem and the poet. What does ‘dead habit’ refer to?
2. What do the above lines say?
3. Why are habits compared to desert sand?
4. Do you agree with the poet that our minds should be fearless and free? Give options.
5. Why does the poet want freedom for his country?
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Explanation:
1 Answer : The name of the poem is 'Where the Mind is Without Fear' and the name of the poet is Rabindranath Tagore. 'Dead habit' refers to the old customs and practices which are a threat to humanity and modernity.
3 Dead habits are compared to desert sands because these superstitious beliefs block the way of progressive thoughts, just as a desert can block the way of a clear stream. Dead habits are as choking as the desert for something fresh and progressive.
iv) Do you agree with the poet that our minds should be fearless and free? Give options. Answer : Yes, I agree that our minds should be fearless and free from the oppressor. ... If our mind is free we can hold our head high and our voice can he heard without any apprehensions.
5 Answer : The poet wants freedom for his country because being free from the shackles of ignorance and narrow-mindedness would take it to the heights of success and it will create a name for itself in the whole world. Without freedom the people of his country cannot progress and hence the nation will not progress.