Read the given extract and answer the questions that following:
It is not gold. It's kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock;
It's shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.
1) What happens if a shaft is put on sand? What is the result of a shaft being laid on rock? What is the shaft a symbol of in these lines?
2)What can happen to a nation's pride? In whose hands lies the power to do it? What are the qualities that make a nation strong?
3)Comment on mood and tone of the poem.
4)In the line, ‘Brave men work while others sleep’ whom does the poet refer by the phrase brave men? What do they do?
5) A man succeeds in life only because of his character and not because of his wealth and possessions. Express your views on this statement
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1. If shafts are laid on sand then it will sink in sand.
2 The poet wonders about the things that make a nation strong. How can a nation’s pillars be made high and its foundations strong? How can a nation become strong enough to defend itself against
Then the poet says that it is not gold and silver that can make a nation great and strong, but it is the people who sacrifice for their country and make it great and strong. According to the poet, it is the brave men of a nation who work hard while others sleep and build the nation’s pillars deep and lift them to the sky. So it is not the riches but the honest and brave people that make a nation great.
3 . poet is blessed and is eager to learn
mood is very much pleasant
4 .
The people who are hard-working and courageous help to build a strong foundation of a nation. A nation can be made strong by hard work and courage. ... The poet means by this line that those people raise the nation to a great height
5 . The given statement is absolutely correct because a man's wealth and possession is nothing in front of his character. If a person's character isn't correct then his money or possession won't be of any help or importance as a person is treated the way his character is perceived by everyone.
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